HidoServers and your own nodes
Let Hido pick the fastest server, or pick one by hand. You can also add your own nodes next to your plan’s servers.
Server list
The Servers tab shows every server of the provider or configuration in use. Hido works out the country flag from the server name, so you can see at a glance where a server is located.
Tap a server to use it. The server in use also shows on the Current server card on Home.
Automatic
By default Hido is set to Automatic. Depending on your provider’s configuration, the automatic group can be:
| Group | How it picks a server |
|---|---|
| Automatic – fastest | Tests the servers and uses the one that answers fastest |
| Automatic – backup | Uses the first server that is still working; if that one fails, it moves to the next |
| Load balancing | Spreads connections across several servers |
The Using line under the group name tells you which server the group has picked.
Test latency
Tap Test latency to test the whole list at once. The number next to each server is its response time in milliseconds: the lower the number, the faster. A server with no number did not answer during the test.
- A low ping does not always mean a high download speed. To see the real speed, use Network check.
- Ping changes with the time of day and the network you are on (Wi-Fi, 4G). Test again when you change networks.
Change servers while connected
You can change servers even while connected, without turning the VPN off. If Settings → Advanced → Close old connections when switching servers is on, open connections are closed so they run through the new server right away.
My nodes
My nodes are nodes of your own, added next to the servers of the configuration in use. Updating the configuration does not remove them.
- Open the Servers tab and tap My nodes.
- Tap Add node, then paste a node link or tap From clipboard.
- Hido tells you how many nodes were added. These nodes show in the server list for you to pick.
You can paste several links at once. On the My nodes page, you can copy each node’s link or delete nodes you no longer use.
Node links use the VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks, Hysteria2 and TUIC protocols. If Hido says No node found in this text, check whether the link lost some characters when it was copied.
Direct mode
If the Servers tab says Direct mode uses no server, the current configuration is sending everything direct, so there is no server to pick. Switch to Smart or All traffic mode on Home.