Advanced settings

Every option in the Settings tab and the Advanced page, what each one does and when to change it.

App

Item	What it does
Appearance	Automatic (follows your device), Light or Dark
Language	Same as device, Tiếng Việt, English, 中文, Русский, हिन्दी. If you choose Same as device and your device uses another language, Hido shows English.
Location	The country you are in, used by Smart mode. See Your location.
Device ID (HWID)	The ID that identifies this device to your provider, used to count the devices on your plan. Tap it to copy.
How you use Hido	Switch between Provider and Without a code
About	The Hido version and contact details

Connection

These items are in Settings → Advanced.

Item	What it does
Connect when the app opens	Hido connects as soon as it opens, without tapping the button
Close old connections when switching servers	Closes open connections so they run through the new server
IPv6	Sends IPv6 traffic through the VPN
Bypass the local network	Printers, NAS drives, routers and other devices at home go direct, not through the VPN
Domains that skip the VPN	A list of domains that always go direct

Domains that skip the VPN

One domain per line. Use * to include subdomains:

nganhang.example.com
*.example.vn

Use this for sites that only work over your own network, for example banking apps or a company’s internal site.

Android only

Item	What it does
Apps using the VPN	Choose which apps go through the VPN: All apps, Only selected apps or All except selected
Let apps opt out of the VPN	Apps that ask to go outside the VPN are allowed to
Set the system proxy	Also registers Hido’s proxy with the system while the VPN is on

In Apps using the VPN, use the Search field to find an app, and turn on Show system apps if you need to select the apps that came with your device.

Diagnostics

Item	What it does
Network check	Tests your speed and shows which services are reachable. See Network check.
Logs	The connection’s activity log. Copy or Export to send it when you need support; Clear to empty it. Change Log level when you need more detail recorded.
Recent connections	The open connections and which server each one goes through. Close all to end them all.

Logs stay on your device and do not contain passwords. Hido never sends logs anywhere on its own.

Backup and restore

Export a backup: saves your configurations and settings to a file.
Restore from a file: replaces the current configuration with the backup.

Use this when you change devices or reinstall. The backup file contains your connection configurations, so keep it as safe as a password.

Customize home

On Home, tap Customize home to choose the Connect control (Big round button or On/off switch) and the Cards on home: Plan, Current server, Mode, Data used, Public IP.