ShamCash on iPhone with a Syrian IP
There is no syriaproxy app for iPhone, so you connect through the official WireGuard app. This article is about using ShamCash specifically: the right order before you open the wallet, how to confirm the address, and what to do if the app still will not open. The full step-by-step WireGuard setup is in Syrian IP on iPhone and iPad.
Why WireGuard
ShamCash is an app, not a website in a browser, so the whole device has to go through Syria. That is what the tunnel does: while it is on, every app on the phone exits from the Syriatel 4G network inside Syria, encrypted from your device to our server, with domain names resolved inside Syria. Why you might need this at all is covered in Opening ShamCash from outside Syria.
Setup in brief
- Install WireGuard. The link is on Download.
- Create the device file. In the Connect section of your account, choose Add device, then Create file.
- Import and enable it. Scan the code or open the file in WireGuard, allow the VPN configuration, then switch on the toggle next to the tunnel name.
The order before opening ShamCash
- Turn the tunnel on first. Make sure the VPN icon shows in the status bar.
- Check the address. Open ipinfo.io in Safari. The country should be Syria and the network Syriatel. If your current country appears, switch the tunnel off and on again, then check once more.
- Close ShamCash completely. If it was already open, swipe it up out of the app switcher so it does not carry on with an old connection started before the tunnel.
- Open ShamCash and sign in as usual. Keep the tunnel on until you are finished.
- Turn the tunnel off afterwards. In the app itself, with the toggle next to the tunnel name.
If the VPN icon disappears while you are using the wallet, the tunnel has stopped, so turn it back on before you continue.
On iPad
If you use ShamCash on an iPad as well, the steps are the same, but create a separate file for it with Add device instead of copying the phone's file across. That way you can remove one device from the Devices list if you lose it without affecting the other. Both devices share one balance.
If ShamCash still will not open with a Syrian address
- Update the app. Make sure you have the latest version of ShamCash from the App Store. ShamCash stops its old versions, so they do not work even on a Syrian address.
- Check your balance. When the balance reaches zero the connection stops, and the VPN icon may stay in the status bar while pages do not load and ShamCash cannot fetch its data. Turn the tunnel off, then open your account and make sure there is balance left.
- Try another address. Press Request a new address in your account, open ipinfo.io to confirm the address changed, and reopen ShamCash. If Address type is set to Rotating, switch it to Static so the address does not change during sign-in. Details in Keeping the same Syrian IP.
- Wait a while. The fault may be with the service itself rather than your connection, so try again later.
- Write to us. Email support@syriaproxy.com with the time, your device model and what you see on the screen. We can check on our side that the tunnel works and the address is Syrian, but we cannot fix problems with your account inside ShamCash; those are for their customer service.
Questions
Is my balance used while the tunnel is on even if I am not in ShamCash?
Yes. Everything the phone sends and receives while the tunnel is on is counted, including photos, video and app updates. The price and balance amounts are on Pricing.
Will the verification code arrive through the tunnel?
Text messages do not travel over the internet, so the tunnel has no effect on them. The code reaches your phone number as it normally would, provided your line receives messages where you are.
Can I use the browser extension on iPhone?
No. The extension is for Chrome and Edge on a computer; on iPhone and iPad the method is WireGuard.
Can I give the tunnel file to a relative who also uses ShamCash?
No. Sharing connection details is not allowed under the Acceptable use policy, and everything that passes through the file is charged to your balance. Your relative can open their own account.
Open an account and create a WireGuard file for your phone before you open your wallet.