Speedify Session Settings Overview

This article explains the Session settings available in Speedify and what each one does, so you can configure Speedify to best fit how you use it.

You can access the Session settings from the Settings menu by tapping the ☰ icon in the top left corner. To jump straight to a setting, type its name in the search box at the top of Settings.

Bonding Mode

Bonding Mode (under Mode in the ☰ menu) controls how Speedify distributes your internet traffic across your available connections. Speedify defaults to Speed Mode + Enhance Streaming, but you can switch to just Speed Mode, Redundant Mode or Local Load Balancer depending on your needs.

• Speed: Speedify intelligently splits your internet traffic across all of your available connections to deliver the best possible speed and performance.
• Enhance Streaming: An add-on to Speed Mode that is enabled by default. Enhance Streaming is always on in Redundant Mode. On the dashboard's Bonding Mode card, Speed Mode with Enhance Streaming shows as Speed +. Speedify maximizes the speed and reliability of your streaming internet traffic (video calls, audio calls, live streaming, and similar) by switching between bonding and redundancy.
• Redundant: Speedify sends every data packet simultaneously over multiple connections and delivers whichever copy arrives first, resulting in an ultra-reliable connection. Redundant Mode operates at the speed of your fastest single connection and uses more data and battery than Speed Mode, so most users will get better results on Speed Mode.
• Local Load Balancer: Speedify distributes your internet traffic across your available connections entirely on your local device, without routing it through Speedify's VPN servers or encrypting it. On Windows, Local Load Balancer uses round robin distribution by default starting with Speedify 17.2.

For a deeper look at each mode, see the Bonding Mode article.

Connect at Startup

Connect at Startup controls whether Speedify automatically connects when your device boots up.

Transport Mode

Transport Mode is an advanced setting that controls which network protocol Speedify uses to connect to the Speedify Servers. The default is Auto (Recommended), which lets Speedify choose the best protocol for your situation.

Performance Enhancing Proxy

The Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) makes Speedify more efficient, which gives client devices on a router much higher performance. It also improves bonding when you combine connections with different latencies or high latency.

PEP doesn't work with the UDP transport. If you switch Transport Mode to UDP, Speedify turns PEP off and reconnects.

Header Compression

When Header Compression is on, Speedify shrinks the headers on data packets. This cuts network overhead and data usage, and can help with online games, VoIP and video conferencing.

Jitter Buffer

With Jitter Buffer, Speedify adds a fixed delay to the traffic you pick and delivers it at a steady latency, which smooths out jitter. Add a Jitter Buffer group with the ports, IP addresses and domains it should apply to, then set a target delay between 0 and 700 ms. It works well for live streaming and other apps that can handle extra delay. Don't use it for calls or gaming, where the added delay makes things worse.

Streaming Prioritization

With Streaming Prioritization, Speedify marks traffic to your streaming destinations as high priority. Add a Streaming group with the ports, IP addresses and domains your streams use. YouTube and Facebook streaming servers are already included.

Firewall

With Firewall, Speedify blocks traffic to the destinations you choose. Add a Firewall group with the ports, IP addresses and domains to block.

Jumbo MTU

Jumbo MTU allows Speedify to accept larger data packets into its Virtual Network Adapter. When Jumbo MTU is enabled, Speedify runs more efficiently, uses less CPU, and can deliver faster speeds.

This option is only available on Windows.

Port Forwarding

Port Forwarding lets you open specific ports through the Speedify network. To use this feature, you need a Speedify Dedicated Server. You can find instructions for purchasing one in Purchasing a Speedify Dedicated Server.

Disconnect on Exit

When this option is enabled, Speedify will disconnect when you close the Speedify app window or UI.

This option is available on Android and Windows only.

Task Swipe (Android)

When Task Swipe is enabled, Speedify will disconnect when you clear Speedify from the Recent Apps list by swiping it away or tapping Close All.