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Cloud Android phone in South Africa

Android cloud phone in South Africa.

Rent an Android phone that lives in South Africa: it goes online from a residential South African IP, carries a SIM from Vodacom, MTN or Cell C, keeps Johannesburg time and the local language. Apps and websites see a real phone in South Africa, not a server somewhere else.

150+real phone models $0.004a minute, or $12 a month 30 minfree, no card
Galaxy A54 5G  Running
Goes online from South Africaresidential South African IP: what apps and websites see
exit
SIM: Vodacomlocal number, IMSI and operator name
sim
Johannesburg timetime zone, language and keyboard follow the exit
locale
Set per device, changed any timeAfrica/Johannesburg

What a phone in South Africa gets.

Everything that tells an app where a phone is: the network it uses, the SIM inside it, the clock and the language. All four point at South Africa.

Residential South African IP

The phone goes online from South Africa through a residential exit. A kill-switch below Android keeps every app on that exit; nothing leaks past it.

SIM of a local operator

Vodacom, MTN or Cell C: operator name, IMSI, ICCID and a number in the national format. Change the country and the phone gets a new SIM to match.

Johannesburg time zone

Africa/Johannesburg, the local language and keyboard. Time, locale and GNSS fix are set from the exit, so nothing in the phone contradicts the IP.

Apps as from Play

The catalog installs apps the way Google Play does, including the ones popular in South Africa. Your own APKs through ADB or the API.

How it works.

Three choices at launch, nothing to configure inside the phone.

  • Pick a model150+ real phone models: Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, Motorola and more, Android 12 to 17.
  • Choose South Africa as the exitResidential IP in South Africa; mobile and datacenter exits where available. The SIM, time zone and language follow automatically.
  • Open the screenLive screen in the browser, ADB over a secured relay, REST API for scripts. Stop the phone and pay nothing while it sleeps.
Launchnew device
ModelGalaxy A54 5G
Android16
NetworkResidential
Location South Africa
Price$0.004 / min
First 30 minutes freeAfrica/Johannesburg

Questions about cloud phones in South Africa

Something else? Write to support and a person answers, usually within a working day.

Is the IP really in South Africa?

Yes. The phone goes online through a residential exit located in South Africa; websites and apps see a South African home connection, not a datacenter. You can also bring your own proxy.

Which operator will the SIM show?

One of Vodacom, MTN or Cell C, chosen to match the exit. The SIM has a local number, IMSI and ICCID; the operator name appears in the status bar like on a real phone.

Can I move the phone to another country later?

Yes, from the device page. The phone gets a new exit, a new SIM of that country and the matching time zone and language. Apps keep their data.

Where does the phone physically run?

On our ARM servers in the region closest to you, so the screen and ADB answer quickly. Where it runs and where it goes online are two separate settings.

Free Trial

Launch a phone in South Africa today.

  • The first 30 minutes are free, no card.
  • Residential South African IP and a local SIM from the first boot.
Stopped phones cost nothingOne trial per account, the device keeps its state