You'll have noticed that v2Ray does not take control of your connection. It's running, and it's connected, but your apps are not using it.
That's because v2Ray does not create a new network interface like some other VPN methods do. Instead, it runs a local proxy that your apps can use.
The details for this proxy are:
- Type: SOCKS
- Address: 127.0.0.1
- Port: 1080
Some apps, like the Firefox browser, can very easily be configured to use a SOCKS proxy. With other apps this may be more difficult, sometimes impossible.
As the SOCKS proxy is configured on a per-app basis, you can have some apps use the VPN while others do not, allowing you enjoy the best of both worlds.