diff --git a/android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-GB/changelogs/38.txt b/android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-GB/changelogs/38.txt
index 561a4053..b2846865 100644
--- a/android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-GB/changelogs/38.txt
+++ b/android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-GB/changelogs/38.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
   - Allows video to continue to play when Squawker is in the background
   - Allows video/music of other apps to play in the background while a video is playing in Squawker.
 * Implement feature #219 Allow to set a proxy HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.
+  The proxy can be set under Settings / General then tap on the Proxy item.
+  The format is: scheme://[user:pwd@]host:port.
+  Eg https://1.2.3.4:5678 or socks5://who:ami@9.8.7.6:2468.
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/38.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/38.txt
index 561a4053..b2846865 100644
--- a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/38.txt
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/38.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
   - Allows video to continue to play when Squawker is in the background
   - Allows video/music of other apps to play in the background while a video is playing in Squawker.
 * Implement feature #219 Allow to set a proxy HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.
+  The proxy can be set under Settings / General then tap on the Proxy item.
+  The format is: scheme://[user:pwd@]host:port.
+  Eg https://1.2.3.4:5678 or socks5://who:ami@9.8.7.6:2468.
diff --git a/lib/settings/_general.dart b/lib/settings/_general.dart
index 44f95125..3b21a2e0 100644
--- a/lib/settings/_general.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/_general.dart
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class SettingsGeneralFragment extends StatelessWidget {
           width: mediaQuery.size.width,
           child: TextFormField(
             controller: controller,
-            decoration: InputDecoration(hintText: 'host:port', hintStyle: TextStyle(color: Theme.of(context).disabledColor)),
+            decoration: InputDecoration(hintText: 'scheme://[user:pwd@]host:port', hintStyle: TextStyle(color: Theme.of(context).disabledColor)),
           ),
         )
       ]);