Hi Florian, Looking at http://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0-changes.html#behavior-apache-http-client it seems like it is still around, just hidden by default. I wouldn't expect it to be completely removed from Android for a few more years.
Regards, Alex On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 5:00 AM, Winkler, Florian <florian.wink...@sap.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I read about the Android port for HTTP Client, and I also read that it is > discontinued since on Android platform v23 Google chose to remove the old > HTTP Client classes. > I furthermore read that people targeting Android 23+ should resort to > Marek Sebera's client port ( > https://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-4.5.x/android-port.html). > > I'd rather like to use the official Apache version of HTTP client (4.5.1). > I therefore set up an Android project for platform v23 and thought "Hey, if > Google removed all old HTTPClient classes, then I should at least have a > chance adding the new Apache 4.5.1 ones as 3rd party dependencies." > However, that is not the case. Turns out, some old classes are still on > Android platform v23 (e.g. HttpParams), and when I try to add dependencies > to Apache HTTPClient 4.5.1 to the gradle script, I get an error: > > > WARNING: Dependency org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.1 is ignored > for debug as it may be conflicting with the internal version provided by > Android. > > In case of problem, please repackage it with jarjar to change the > class packages > > > Honestly, I do not get it. Is this a problem of Google now, is this a > problem of the Apache HTTP Client, and why is a project discontinued that > still seems to be very relevant for Android's platform v23? > > > Any explanations on this topic are very much appreciated. > > > Thanks, > > > Florian > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > Florian Winkler > Development Architect I P&I Industry Cloud – Mobility > SAP SE I Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 I 69190 Walldorf I Germany > T +49 6227 7-52607 I F +49 6227 78 56076 I E-Mail: f<mailto: > florian.wink...@sap.com>lorian.wink...@sap.com<mailto: > florian.wink...@sap.com> > <http://www.sap.com/>www.sap.com<http://www.sap.com/> > >
