2012/8/7 Kristopher Micinski <krismicin...@gmail.com> > Yes, but to intercept the requests to the browser using a proxy (as > the OP suggests) requires rooting the device. >
Feeding a WebView that's in your own app a URL like "localhost:1234?src=www.foo.bar" requires rooting? Processing the received HTML / CSS, replacing links requires rooting? > > Sure, redirecting the links is one thing if you have control of the > webview, for arbitrary ajax traffic it's a no. > Agree - this won't work for requests dynamically generated by JS, but it might be acceptable depending on the requirements. -- K > > kris > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Kostya Vasilyev <kmans...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > 2012/8/7 Kristopher Micinski <krismicin...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Yes, but implementing this proxy would require rooting the device. > > > > > > Not necessarily - if the WebView is under the developer's control (i.e. > > there is no intention to do this system-wide), then it should be > possible to > > feed the WebView a URL that refers to a server running on localhost (as > part > > of the same app). > > > > -- K > > > >> For the second question you're asking, I had hoped to imply that this > >> was my plan, and the answer is that I believe you cannot do so. > >> > >> kris > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Gelonida N <gelon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Hi Chris, > >> > > >> > > >> > On 08/06/2012 01:33 AM, Kristopher Micinski wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I doubt it, I tried to find a way to proxy traffic, but there's no > >> >> easy hook. I.e., if you need something that is in 11 and you're on 8 > >> >> you're just plain out of luck. > >> >> > >> >> There is one solution, but implementing it accurately would be dumb > >> >> because of how much ajax stuff (and related) there is now: you can > >> >> look at the HTML statically, pull out the image tags, and render the > >> >> page yourself... There obviously isn't an easy way to do this, so > this > >> >> answer is as good as "rewrite webkit." > >> > > >> > > >> > Hmm an alternative would be implementing a filtering web proxy. Much > >> > more > >> > complicated, but perhaps doable. > >> > Is there any way, that I can create an application, that would use a > >> > webview > >> > with it's custom proxy, whereas the normal browser (or other web > views) > >> > would just use the default proxy setup (which is in my case 'no > proxy') > >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Gelonida N <gelon...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> I'm having an HTC desire (Android2.2.2 Froyo API 8) > >> >>> and I wanted to create a custom browser (using WebViewclient), that > >> >>> intercepts some url requests (<img> tags) and skips loading these > >> >>> images. > >> >>> > >> >>> public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest (WebView view, > >> >>> String > >> >>> url) > >> >>> seems to be what I need. > >> >>> > >> >>> However I'm only on API 8 and the function has been introduced on > API > >> >>> 11. > >> >>> > >> >>> Is there any way to do what I want to do with API 8 > >> >>> > >> >>> My phone is supposed to be updatable to Gingerbread, but that brings > >> >>> me > >> >>> only > >> >>> to API 9 (or 10) and still not to 11. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups "Android Developers" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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