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
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