Apache HTTP connection with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

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Is there is any way to include the Apache library directly in Gradle to make it work with Android 6.0 ?

I've tried to include the libraries like that:

compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.1'
compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5'

And Android Studio couldn't manage to find the following import:

import org.apache.http.auth.AuthenticationException;
import org.apache.http.auth.Credentials;
import org.apache.http.auth.MalformedChallengeException;
import org.apache.http.auth.UsernamePasswordCredentials;
import org.apache.http.impl.auth.DigestScheme;

try to clean and rebuild – Murtaza Khursheed Hussain Aug 18 '15 at 11:49 — Murtaza Khursheed Hussain, Aug 18 '15 at 11:49

score 57 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '15 at 14:37

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This page discusses the removal of the Apache HTTP classes, and it suggests a workaround as well:

To continue using the Apache HTTP APIs, you must first declare the following compile-time dependency in your build.gradle file:
   android {
       useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
   }

In my case Android Studio still complained that it couldn't find these classes, but the app did build and run.

The page does recommend you move to HttpURLConnection, though.

answered Aug 18 '15 at 14:37

benvd

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@Hrk but it's far better to update your code to latest Android standards – Zar E Ahmer Aug 19 '16 at 07:31
@Nepster Try to do Http digest over okhttp with latest android standard, still waiting for a good implementation :( – Hrk Nov 15 '16 at 15:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 18 '15 at 13:36

According to the API 22-23 diff changes, the org.apache.http.* packages have been removed as of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) API Level 23.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/api_diff/23/changes.html

via : http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/m-developer-preview-3-final-sdk.html

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