org.apache.http.legacy doesn't work on API 28

Question

To begin with, I was using org.apache.http functions for a while now and error came when I tried to launch my app on API 28. It's working on API 26 and API 23, but suddenly something is wrong with API 28. Did Google made some changes?

Answer 1

To run org.apache.http.legacy perfectely in Android 9.0 Pie create an xml file res/xml/network_security_config.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <network-security-config>
      <base-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
       <trust-anchors>
        <certificates src="system" />
       </trust-anchors>
      </base-config>
    </network-security-config>

And add 2 tags tag in your AndroidManifest.xml

android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config" android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest......>
  <application android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
   <activity..../> 
   ......
   ......
 <uses-library
        android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"
        android:required="false"/>
</application>

Also add useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy' in your app build gradle

android {
compileSdkVersion 28
defaultConfig {
    applicationId "your application id"
    minSdkVersion 15
    targetSdkVersion 28
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
}

Answer 2

You just need to do two things:

1-Put in your AndroidManifest.xml the next line under <application>

<uses-library android:name="org.apache.http.legacy" android:required="false"/>

2-Change the Url being invoke to HTTPS instead of HTTP

After I did that the error goes away and my app worked again.

Answer 3

Step 1:
create an xml file in res/xml/network_security_config.xml and copy the below code in it,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<network-security-config>
    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
        <domain includeSubdomains="true">your.website.domain</domain> <!-- the domain you are using for api network call -->
    </domain-config>
</network-security-config>

Step 2:
now in your Manifest.xml add android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config" under the <application> tag. Done!

Answer 4

Apache HTTP client deprecation

With Android 6.0, we removed support for the Apache HTTP client. Beginning with Android 9, that library is removed from the bootclasspath and is not available to apps by default.