Setup phone HTTP Proxy for WIFI networks on 1.x and 2.x Android devices

Question

I would like to know if it's possible to setup an HTTP Proxy for Wifi networks. I managed to setup the proxy (calling the "com.android.settings.ProxySelector" activity by code or using an app like Any Cut) but when I'm connected to the Wifi it seems that the proxy settings are ignored (I'm trying with multiple "default" apps like browser, maps, ...)

Sometimes it seems that the settings is read correctly by the browser and the proxy works without problems, but it seems more like a bug on the app (because is really hard to reproduce it). Anyone here that have clear ideas about this topic?

Answer 1

You've to set proxy at app level separately by developers. Google doesn't seem to have any good solution to this problem. you may find this link useful: http://android-proxy.blogspot.com/