Android extensions for Apache HttpClient
History of Apache HttpClient on Android
Google Android 1.0 was released with a pre-BETA snapshot of Apache HttpClient. To coincide with the first Android release Apache HttpClient 4.0 APIs had to be frozen prematurely, while many of interfaces and internal structures were still not fully worked out.
As Apache HttpClient 4.0 was maturing the project was expecting Google to incorporate the latest code improvements into their code tree. Unfortunately it did not happen. Version of Apache HttpClient shipped with Android has effectively become a fork.
Eventually Google decided to discontinue further development of their fork while refusing to upgrade to the stock version of Apache HttpClient citing compatibility concerns as a reason for such decision. Google completely removed their fork of Apache HttpClient from Android in version 8.0 (API 26) only.
Project scope and objectives
The main objective of this project is to ensure that official Apache HttpClient releases can be used on Android without any alterations.
This project does not aim at creating an alternative implementation of Apache HttpClient for Android or in any form or fashion. It only provides alternative implementations of those components that are incompatible with Android and add several utility classes specifically designed for Android.