[guardian-dev] AndroidX ProxyController for SOCKS proxying of WebViews

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Apparently, it is now possible to use SOCKS proxies for WebViews:


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Subject: Re: #26764 [Applications/Orbot]: HTTP proxy bug in Orbot
16.0.2-RC-1
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 02:35:51 -0000
From: Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <blackhole at torproject.org>
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#26764: HTTP proxy bug in Orbot 16.0.2-RC-1
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 Reporter:  soren@…             |          Owner:  n8fr8
     Type:  defect              |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium              |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Orbot  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #24215              |         Points:
 Reviewer:                      |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by soren@…):

 With the upcoming 3.3 release of Privacy Browser, I have switched the code
 to use the new AndroidX ProxyController, which allows Android's WebViews
 to use SOCKS proxies.

 https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/webkit/ProxyConfig.Builder.html#addProxyRule(java.lang.String)

 As such, this is not longer an issue for my app.  But it may still be a
 problem for some other people.

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