HttpHostConnectException: Connection refused Android

Question

I am trying to connect via HttpPost and send a username and password to a website and then receive a string from that website. I have tried various methods that have worked for

Answer 1

I have identified the problem! So the issue is that I am using a dev server url that doesn't have a domain entry on the global DNS server.

So there are two possible solutions to this issue:

1) Editing the hosts file on the Android device (requires rooting your phone): How to change the hosts file on android

2) Getting the server registered on the global DNS server. (also hard to do if you're not responsible for the url)

Anyways I hope this helps someone else too!