Android HttpClient persistent cookies

Question

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Answer 1

Make your httpClient a singleton class.

Answer 2

Don't create new HttpClients; this will clear the cookies. Reuse a single HttpClient.

Answer 3

define HttpClient in Application class, and use it in activity.

in Application

public class AAA extends Application {
    public HttpClient httpClient; 

    httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(); 

in Activity

AAA aaa = (AAA)getApplication();
httpClient = app.httpClient;

Answer 4

You can do what @Emmanuel suggested or you can pass the BasicHttpContext between the HttpClients you are creating.

Example Use of context and cookies, complete code here

    HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();

    // Create a local instance of cookie store
    CookieStore cookieStore = new BasicCookieStore();

    // Create local HTTP context
    HttpContext localContext = new BasicHttpContext();
    // Bind custom cookie store to the local context
    localContext.setAttribute(ClientContext.COOKIE_STORE, cookieStore);

    HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet("http://www.google.com/", localContext);