WebView with different HTTP Clients
Integrated HTTP clients
- Default web view without request interception
- Web view with request intercepted by HTTP URL connection
- Web view with request intercepted by Apache default HTTP client
- Web view with request intercepted by GD HTTP client
- Web view with request intercepted by OK HTTP client
Setup
Setup BlackBerry Dynamics following this setup.
The default web view URL could be changed in BaseWebViewActivity.java.
Result
Loading times in milliseconds for an URL using an HTTP client.
Test runs on Nexus 6P emulator with Android API 26.
| URL \ HTTP client | Default web view client | HTTP URL connection | Apache default HTTP client | GD HTTP client | OK HTTP client |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.google.com | 895 ms | 942 ms | 925 ms | 1932 ms | 623 ms |
| https://github.com | 1931 ms | 2730 ms | 9787 ms | 21600 ms | 2737 ms |
| https://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=https://www.google.com | 707 ms | 1400 ms | 1480 ms | 2560 ms | 1015 ms |