Help Androids lack of wifi proxy support

[usernameinuse86]

Apart from being absolutely terrible that this basic function has not been included for over a year and a half, it makes me wonder if they are going to bother at all.

So, I am looking for a work around, I believe that one way is to set up a router connected to my work network, that forwards all traffic to the proxy, that way, I could access my wireless router without wifi proxy set up on the android, and get full access to the internet whilst at work.

I have loaded DD-WRT firmware on my Linksys WRG54T Router, any advice on how I will set this up to use a proxy for all traffic?

Many thanks for your time.

Gary.

 

[mistahd33]

I have decided to write an artical about this (mistahd33 - Slashdot User) and send it to a good portion of leading tech publications to see if a little publicity will budge google on the topic. I encourage others to either do the same, or comment on my artical in support of it. Also I encourage people to check out the issue logged with google here: (Issue 1273 - android - IP Proxy Settings for Wifi Network - Project Hosting on Google Code) and click on the star at the topic of the artical to show google that you need this issue fixed.

 

[Unam]

I have decided to write an artical about this (mistahd33 - Slashdot User) and send it to a good portion of leading tech publications to see if a little publicity will budge google on the topic. I encourage others to either do the same, or comment on my artical in support of it. Also I encourage people to check out the issue logged with google here: (Issue 1273 - android - IP Proxy Settings for Wifi Network - Project Hosting on Google Code) and click on the star at the topic of the artical to show google that you need this issue fixed.

I am also facing the same issue.
The usual workarounds also do not work for me. I cannot change my router (restricted and nor can I change its settings.)
Apps on my phone do not connect to wifi, because of the proxy settings, I am only able to browse the web, with the stock phone browser.
I cannot connect to market, or download over wifi (GPRS data connection takes too long a time).
Gmail, Gtalk, Maps , Weather apps, basically any app requiring a data connection is not able to work on wifi with proxy settings.

Such a simple issue, and this has been ignored for so long. Even my older phones(Symbian), had support for wifi.

I have to use expensive data plans (GPRS),for apps connectivity which are also so slow.
This really has spoiled my android party

I do not want to root my phone, as it would void the warranty , its an expensive purchase after all....
Is there a way (without rooting ), to get proxy wifi support for Apps in android ? Please share....................

 

[mistahd33]

I am also facing the same issue.
The usual workarounds also do not work for me. I cannot change my router (restricted and nor can I change its settings.)
Apps on my phone do not connect to wifi, because of the proxy settings, I am only able to browse the web, with the stock phone browser.
I cannot connect to market, or download over wifi (GPRS data connection takes too long a time).
Gmail, Gtalk, Maps , Weather apps, basically any app requiring a data connection is not able to work on wifi with proxy settings.

Such a simple issue, and this has been ignored for so long. Even my older phones(Symbian), had support for wifi.

I have to use expensive data plans (GPRS),for apps connectivity which are also so slow.
This really has spoiled my android party

I do not want to root my phone, as it would void the warranty , its an expensive purchase after all....
Is there a way (without rooting ), to get proxy wifi support for Apps in android ? Please share....................

no, in a word, theres not, not if you need proxy with authentication and dont want to root.. Best thing we can do is star the Google thread as I mentioned, and publicize it as much as we can to shame google into fixing it.