Is there a way to set android emulator proxy from adb shell

[yankee]

hi,

We can set an android emulator proxy at

Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
Mobile US(can also be other name)-> Proxy and Port .

Is there a way to directly set the proxy by an adb shell command?

Like we can load an url in command line by using:

adb shell am start –a android.intent.action.VIEW –d http://www.google.com

Thanks very much for any help!!

Yanke

[biAji]

adb shell getprop | grep proxy

get the system properties' name. and use adb shell setprop to set it.

errr~~ if you have root access right.

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> Thanks very much for any help!!
>
> Yanke
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[Tim Bird]

See http://elinux.org/Android_Networking

To quote:

The browser looks at system settings stored in a provider database
for the http proxy.

The value for http_proxy is set in the following sqlite database:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
the setting goes in the 'system' table in this database, with a key
of 99, a name of 'http_proxy' and a value that is a string containing
your proxy server and port. I don't know if you can use a server name
rather than just an IP address. I haven't done that.

To set this, on target, do the following:
# cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
# sqlite3 settings.db
SQLite version 3.5.9
Enter ".help" for instructions
sqlite> insert into system values(99,'http_proxy','192.168.1.1:80');
sqlite>.exit

Replace '192.168.1.1:80' with the appropriate address and port for
your network configuration.
Since it's only a single line, you can also do this from the command
line. You can check that the value is stored properly by typing the
following:
# sqlite3 settings.db "select * from system;"
This should show output similar to the following (first part omitted):
...
38|volume_ring|4
39|volume_ring_last_audible|4
99|http_proxy|43.131.3.73:80

This change is persistent, and you should only have to make it once.

This worked on some devices I used here at Sony, but I'm not sure
if it works in the emulator, or on different phone models.
-- Tim

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Tim Bird
Architecture Group Chair, CE Workgroup of the Linux Foundation
Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Network Entertainment
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[yankee]

hi,

Thanks very much,

I tried this while emulator is running. I can change the value of
net.gprs.http-proxy, but when the android browser goes to some page,
it doesn't go through the proxy.

My android version is 2.2 froyo..

On May 24, 11:39 pm, biAji <biaji...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 8:23 AM, yankee <huya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi,
>
> > We can set an android emulator proxy at
>
> >  Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
> > Mobile US(can also be other name)-> Proxy and Port .
>

> > Is there a way to directly set the proxy by anadbshell command?

>
> > Like we can load an url in command line by using:
>
> >adbshell am start –a android.intent.action.VIEW –dhttp://www.google.com
>

> adbshell getprop | grep proxy
>
> get the system properties' name.  and useadbshell setprop to set it.

[yankee]

hi,

Thanks very much.

I tried this while the emulator is running, it can add an item like 99|
http_proxy|43.131.3.73:80 into the database. But when I use android
browser to go to some page, it still doesn't go through the proxy.

My android version is 2.2 froyo.

Actually, there is a way to go to the proxy setting view by:

Adb shell am start –n com.android.settings/
com.android.settings.ProxySelector

But you still need to manually input http proxy and port and then
save.

I hope I can find a way to get all this done by just using command
line input.

Thanks again!!

On May 25, 9:59 am, Tim Bird <tim.b...@am.sony.com> wrote:
> On 05/24/2011 05:23 PM, yankee wrote:
>
> > hi,
>
> > We can set an android emulator proxy at
>
> >  Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
> > Mobile US(can also be other name)-> Proxy and Port .
>

> > Is there a way to directly set the proxy by anadbshell command?

>
> > Like we can load an url in command line by using:
>

> >adbshell am start a android.intent.action.VIEW dhttp://www.google.com
>

> Seehttp://elinux.org/Android_Networking

[David Turner]

If you're using the emulator, simply start it with the -http-proxy option instead, no need to modify the system.

For the rest, how the proxy setting is stored is an implementation detail, and may vary between platforms.

[yankee]

Thank you.

But I tried emulator -http-proxy before, it sometimes works, sometimes
not work.

The only way of setting proxy works perfectly is :

Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
Mobile US(can also be other name)-> Proxy and Port .

or

Adb shell am start –n com.android.settings/
com.android.settings.ProxySelector

But both of them involves some manual step. I hope I can find a way
to get all these done by commandline so I can use it in a program.

Anyway, thanks very much.

Yanke

[biAji]

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:13 AM, yankee <huy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you.
>
> But I tried emulator -http-proxy before, it sometimes works, sometimes
> not work.
>
> The only way of setting proxy works perfectly is :
>
> Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
> Mobile US(can also be other name)-> Proxy and Port .

adb shell sqlite3
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db
"update carriers set proxy=''xxx', port='xx' where id=xxx "

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biAji

[yankee]

hi,biAji,

Thanks very much for your answer! It makes every sense we should
"update carriers set proxy=''xxx', port='xx' where id=xxx " like you
said.

But I just tried , and it seems still not work...

On the other hand, after I set the proxy by:

Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
Mobile US(can also be other name)-> Proxy and Port .

or

Adb shell am start –n com.android.settings/
com.android.settings.ProxySelector

The values in the carriers table of /data/data/
com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db doesn't
change any...

Maybe the proxy value will directly take effect , and not pass to
databases ?

Thanks very much anyway!!

On May 26, 6:48 pm, biAji <biaji...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:13 AM, yankee <huya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thank you.
>

> > But I tried emulator -http-proxybefore, it sometimes works, sometimes
> > not work.
>
> > The only way of settingproxyworks perfectly is :

>
> > Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-
> > Mobile US(can also be other name)->Proxyand Port .
>
> adbshell sqlite3
> /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db

> "update carriers setproxy=''xxx', port='xx' where id=xxx "
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > or
>
> >Adbshell am start –n com.android.settings/

> > com.android.settings.ProxySelector
>
> > But both of them involves some manual step.  I hope I can find a way
> > to get all these done by commandline so I can use it in a program.
>
> > Anyway, thanks very much.
>
> > Yanke
>
> > On May 25, 6:58 pm, David Turner <di...@android.com> wrote:
> >> If you're using the emulator, simply start it with the -http-proxyoption
> >> instead, no need to modify the system.

> >> For the rest, how theproxysetting is stored is an implementation detail,

> >> and may vary between platforms.
>
> >> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:18 PM, yankee <huya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > hi,
>
> >> > Thanks very much.
>
> >> > I tried this while the emulator is running, it can add an item like 99|
> >> > http_proxy|43.131.3.73:80  into the database. But when I use android
> >> > browser to go to some page, it still doesn't go through theproxy.
>
> >> > My android version is 2.2 froyo.
>
> >> > Actually, there is a way to go to theproxysetting view by:
>

> >> >Adbshell am start –n com.android.settings/
> >> > com.android.settings.ProxySelector
>
> >> > But you still need to manually input httpproxyand port and then

> >> > save.
>
> >> > I hope I can find a way to get all this done by just using command
> >> > line input.
>
> >> > Thanks again!!
>
> >> > On May 25, 9:59 am, Tim Bird <tim.b...@am.sony.com> wrote:
> >> > > On 05/24/2011 05:23 PM, yankee wrote:
>
> >> > > > hi,
>
> >> > > > We can set an android emulatorproxyat
>

> >> > > >  Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names->T-

> >> > > > Mobile US(can also be other name)->Proxyand Port .
>
> >> > > > Is there a way to directly set theproxyby anadbshell command?

>
> >> > > > Like we can load an url in command line by using:
>
> >> > > >adbshell am start a android.intent.action.VIEW dhttp://www.google.com
>
> >> > > Seehttp://elinux.org/Android_Networking
>
> >> > > To quote:
>
> >> > > The browser looks at system settings stored in a provider database
> >> > > for the httpproxy.
>
> >> > > The value for http_proxy is set in the following sqlite database:
> >> > > /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
> >> > > the setting goes in the 'system' table in this database, with a key
> >> > > of 99, a name of 'http_proxy' and a value that is a string containing

> >> > > yourproxyserver and port. I don't know if you can use a server name

[biAji]

Here is the source code that takes effect:

Settings.Secure.putString(res, Settings.Secure.HTTP_PROXY, hostname);
sendBroadcast(new Intent(Proxy.PROXY_CHANGE_ACTION));

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