Android WebView - reset HTTP session

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I'm using a WebView in an Android app. I periodically to be able to reset the WebView http session so that the server app it is accessing will initialise a new session. I can't find how to do this - is this possible ?

Rgds, Kevin.

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 26 '18 at 13:24

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I think the clear cookie can make session close. More about session

CookieSyncManager cookieSyncMngr = CookieSyncManager.createInstance(context);
CookieManager cookieManager = CookieManager.getInstance();
cookieManager.removeAllCookie();

edited Mar 26 '18 at 13:24

Ziem

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answered Aug 06 '11 at 02:49

Andrew Chen

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First line is deprecated / not needed. `removeAllCookie` method is deprecated too, we now use `removeAllCookies` (note the S at the end), sending a (nullable) callback function as parameter – Cesar Castro Aug 06 '20 at 19:37

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 28 '19 at 13:17

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import android.webkit.CookieManager;

CookieManager cookieManager = CookieManager.getInstance();
cookieManager.removeSessionCookie();

removeSessionCookie() allows to keep other cookies but clear sessions.

edited Mar 28 '19 at 13:17

Rumit Patel

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answered Mar 05 '14 at 04:27

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 02 '10 at 20:14

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There are a couple of things you can do to clear the webview depending exactly what you want to do:

webView.clearCache(true);

webView.clearHistory();

webView.destroy();

answered Dec 02 '10 at 20:14

Scoobler

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 25 '22 at 11:51

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This worked for me:

WebStorage.getInstance().deleteAllData()

answered Jan 25 '22 at 11:51

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Android WebView - reset HTTP session

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