Proxies For Web Developers

In the Windows Settings menu, go to "Network and Internet". At the very bottom, on the left side, find the item "Proxy server" and uncheck it so that it is no longer used. It is also desirable to uncheck the item "Automatic detection of parameters" in the section "Automatic configuration". If this is not done, there is a chance that the proxy will continue to be used. Reboot your laptop.

To use Selenium in an Android Studio project, you can follow these steps

1. Create a New Android Studio Project

Open Android Studio and create a new Android project or open an existing project where you want to use Selenium.

2. Add Dependencies

Open your app's build.gradle file.

Add the Selenium dependency to the dependencies section. You can find the latest version on the Maven Repository.

dependencies {
    // Other dependencies...

    implementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:3.141.59'  // Use the latest version
}

Click "Sync Now" in the bar that appears at the top of Android Studio to sync the project and download the Selenium library.

3. Use Selenium in Your Code

You can now use Selenium in your Java code. For example, you can create a WebDriver instance and interact with a web page.

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;

public class MainActivity {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Set the path to the ChromeDriver executable
        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "/path/to/chromedriver");

        // Create a ChromeDriver instance
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

        // Example: Open Google and print the title
        driver.get("https://www.google.com");
        System.out.println("Title: " + driver.getTitle());

        // Close the browser window
        driver.quit();
    }
}

Make sure to replace "/path/to/chromedriver" with the actual path to the ChromeDriver executable. You can download ChromeDriver from the official site.

4. Configure WebDriver

Depending on the WebDriver you are using (e.g., ChromeDriver, GeckoDriver for Firefox), you may need to configure the path to the WebDriver executable. Set the system property before creating the WebDriver instance.

5. Handling WebDriver in Android

Note that running Selenium directly on Android devices is not straightforward due to differences in the architecture and limitations. If you need to automate interactions with Android apps, you might want to look into tools like Appium, which is designed specifically for mobile app automation.

Remember that Selenium is primarily designed for web automation, and using it for Android app automation may not be the best choice. For native Android app automation, consider tools like Appium or Espresso. If you are working with web views within Android apps, you can still use Selenium for those parts.

The tool that exists to run Selenium tests in headless mode is called "Headless Browsers". Headless browsers are browser automation tools that run without a graphical user interface (GUI). They are typically used for testing web applications without the need for a visible browser window. Some popular headless browsers include:

It's important to note that the specific implementation of running Selenium tests in headless mode may vary depending on the browser and the version of the Selenium WebDriver being used.

In the upper right corner of the browser, click "Settings and Other", and then select the "Options" tab in the window that appears. Once the "General" window opens, locate the "Advanced" tab and click "Open proxy settings" in the menu that appears. Here, in the line "Use a proxy server", select "On". In the "Address" field, you must specify the IP address of the proxy, and in the "Port" field - the port of the proxy. The last thing to do is to click "Save".

There are special online services that use IP and HTTP connection tags to determine if a proxy is being used from your equipment. The most popular are Proxy Checker, Socproxy.