Android pre-lollipop devices giving error “SSL handshake aborted: ssl=0x618d9c18: I/O error during system call, Connection reset by peer”

Question

Iam having this strange issue in which the retrofit keeps throwing me

\"SSL handshake aborted: ssl=0x618d9c18: I/O error during system call, Connec

Answer 1

I think my solution might help someone.

In my project, I had a need to do a JSON request over SSL on an older Android (4.4) and I kept getting the issue as mentioned at the top of the thread.

To fix it all I had to do was to add the class Tls12SocketFactory exactly as above.

However, I added a modified code to my project class

I added this to my oncreate

upgradeSecurityProvider();

and modified the function for context as below, and that is all. No more issues of SSL connection

private void upgradeSecurityProvider() {
        try{
            ProviderInstaller.installIfNeededAsync(this, new ProviderInstaller.ProviderInstallListener() {
                @Override
                public void onProviderInstalled() {
                    Log.e("SSLFix", "New security provider installed.");
                }

                @Override
                public void onProviderInstallFailed(int errorCode, Intent recoveryIntent) {
                   // GooglePlayServicesUtil.showErrorNotification(errorCode, BuyersApp.this);
                    Log.e("SSLFix", "New security provider install failed.");
                }
            });
        }catch (Exception ex){
            Log.e("SSLFix", "Unknown issue trying to install a new security provider", ex);
        }

}

That is all and no more issues.