Question: I have made an android app <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.confesco.maggi>
which works with firebase as database which works well when I use 3G net.The problem occurs when I use it under a proxy of our college it doesnot get connected to the database.Is there any way I can get around with this problem.Thanks in advance.

Answer: 
There is currently no workaround for using the Android client over a proxy, sorry. I've put this on the Firebase feature list and hopefully we can address it in the near future.

(Answer copied from a previously posted comment)
[This article](https://medium.com/devopslinks/firebase-accessing-firestore-and-firebase-through-a-proxy-server-c6c6029cddb1) seems to suggest that it is possible. It applies the standard Java proxy directives and one specific one for Google API:

```
System.setProperty("https.proxyHost", "localhost");
System.setProperty("https.proxyPort", "3128");
System.setProperty("com.google.api.client.should_use_proxy", "true");

```