title: Using HttpClient 4.x instead of the build-in pre-beta
body: <p>Is there a way to use in my android project newer version of <code>HttpClient</code>?</p>
  
  <p>I've tried to import + set in build path newer <code>HttpClient</code> jars, my app is compiled without errors in Eclipse but when I run it in a emulator or real device it produces force close because obviously at runtime the app is referencing the build-in library not the 4.1.1...
  I've read somewhere that there is a way to "repackage" at built time using <code>Maven</code> but I don't have a clue where to start. I will appreciate any directions that may lead me to using 4.1.1 instead of the built-in version.</p>
  
  <p>To give some context: I am trying to port to android existing legacy code which depends on 4.1 features, i.e. I am trying to avoid major rewriting of my old code.</p>