Parser crashes on API<21 with HTTPS: "java.net.SocketTimeoutException [...] (port 443)" about rss-parser HOT 4 CLOSED

Correction: after removing the try...catch block, I get the following crash :
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: failed to connect to tsumugi.forum-thalie.fr/2001:41d0:2:f15a:: (port 443) after 10000ms
The URL I'd like to parse is : "https://tsumugi.forum-thalie.fr/?feed=rss2"
This website forces HTTPS connection, so there's no plain HTTP connection available. (And, between us, plain HTTP shouldn't be used in 2019 anyway).
Still, it is worth noticing that whenever I try an URL with plain HTTP connection, it does work on API20 and down. For example : http://www.clubic.com/articles.rss

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I think that the issue is related to TLS. Try with this solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/53590809/5264056

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I didn't manage to make it work. Furthermore the articles I read about enabling TLS1.2 on legacy devices needs Google Play Services (which is a requirement some people don't want to have), and even on some devices it doesn't work as expected. So this solution does not suit me.
On my side, I can simply redirect legacy devices to the webpage or using a WebView and keep the RSS view for API21+. That's how I went.
I think that it would be nice to warn your users by writing something in your README about TLS1.2 support on API19-, so that users can get informed about this limitation from Android.
In any case, thank you very much for your support, I hope this won't block many users.

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Thank you for the suggestion, I'll try to improve the README.

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