CookieSyncManager is now deprecated, what can I use instead?

Question

I'm using a cookie in my app which works fine in all browsers, but in android device the cookie is not setting as fast as I wanted, it takes some time until cookie is saved, same is happening when I delete the cookie. Is there anything I can do to make it work better? Thank in advance for your answers.

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    webview = new WebView(this);
    webview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true); // enable javascript

    CookieManager.setAcceptFileSchemeCookies(true);
    CookieManager cookieManager = CookieManager.getInstance();
    cookieManager.setAcceptCookie(true);
    cookieManager.acceptCookie();
    String cookie = CookieManager.getInstance().getCookie("mylink");

    final Activity activity = this;

    webview.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
        public void onReceivedError(WebView view, int errorCode, String description, String failingUrl) {
            Toast.makeText(activity, description, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    });
    webview.loadUrl("mylink");

    setContentView(webview);
}

Answer 1

On Lollipop and beyond, the CookieManager singleton works fine by itself. (Refer Link - http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/CookieManager.html) however, prior to Lollipop it also required the use of an additional static method from CookieSyncManager. The code below works for me on all Android versions when setting the cookies on a WebView -

CookieManager cookieManager = CookieManager.getInstance();
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
    CookieSyncManager.createInstance(this);
}
cookieManager.setAcceptCookie(true);