diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/networking/ApiTestActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/networking/ApiTestActivity.java
index 16c5e3b7..04787c19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/networking/ApiTestActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/networking/ApiTestActivity.java
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ public void disableGzipForCustomRequest(View view) {
                 .addBodyParameter("firstname", "Amit")
                 .addBodyParameter("lastname", "Shekhar")
                 .setTag(this)
-                .setOkHttpClient(new OkHttpClient())
+                .setOkHttpClient(MyApplication.getInstance().getOkHttpClient())
                 .setPriority(Priority.LOW)
                 .build()
                 .setAnalyticsListener(new AnalyticsListener() {
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ public void checkCacheForCustomClient(View view) {
         AndroidNetworking.download(url, Utils.getRootDirPath(getApplicationContext()), "file1.zip")
                 .setPriority(Priority.HIGH)
                 .setTag(this)
-                .setOkHttpClient(new OkHttpClient())
+                .setOkHttpClient(MyApplication.getInstance().getOkHttpClient())
                 .build()
                 .setAnalyticsListener(new AnalyticsListener() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/networking/MyApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/com/networking/MyApplication.java
index d4c34a7b..784e80c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/networking/MyApplication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/networking/MyApplication.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 import com.androidnetworking.common.ConnectionQuality;
 import com.androidnetworking.interfaces.ConnectionQualityChangeListener;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+
 /**
  * Created by amitshekhar on 22/03/16.
  */
@@ -32,16 +36,27 @@ public class MyApplication extends Application {
 
     private static final String TAG = MyApplication.class.getSimpleName();
     private static MyApplication appInstance = null;
+    private OkHttpClient okHttpClient;
 
     public static MyApplication getInstance() {
         return appInstance;
     }
 
+    public OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
+        return okHttpClient;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
         appInstance = this;
-        AndroidNetworking.initialize(getApplicationContext());
+        okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
+                .connectTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .readTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .writeTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .retryOnConnectionFailure(true)
+                .build();
+        AndroidNetworking.initialize(getApplicationContext(), okHttpClient);
         BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
         options.inPurgeable = true;
         AndroidNetworking.setBitmapDecodeOptions(options);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/networking/OkHttpResponseTestActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/networking/OkHttpResponseTestActivity.java
index fc82c946..a895f9f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/networking/OkHttpResponseTestActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/networking/OkHttpResponseTestActivity.java
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ public void disableGzipForCustomRequest(View view) {
                 .addBodyParameter("firstname", "Amit")
                 .addBodyParameter("lastname", "Shekhar")
                 .setTag(this)
-                .setOkHttpClient(new OkHttpClient())
+                .setOkHttpClient(MyApplication.getInstance().getOkHttpClient())
                 .setPriority(Priority.LOW)
                 .build()
                 .setAnalyticsListener(new AnalyticsListener() {
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ public void checkCacheForCustomClient(View view) {
         AndroidNetworking.download(url, Utils.getRootDirPath(getApplicationContext()), "file1.zip")
                 .setPriority(Priority.HIGH)
                 .setTag(this)
-                .setOkHttpClient(new OkHttpClient())
+                .setOkHttpClient(MyApplication.getInstance().getOkHttpClient())
                 .build()
                 .setAnalyticsListener(new AnalyticsListener() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/rx2sampleapp/src/main/java/com/rx2sampleapp/Rx2MyApplication.java b/rx2sampleapp/src/main/java/com/rx2sampleapp/Rx2MyApplication.java
index e5569bcb..8f504e4e 100644
--- a/rx2sampleapp/src/main/java/com/rx2sampleapp/Rx2MyApplication.java
+++ b/rx2sampleapp/src/main/java/com/rx2sampleapp/Rx2MyApplication.java
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 import com.androidnetworking.common.ConnectionQuality;
 import com.androidnetworking.interfaces.ConnectionQualityChangeListener;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+
 public class Rx2MyApplication extends Application {
 
     private static final String TAG = Rx2MyApplication.class.getSimpleName();
     private static Rx2MyApplication appInstance = null;
+    private OkHttpClient okHttpClient;
 
     public static Rx2MyApplication getInstance() {
         return appInstance;
@@ -36,7 +41,13 @@ public static Rx2MyApplication getInstance() {
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
         appInstance = this;
-        AndroidNetworking.initialize(getApplicationContext());
+        okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
+                .connectTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .readTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .writeTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .retryOnConnectionFailure(true)
+                .build();
+        AndroidNetworking.initialize(getApplicationContext(), okHttpClient);
         AndroidNetworking.enableLogging();
         AndroidNetworking.setConnectionQualityChangeListener(new ConnectionQualityChangeListener() {
             @Override
@@ -46,4 +57,4 @@ public void onChange(ConnectionQuality currentConnectionQuality, int currentBand
         });
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/rxsampleapp/src/main/java/com/rxsampleapp/RxMyApplication.java b/rxsampleapp/src/main/java/com/rxsampleapp/RxMyApplication.java
index 1a0d20ce..10c1c45f 100644
--- a/rxsampleapp/src/main/java/com/rxsampleapp/RxMyApplication.java
+++ b/rxsampleapp/src/main/java/com/rxsampleapp/RxMyApplication.java
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 import com.androidnetworking.common.ConnectionQuality;
 import com.androidnetworking.interfaces.ConnectionQualityChangeListener;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+
 public class RxMyApplication extends Application {
 
     private static final String TAG = RxMyApplication.class.getSimpleName();
     private static RxMyApplication appInstance = null;
+    private OkHttpClient okHttpClient;
 
     public static RxMyApplication getInstance() {
         return appInstance;
@@ -36,7 +41,13 @@ public static RxMyApplication getInstance() {
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
         appInstance = this;
-        AndroidNetworking.initialize(getApplicationContext());
+        okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
+                .connectTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .readTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .writeTimeout(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .retryOnConnectionFailure(true)
+                .build();
+        AndroidNetworking.initialize(getApplicationContext(), okHttpClient);
         AndroidNetworking.enableLogging();
         AndroidNetworking.setConnectionQualityChangeListener(new ConnectionQualityChangeListener() {
             @Override
@@ -46,4 +57,4 @@ public void onChange(ConnectionQuality currentConnectionQuality, int currentBand
         });
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}