How to check in website/url have been updated or not

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I am trying to make a Android application which will take your URL and if there is new update on that website then it will show the user that this link have been updated.

I am working on the project which will check for the website if they have been updated or not.
I know that there are RSS on most of websites, but I am talking about those websites which don't have but are important for us. Like the websites where result will be posted but for that I will have to check that website again and again.

How can I check that website is updated or not?

Best Answer

You can use the If-Modified-Since HTTP header. If the server tells you that the page has been modified since the given date, then you can download the new content.

http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.29

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