[CB-14051] gzip encoded response is not working in iOS but working in Android

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: cordova-ios 4.5.0
• Component/s: cordova-ios
• Labels: api-breaking breaking ios safari usability
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Supradeep
• Created: 24/Apr/18 16:17
• Updated: 27/Jun/18 23:26

Description

I'm using an API that is responding with gzip encoded data which is working fine in android but not in iOS. When I try to inspect the network call in safari inspector, it shows the response as in the attached image. 

The response headers received are :

content-encoding: gzip, gzip

Transfer-Encoding: chunked

Chrome is sending a request header Accept-encoding: gzip deflate when I make this call, but Safari doesn't.

Is this an issue with Cordova or Safari ? Is there a way to fix this ?