Android 4.4 http api bugs?

Question

I decided to start testing my app with Android 4.4 and noticed that the Android HTTP connection APIs are much stricter than before? I have never had this issue and I assume

Answer 1

I've implemented a solution based on the Apache HttpClient, you can find it as a gist here.

Here is how to use it:

IcyGetRequest request = new IcyGetRequest(urlStr);
HttpResponse response = request.get();
int responseCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();