HTTPURLConnection Doesn't Follow Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS

Question

I can\'t understand why Java\'s HttpURLConnection does not follow an HTTP redirect from an HTTP to an HTTPS URL. I use the following code to get the page at htt

Answer 1

Has something called HttpURLConnection.setFollowRedirects(false) by any chance?

You could always call

conn.setInstanceFollowRedirects(true);

if you want to make sure you don't affect the rest of the behaviour of the app.