NSData contentsOfUrl returns nil

Question

I found several similar questions on StackOverflow but none of them solve my problem.

I am trying to get a image from a url. Here\'s how I do it:

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Answer 1

This is probably a result of Apple's new app transport security denying a non-HTTPS request. To work around this you need to modify your app's Info.plist file. You can either define an exception for that particular domain

NSAppTransportSecurity

    NSExceptionDomains
    
        pic3.zhimg.com
        
            NSIncludesSubdomains
            
            NSTemporaryExceptionAllowsInsecureHTTPLoads
            
        
    

or disable ATS altogether

NSAppTransportSecurity

    NSAllowsArbitraryLoads