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Why Your Mobile App Can Time Out on Responses With an Empty Body

Why Your Mobile App Can Time Out on Responses With an Empty Body

Update: 2025-09-21
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-your-mobile-app-can-time-out-on-responses-with-an-empty-body.

A missing or misconfigured header can completely change how the client interprets the response.

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This little quirk reminds us how much apps rely on strict adherence to HTTP standards. A missing or misconfigured header can completely change how the client interprets the response.

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Why Your Mobile App Can Time Out on Responses With an Empty Body

Why Your Mobile App Can Time Out on Responses With an Empty Body

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