iOS 8's localized descriptions for NSURLErrorDomain errors suck.

Originator:tangphillip
Number:rdar://18858461 Date Originated:03-Nov-2014 05:26 PM
Status:Duplicate of 18365111 (Open) Resolved:03-Nov-2014 05:26 PM
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:iOS 8.1 (12B411)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
On iOS 7 devices, if you call -localizedDescription on an NSURLErrorDomain error, you get a human-readable description like: "The Internet connection appears to be offline."

But on iOS 8 devices, you get useless error messages like: "The operation couldn't be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -1009.)"

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put your device in airplane mode.
2. Make a request with NSURLConnection or NSURLSession.
3. Call -localizedDescription on the error message that comes back.

Expected Results:
I expect a localized, human-readable error message.

Actual Results:
A generic, human-unfriendly error message.

Version:
iOS 8.1 (12B411)

Notes:
This made me sad enough that I dug through path/to/iPhoneSimulator7.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/*.lproj/Localizable.strings to get the old strings back.

Almost certainly a dupe of http://openradar.appspot.com/18365111 .

Configuration:
All devices running iOS 8 and above.

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