How to receive list of binaries from server in iOS

Question

In my iOS app, I am trying to get a list of serialized objects from an HTTP server.

Which Apple API should I choose to get the binary from server? I have read about NSURLSession, NSURLConnection, and others, but not sure which one to choose.

Answer 1

Both will do. NSURLSession is much more powerful tool than NSURLConnection. If your task is simple - use NSURLConnection. If you need all that fine features of NSURLSession - go for it.

There's a great tutorial on using NSURLSession NSURLSession tutorial . It also states diff between both tools

Also, take a look at AFNetworking framework - makes everything much easier