HttpClient with GZip

gzip.cs

var httpClient = new HttpClient();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding.Add(new StringWithQualityHeaderValue("gzip"));

//Nope, you don't have to even mess with GZipStream
string text = await httpClient.GetAsString("http://chucknorris.com");

//NOTE: but if you need this to work on Windows or non-Xamarin platforms, you will need this ctor for HttpClient
var httpClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler
{
  AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip,
});

Hi @jonathanpeppers,

var httpClient = new HttpClient();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding.Add(new StringWithQualityHeaderValue("gzip"));

is not working. Always setting Header as:
Accept-Encoding: identity

on Android. iOS not tested.