File Download Redirect URLs not setting a cookie while in Android platform while it sets it in IoS

[rajeshnarayanan-mcoe]

Bug Report

Problem

We are using file transfer plugin 1.6.3 for our hybrid ionic app. When we try to download a file from a redirect PDF URL , it doesn't download on the Android platform while it works from the ios platform.
Upon investigation we found that in IoS, the url we use to download creates a cookie, its validated for authentication and redirects to the correct PDF url, while the same url isnt creating a cookie so the url is denied access to the redirect url.

What is expected to happen?

When we use the redirect url for downloading PDF in Android, it should create a cookie (basically like a browser) and sent it along with the redirect URL.

What does actually happen?

In Android , the cookie isnt getting set for the redirect URL, so the request is denied.

Information

Command or Code

Environment, Platform, Device

Issue is in Android Platform

Version information

Ionic version: 5.4.13
Android : 8

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