3 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Juick/Classes/HttpsHelper.cs b/Juick/Classes/HttpsHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18689fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Juick/Classes/HttpsHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Juick.Classes
+{
+    static class HttpsHelper
+    {
+        public static bool CanUseHttps
+        {
+            get { return Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 8; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Juick/Juick.csproj b/Juick/Juick.csproj
index 73eb68b..f979405 100644
--- a/Juick/Juick.csproj
+++ b/Juick/Juick.csproj
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Classes\DateHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Classes\DelegateCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Classes\ExpressionHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Classes\HttpsHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Classes\InvokeDelegateCommandAction.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Classes\LowProfileImageLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Classes\TileHelper.cs" />
diff --git a/Juick/ViewModels/AppViewModel.cs b/Juick/ViewModels/AppViewModel.cs
index e3a58bb..2aff819 100644
--- a/Juick/ViewModels/AppViewModel.cs
+++ b/Juick/ViewModels/AppViewModel.cs
@@ -38,13 +38,8 @@ namespace Juick.ViewModels
                 pushChannel = new HttpNotificationChannel(channelName);
 
                 // Register for all the events before attempting to open the channel.
-                pushChannel.ChannelUriUpdated += (sender, e) => {
-                    EnableNotifications();
-                };
-                pushChannel.ErrorOccurred += (sender, e) =>
-                {
-                    DisableNotifications();
-                };
+                pushChannel.ChannelUriUpdated += (sender, e) => EnableNotifications();
+                pushChannel.ErrorOccurred += (sender, e) => DisableNotifications();
 
                 // Register for this notification only if you need to receive the notifications while your application is running.
                 // Register for this notification only if you need to receive the notifications while your application is running.
@@ -76,10 +71,7 @@ namespace Juick.ViewModels
             else
             {
                 // The channel was already open, so just register for all the events.
-                pushChannel.ChannelUriUpdated += (sender, e) =>
-                {
-                    EnableNotifications();
-                };
+                pushChannel.ChannelUriUpdated += (sender, e) => EnableNotifications();
                 pushChannel.ErrorOccurred += (sender, e) => DisableNotifications();
 
                 // Register for this notification only if you need to receive the notifications while your application is running.
@@ -149,11 +141,14 @@ namespace Juick.ViewModels
         }
 
         private RestClient _cl;
+        
+        private readonly string _juickUri = HttpsHelper.CanUseHttps ? "https://api.juick.com" : "http://api.juick.com";
+        
         public RestClient Client
         {
             get
             {
-                return _cl ?? (_cl = new RestClient("http://api.juick.com")
+                return _cl ?? (_cl = new RestClient(_juickUri)
                 {
                     UserAgent = "Juick 1.1/Windows Phone " + Environment.OSVersion.Version
                 });