browser xhr doesn't allow for content type to be specified

[IgorMinar]

we hardcode application/x-www-form-urlencoded in Browser.js and don't allow this to be changed.

See: http://groups.google.com/group/angular/browse_thread/thread/6832936f1631d8d5

[vojtajina]

This is actually not true - there are only default headers hard-coded. You can rewrite them per request.
https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/src/Browser.js#L91

The problem is, that $xhr doesn't allow to specify headers...
https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/src/service/xhr.js#L129

[alimills]

For those looking to patch $xhr on their own, this simple update should let you specify headers: https://gist.github.com/1007646

[IgorMinar]

as of 0.9.17 it is possible to change http header defaults, please check out http://docs.angularjs.org/#!/api/angular.service.$xhr

[IgorMinar]

I should add that we do plan to make it possible to specify headers on per-request basis as well, but allowing the defaults to be configured was the first step