Javascript not working in chrome android

Updated at: Mar 24, 2022

The modern internet landscape and the technologies we use online have changed significantly in the last few years. One of the major and interesting changes is that JavaScript has become more and more important for websites to function.

JavaScript can't be disabled on Chrome Mobile

The Chrome developers have decided that JavaScript is important enough on the modern web to always keep it enabled on mobile devices. As such, they have removed the ability to disable JavaScript on mobile devices.

This will undoubtably remove issues with users who have disabled JavaScript without meaning to and have thus encountered problems online.

If you are concerned about advertising or companies tracking your behaviour online, you can investigate Chrome extensions to help you preserve your privacy or switch to a different web browser.

In the beginning...

It used to be that JavaScript would provide little bits of extra functionality to websites; maybe navigation menus that changed color when you hovered over each item, or a scrolling news ticker. Then later, JavaScript started to be used to update whole parts of the websites you visited without refreshing the whole page.

The dark side of JavaScript

JavaScript could also be used to track your activity online, or to make annoying, obnoxious and in some cases even dangerous websites, and so some people would choose to disable JavaScript for some or all websites they visited, to remove those "extra" features but still use the underlying website.

Modern JavaScript

However now, JavaScript is used on some websites as a base mechanism to display the entire website. Without JavaScript some sites won't work at all.

If a YouTube video, Facebook game, or other media isn't working, try the steps below to fix it.

These steps can help for:

  • A video or game that won't load
  • A video or game that's blank
  • A gray box that shows instead of a video or game
  • Chrome freezes or crashes while loading a video or game

Step 1: Update Chrome

Videos and games sometimes need the latest version of Chrome.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Play Store app .
  2. At the top left, tap Menu
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    My apps & games.
  3. Under "Updates," look for Chrome .
  4. If Chrome is listed, tap Update.
  5. When the update is done, go back to the site with the video or game. At the top right, tap More
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    Javascript not working in chrome android
    Reload .

Step 2: Turn on JavaScript

Some media needs JavaScript.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Chrome app .
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More
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    Javascript not working in chrome android
    Settings.
  3. Tap Site Settings.
  4. Tap JavaScript, then turn the setting on.
  5. Go back to the site with the video or game. Tap More
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    Javascript not working in chrome android
    Reload .

Step 3: Reset your Internet connection

Your Internet network could be causing problems with the video or game.

  1. Turn off your Android phone or tablet.
  2. Unplug your modem. If your wireless router is a separate device, unplug it too.
  3. Wait for about one minute.
  4. Plug in your modem and wait until all the lights have stopped blinking. If your wireless router is a separate device, plug it back in and wait until all the lights have stopped blinking.
  5. Turn on your Android phone or tablet.
  6. Go back to the site with the video or game. Tap More
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    Javascript not working in chrome android
    Reload .

Step 4: Check your cache and cookies

Some video or game issues are caused by something saved in your browser data.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More
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    Javascript not working in chrome android
    New Incognito tab.
  3. In the Incognito tab, go to the site with the video or game.

If the video or game doesn't work, clear your browsing data. Clearing your browsing data will erase some of your settings for websites. Learn more about clearing your browsing data.

  1. To the right of the address bar, tap More
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    Javascript not working in chrome android
    Settings.
  2. Tap Privacy and security 
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    Clear browsing data
    .
  3. Choose a time range, like Last hour or All time.
  4. Select Cookies and site data and Cached images and files. Deselect any other types of information you don't want to remove.
  5. Tap Clear data.

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How do I enable JavaScript on Android Chrome?

Chrome Browser - Android - Turn JavaScript On / Off.
Apps icon. (Google) Chrome. . If unavailable, swipe up from the center of the display then tap. Chrome. ..
Tap the. Menu icon. (upper-right)..
Tap. Settings. ..
From the Advanced section, tap. Site settings. ..
Tap. JavaScript. ..
Tap the. JavaScript switch. to turn on or off ..

Why is my JavaScript code not working in Chrome?

Google Chrome In the "Settings" section click on the "Show advanced settings..." Under the the "Privacy" click on the "Content settings...". When the dialog window opens, look for the "JavaScript" section and select "Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended)". Click on the "OK" button to close it.

How do I enable JavaScript on Google Chrome?

Activate JavaScript in Google Chrome.
Open Chrome on your computer..
Click. Settings..
Click Security and Privacy..
Click Site settings..
Click JavaScript..
Select Sites can use Javascript..

How do I unblock JavaScript on Android?

Enable JavaScript in Android browser.
Click on the "apps" option on your phone. Select the "Browser" option..
Click the menu button in the browser. Select "Settings" (located towards the bottom of the menu screen)..
Select "Advanced" from the Settings screen..
Check the box next to "Enable Javascript" to turn the option on..