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I disabled Javascript in my mobile browser a year or so back for privacy reasons, and it's made my browsing experience much better - no more ads, subscription p
by larkeith 8y ago
I disabled Javascript in my mobile browser a year or so back for privacy reasons, and it's made my browsing experience much better - no more ads, subscription popups, or bloated pages that grind my phone's cpu to a crawl - and, of course, no more "helpful" mobile-specific behaviors. While I fairly frequently have to make exceptions for sites that are nonfunctional without JS (anything video-related, for example), I recommend trying it out.
Of course, that does not excuse poor web design.
Disclosure: I have a vested interest in getting more people to disable JS, as it means developers are more incentivized to design with us in mind.
- TremendousJudge 8y agowhat browser do you use?
- larkeith 8y agoChrome for Android, though I've been considering swapping to Firefox, as I've heard good things about it - Chrome doesn't support any add-ons.
- kitsunesoba 8y agoLast time I used Android it boggled my mind that mobile Chrome has zero support for addons. Even mobile Safari has addon support (albeit limited to content blockers and single-run scripts).
- vowelless 8y agoOMG, thank you for this! It has greatly improved my mobile browsing experience. For chrome on Android, go to setting -> site setting -> JavaScript and then disable it.
- larkeith 8y ago(This is also where you can add exceptions to allow Javascript, or block it for specific sites if you'd prefer to leave it enabled in general.)