Which Android Browser Has The Best JavaScript Support?

Javascript Web Development Front End Technology

In this tutorial, we find which browser has the best JavaScript support.

Most browsers support JavaScript because of its popularity and simplicity. Like web browsers, Android browsers also provide support for JavaScript.

The best JavaScript-supporting browsers are Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. On Android device, Chrome is the primary browser that a developer use.

If you are working on an android device, you should first enable JavaScript in the device and the browser if JavaScript is off by default.

Code to Test JavaScript State

To test whether JavaScript is active in a browser, you can run the HTML below in the particular browser. If JavaScript is disabled, the browser will display the message within the <noscript> tag.

To enable JavaScript, you can follow the instruction in the link.

<html>
<body>
   <noscript>
      JavaScript is disabled in your browser. <br> <br>
      Please follow the instruction and enable JavaScript.
      <a href = "https://www.enablejavascript.io/"> View </a>
   </noscript>
</body>
</html>

Android Browsers

Google Chrome

Developers give preference to Google Chrome when developing a website. It is good that Google Chrome syncs desktop data with mobile.

Programmers can use their logged-in Chrome browser on desktop and Android devices with the latest data every time. Chrome also provides a Chrome Dev browser, especially for developers.

Chrome for Android supports ECMAScript 2015, Javascript modules through script tag, Javascript functions, Javascript 'in' operator, JavaScript 'get' method, JavaScript built-in Set, JavaScript 'new' operator, JavaScript NaN, and JavaScript 'Map' etc.

Firefox

Firefox offers Firefox Nightly for developers. Firefox Developer Edition is a striking feature of Firefox. The browser contains flexible dev tools, and performance is outstanding. Pages load fast. The browser provides the best JavaScript debugging tool, CSS grid, and built-in IDE.

Firefox browser supports ES 6 2015, Javascript modules through script tag, Javascript functions, Javascript 'in' operator, JavaScript 'get' method, JavaScript built-in Set, JavaScript 'new' operator, JavaScript NaN, JavaScript Map, and more.

Opera Mobile

Opera browser loads Javascript fast. Opera Mobile supports ES 6 2015, Javascript modules through script tag, Javascript functions, Javascript 'in' operator, JavaScript 'get' method, JavaScript built-in Set, JavaScript 'new' operator, JavaScript NaN, JavaScript 'Map' etc.

Safari on iOS

Safari on iOS supports ES 6 2015 completely, Javascript modules through script tag, Javascript functions, Javascript 'in' operator, JavaScript 'get' method, JavaScript built-in Set, JavaScript 'new' operator, JavaScript NaN, JavaScript Map, and more.

Samsung Internet

Samsung Internet supports ES 6 2015, Javascript functions, Javascript 'in' operator, JavaScript 'get' method, JavaScript built-in Set, JavaScript 'new' operator, JavaScrip NaN, JavaScript 'Map' etc.

UC Browser for Android

UC Browser for Android supports ES 6 2015.

Android 5-6.x WebView: Chromium 107

The android browser supports ES 6 2015, Javascript modules through script tag, Javascript functions, Javascript 'in' operator, JavaScript 'get' method, JavaScript built-in Set, JavaScript 'new' operator, JavaScript NaN, JavaScript 'Map' and more.

Conclusion

This tutorial gave a summary of Android browsers that support JavaScript. Analyzing the support each browser provides, we recommend Google Chrome for developers. Firefox comes next, and you can choose any browser other than UC browser next.