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Off topic, but according to [1], web workers have not been available in Android Browser since 2.1. There's a SO Question [2] about this, which points to [3]. Se
by davidarkemp2 14y ago
Off topic, but according to [1], web workers have not been available in Android Browser since 2.1. There's a SO Question [2] about this, which points to [3]. Seems crazy, when Chrome for Mobile does support it [4].
1: http://caniuse.com/webworkers http://caniuse.com/webworkers
2: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7523745/why-was-html5-web-workers-support-removed-from-the-android-browser-in-versions http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7523745/why-was-html5-web...
3: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10004#c7 http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10004#c7
4: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/mobile/ http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/mobile/
- erichocean 14y agoWeb Workers are available in Chrome for Android (which requires Android 4.0 or greater). They work fine, e.g. on the Nexus 7.
- davidarkemp2 14y agoHowever, the problem with Android is version fragmentation - a lot of users have phones that they can't trivially upgrade to ICS, and therefore can't use Chrome for Mobile/Android. Asking someone to root their phone and install a custom ROM, and then install a different browser is a bit crazy if you ask me.
- CrazedGeek 14y agoTrue, but both Firefox for Android and Opera Mobile support web workers and work on Android 2.2+. Installing an ICS rom is wholly unnecessary.