Do you wish to learn how to disable JavaScript on Google Chrome. Data has become a big worry for people in South Africa and across the world; in the same league with the price of petrol, the price of bread and birth control. One way through which you can save a few Megabytes if you are on a metered network is by disabling JavaScript. But how do you do it on a PC and on a phone?
How to Disable JavaScript on Windows 10 and 11
The following is how to disable JavaScript on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer;
- First, you need open your Chrome browser.
- In Chrome, click on the three dots to the top right of your screen.
- Click on Settings.
- In Settings, click on Security and Privacy.
- Next, click on Site Settings.
- Scroll down to Content and click on JavaScript.
- Now you need to select Don’t allow sites to use JavaScript.
How to disable JavaScript on Chrome Mobile (Android)
If you wish to turn off JavaScript on your Android mobile phone, the following is how to do it;
- Open Chrome on your mobile device.
- Next, click on your profile picture.
- Click on Site Settings.
- Click on JavaScript and toggle to blocked.
Adding Site Exceptions
Instead of completely blocking all sites from using JavaScript, you can add individual websites to a list of sites that are blocked. Alternatively, you can add sites that you wish to be allowed to use JavaScript, in spite of the fact that you have blocked every other site.
We have noticed that using these settings makes life easy for us. Initially we blocked all sites from using JavaScript, only to discover that there were many sites that we rely on that could not work with our settings in that mode. An example is the WordPress dashboard that we are using to produce this post. It doesn’t work without JavaScript.
So, it’s much better to simply add the data hogging sites that you do not wish to have use JavaScript on your PC or phone to a list of blocked sites. Examples are the news sites that we have been talking about.
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Why Disable JavaScript on Chrome
If you go to any website in South Africa, chances are high that you will have a lot of ads popping up all over your screen. The ads themselves would have been fine, if they had remained simple. However, now you will have a video ad playing to the bottom right of your screen, and others playing elsewhere.
That’s particularly the case for news websites. Before you think we are condemning anybody, we are also guilty of having too many ads on some of our projects. That’s largely how websites make money. Anyway, that is all beside the point.
The point is that all those things that pop up on your screen consume your precious bandwidth. But you can stop them in their tracks by disabling JavaScript. How fast is your internet? Use our speed testing tool to find out.