Why does the TEST forum crash my phone?

[Blind Owl]

So something similar used to happen, back with the old forums: I'd try to load the home page and my browser would crash.

These new forums have been operating like magic. But now, for some reason, whenever I try to load the home page it freezes completely, whether using the mobile browser or the desktop site.

Any thoughts from ya interwebs gurus?

Cheers,

Owl

 

[Montoya]

Shouldn't be happening.

What phone, what browser? Are you logged in or not?

 

[Deroth]

Same thing has been happening to me, started a few days ago.

Samsung S7
Chrome

 

[Doggen]

Same. It used to crash a lot and then didn't for a long time. Now it crashes again, only on initial page loading though and not always (That should narrow it down :p )
Samsung s6, standard browser, logged in

 

[August]

Fine on iOS.

 

[Scape]

No probs on my LG

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Works fine on Firefox on a Nokia 3.

For everything else there is Eds Super Fix It Service:

 

[DirectorGunner]

You guys using Chrome browser app on your phone's right? I wouldn't recommend using native browsers, even androids which I don't think is full chrome?

 

[supitza]

It used to crash a lot for me too, but not anymore since the update.
I'm currently using Chrome browser on Android 9.

 

[Montoya]

There has been no change on this webpage that I am aware of. Was some Android Chrome update?

 

[Wolfy]

@SeungRyul Things broke D:

 

[Lorddarthvik]

Oh, so it isn't just my crappy Chinese phone doing this?

Using latest Chrome (the full version downloaded from app store)
Doogee Mix
Android 7.0

It started happening couple of days/week ago.
Opening the main Testsq page in Chrome locks up the webpage, but the browser and phone itself still responds. So I can open new tabs, close the browser and such, but cant touch/scroll inside the webpage.
It seems to get stuck for me once the top navigation/notification floating bar loads in.

Stangely, if I open a sub-page directly, as in opening a forum post directly in the adresse bar, it loads up fine and works.
Even the main page only exhibits this issue like 19 out of 20 times. Sometimes it just works, but that's rare.

Solution: I switched to Firefox, seems to work fine for now.

Edit: this time it workes for some reason, no crash. Anyways, as per the request from @August: before the total website overhaul it used to crash for me 80% of the time on Lumia 925. Winphone 8.1 using default browser. Just instant CTD. But after the website update it worked perfectly. God I loved that phone. it still has a much better camera and faster interface than this piece of crap....

 

[sum1]

it's because your a "phone-y"

 

[Xist]

The old site used to crash for me about 20% of the time I loaded up the front page. (But ONLY the front page, all the forums were fine).

Luckily, I haven't had any issues with the new one though. Pixel 3 XL with latest Chrome.

 

[Printimus]

Stop using a Nokia brick-phone.

 

[DirectorGunner]

Stop using a Nokia brick-phone.

Pffff.. we're using the Motorola Startac. We're more sophisticated than using 'dem old brick phones.

 

[Bambooza]

Was going to say that blind owl just needed to drink more as the crashing is due to being sober but now given others are also having the same issue I have to wonder.

 

[Kiladyn]

I have a galaxy s9, on chrome, logged in. It freezes the browser loading it and I have to force close and reopen to get it to work

*edit* this is a current issue

 

[August]

Can everyone saying “It used to crash for me” update their post with the model of phone and the browser?

 

[Sirus7264]

Its because your owl is to strong for the forum