localStorage is null in Chrome Mobile

Question

My error reporting software is catching JS Web Storage (localStorage and sessionStorage) failures that are consistently on Android devices running Chrome mobile. I am not able to reproduce this error on my own Android device.

The specific error is: TypeError: Cannot read property 'setItem' of null which is caught after I attempt to run localStorage.setItem("storageTest","storageTest")

Any ideas or at other experiences with this problem are greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

i think you need to enable dom storage in your android application

WebSettings settings = webView.getSettings();
settings.setDomStorageEnabled(true);