# White screen issue on Android only — works fine in browser

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/white-screen-issue-on-android-only-works-fine-in-browser/249901>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [November 6, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/white-screen-issue-on-android-only-works-fine-in-browser/249901 "2025-11-06T12:34:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![EvelynEmma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@EvelynEmma](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/EvelynEmma)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/white-screen-issue-on-android-only-works-fine-in-browser/249901/1 "2025-11-06T12:34:51Z")

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Hey all,  
My Ionic app works fine in the browser but shows a white screen when installed on Android. I’m using Capacitor 5. Tried clearing the webview cache and rebuilding, but no change. Has anyone seen this happen only on Android devices?

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**Author:** ![twestrick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/twestrick/32/136131_2.png) [@twestrick](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/twestrick)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/white-screen-issue-on-android-only-works-fine-in-browser/249901/2 "2025-11-06T12:37:35Z")

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A white screen usually means there is a JS error due to the Android WebView not supporting a specific JS feature. Open Chrome DevTools when debugging in Android Studio by going to chrome://inspect/#devices and see what errors there are in the console.

Typically you’ll need to update the WebView in the Google Play Store or polyfill the JS features not supported.