Which browsers (and which versions) support WebGL?
In particular I am interested in checking Three.js examples, but I do not want to limit this question about a particular WebGL framework or a page.
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If this search is related to your previous question , it makes sense to mention your Android version too – beeshyams Jan 19 '17 at 14:54
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I do not think it is related, but I may be wrong. I think there is an indirect relation - some Web browser versions require some Android version, however I hope the Web browser version directly tells about WebGL version. If I am wrong in this respect, it will be good if an answer can provide the additional info. – Suma Jan 19 '17 at 15:28
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I am not sure, was trying to help in achieving your goal – beeshyams Jan 19 '17 at 15:32
General information
The website Mobile HTML seems to contain some information. It lists WebGL as supported by following platforms + browsers:
- Android 4+ and Chrome 30+, with following comment:
On Chrome 27-29 available enabling an experimental flag. On Chrome 30 it's enabled but on most devices you need to enable the flag 'Override software rendering list'
Opera Mobile 12+
Firefox (no version information)
There is no information about how complete the support is, the website claims:
HTML5 compatibility on mobile and tablet browsers with testing on real devices
Other page where one can check support for HTML5 features is Can I use, which lists following for Android Browsers:
- Opera Mini: not supported
- Chrome 55: partial support
- Firefox 50: partial support
- Android Browser- Android 5-6.x WebView Chromium 53: partial support
- Opera for Android 37: supported
Chrome support
As for Chrome, the WebGL was probably enabled by default in some later version. I am now testing on a Xoom with Chrome 49 and I can run even WebGL specific three.js demos like geometry / convex. When going to chrome://flags, the WebGL option described does not exist, there are only flags for enable draft and 2.0 experimental extensions. When going to chrome://gpu, I can see WebGL: Hardware accelerated.
Testing results on Motorola Xoom + Chrome 49
The support is really "partial", some three.js WebGL examples work (geometry / convex), some don't (geometry colors), some work, but run very slow (like 1 FPS in camera / logarithmicdepthbuffer).
When checking chrome://gpu, I can see many error messages logged starting with Shader translator allowed/produced an invalid shader unless the driver is buggy.
Chrome browser supports WebGL but it is disabled by default. Here's how you can enable it:
1. Type chrome:\flags in the address bar.
2. Tap Enable under "Enable WebGL" on the flags menu.
3. Tap the Relaunch button.
4. Navigate to http://www.get.webgl.org to verify that you have WebGL support. You might get a message saying that the support is experimental.
Source: http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/how-to-enable-webgl-support-on-chrome-for-android
