Frequently Asked Questions

[debugging] Web Inspector not working on Chrome v80

Category: Technical FAQ

You will encounter the following issue while using the Web Inspector to debug your app on Chrome v80.

ISSUE

A blank page opens instead of Web Inspector, and the following message appears.

"Uncaught TypeError: document.registerElement is not a function"

CAUSE

The document.registerElement property has been deprecated on Chrome.

SOLUTION

Install the IDE to use the bundle browser on the webOS TV SDK. On the webOS TV SDK 5.0, you can use Chromium v68 as the bundle browser.

• Web Inspector using CLI
• Web Inspector using IDE

TEMPORARY SOLUTION

Use Chrome v68 listed below.

• Chrome v68 (Windows)
• Chrome v68 (macOS)
• Chrome v68 (Linux 32bit)
• Chrome v68 (Linux 64bit)