jQuery not firing tap/touchstart events in Private Browsing

Question

My code is listening to the touchstart event on the .header div:

$('.header').bind('touchstart', function() {
  console.log('Rock and roll.');
)};

This event fires across all devices and browsers, but there seems to be a problem with Safari on iPhone 6 in Private Browsing mode. This works on the same device if Private Browsing is switched off.

I tried the common tips:

<div class="header" onClick="">

and adding

cursor: pointer;

but the problem persists. Do you guys know of a workaround?

UPDATE: this is related to Private browsing in general and is not specific to any device type. Same thing happens when browsing in Incognito mode on Chrome on desktop.

Am not addressing the problem but what `onClick=""` is doing ? — Rayon, May 06 '16 at 06:58
Some users suggest it worked for them http://stackoverflow.com/a/27938334/3678689 — Jan Klimo, May 06 '16 at 07:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '16 at 11:07

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There is a common issue with private browsing : if you use local storage it will raise an exception & halt javascript execution. This is probably why your click events are not fired.

answered Jul 13 '16 at 11:07

GuCier

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You're right, my friend! We solved the issue in the meantime and the reason for it was exactly that. – Jan Klimo Jul 14 '16 at 08:18
@Creaforge does this issue exist when using another browser on the same device? – Barnabas Mar 04 '22 at 10:51

jQuery not firing tap/touchstart events in Private Browsing

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