Whenever you try to search about Gstatic on the net, often times, instead of gaining clarity, the net could create more confusion. Hence, in this article, we shall clear most of the myths that are surrounding Gstatic. So stick around and read until the end of this article and for sure you would understand Gstatic more.

What is Gstatic/Gstatic.com and what does it do?

Owned by Google, Gstatic.com is actually a web domain. It is used by Google to be able access Gstatic server which is where Google hosts their static content. What is static content, you might ask. Well, static content are CSS, JavaScript code, images and the like. Through Gstatic, Google is able to reduce bandwidth usage which enables them to deliver content faster.

Subdomains Domains

Gstatic comes with some subdomains. Each one of them has their own specific purposes.

• accounts.gstatic.com
• connectivity.gstatic.com
• csi.gstatic.com
• fonts.gstatic.com
• mail.gstatic.com
• metric.gstatic.com
• maps.gstatic.com
• ssl.gstatic.com

Is Gstatic a virus/malware?

It put it simply, no, Gstatic is not a virus nor a malware. In fact, it has nothing to do with it. As mentioned earlier, it is owned and even used by Google as its domain and subdomains. Hence, it is very safe.

Is Gstatic a tracker?

Gstatic, according to whotracks.me, about 39.6% of traffic is being tracked by Gstatic. Though that is the case, have in mind that Google is a huge company and all its products are used not only by millions but by billions of users. This means, you have nothing to worry about as this platform is only used to deliver content and not to track any of your personal activities.

Can You Remove Gstatic?

The reason why a lot of people want to get rid and remove Gstatic is because of the myth of it being a malware which could heavy damage your device. It is also thought to be bringing a lot of annoying popups and errors. Though that is not the case and as mentioned above, Gstatic is completely safe. However, to those who would really want to remove Gstatic, unfortunately, Gstatic cannot be removed. Do not worry, as instead of it bringing harm, it actually helps Google products to deliver their content faster.

www.gstatic.com/generate_204 Error?

There could be times when you would encounter http://www.gstatic.com/generate_204 would automatically start opening up in a new browser tab and it would display a blank page with untitled as its title. Do not fret as this is not a virus but rather it is a misconfigured network or you are experiencing an unstable connection. Hence, your browser would then think that you have to log into Captive portal which is a webpage where WiFi users have newly connected to which would prompt them to enter login information.

What is connectivity.gstatic.com?

This is a subdomain of gstatic.com. It could be used by Android and Chrome devices. It is used to check if the user has an internet access to the network they are connected to. Hence, if the user does not have access to it, it will redirect the user to captive portal login webpage, as discussed above.

Should I block connectivity.gstatic.com?

We do not recommend for you to block gstatic.com nor its subdomains. As mentioned earlier, gstatic is not a virus nor a malware that could potentially or realistically damage your device. Gstatic.com and its subdomains, in fact, are used for checking the internet access. This means, it is highly recommended that you do not mess with it at all.

csi.gstatic.com keeps loading

There could be instances when users could open a website on Chrome browser and could encounter the message, “waiting for csi.gstatic.com” If you are facing this issue, do not worry as there is a solution for this and all you have to do is follow the methods provided below.

Allow and delete cookies for the page

Click the lock icon found beside the URL. This will allow you to allow the cookies that are important. You could also be able to delete cookies for specific domains. Refresh the page and check if it would load or not.

Change DNS settings on your device

By changing your DNS settings, you will be able to fix the mentioned error as well.

Conclusion:

We hope that through this article, you have learned a lot about gstatic.

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