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Crunchyroll is one of the leading anime streaming sites in the world at the moment. However, as good as it is, it can run into errors from time to time.
In this article, we’re talking about the Crunchyroll beta not working, the reasons behind it and what you can do to fix the problem.
What causes this error?
The error can be triggered by a number of reasons including but not limited to:
- Adblockers
- VPN or proxies
- Internet connectivity issue
- Corrupt browser cache
- Incorrect DNS settings
Also read: Crunchyroll black screen error: Quick Fixes
How to fix this?
Here are six fixes you can try out.
Restart your router
Power cycling your network equipment is the fix to more issues than you think. More often than not, connectivity issues can be caused by an underlying bug in your router and can be fixed by rebooting.
Refresh the page
At times you may also see this message because a page wasn’t able to load properly. In such cases, try refreshing the page to see if you can get the page to load.
Disable extensions
Corrupt or malfunctioning extensions often cause a lot of problems, including this one.
Head over to chrome://extensions and try disabling all your extensions to check if the browser starts functioning as normal again; if it does, enable them one by one until you have all the essential extensions working again.
Disable Adblocker
Adblockers can at times, block cookies used by streaming platforms to check for multiple logins and other piracy-related checks. Using them on sites like Crunchyroll can cause playback issues, leading to this error.
Clear your browser’s data
Corrupt files in your cache or otherwise can cause this error as well. Clear them out to see if you can get Crunchyroll to work.
Step 1: Type in chrome://settings/clearBrowserData in your browser’s address bar and hit Enter.
Step 2: Select the cache and cookies options and ensure the Time range is set to All time. Click on the Clear now button to clear out all the data.
Try another DNS
Multiple free DNS providers are using whom you can fix this issue. In this example, we’re going to use Google’s DNS.
Step 1: Press Windows key + I to open the Windows settings and click on Network & Internet.
Step 2: Click on Change adaptor options.
Step 3: Right-click on your active network (WiFi or LAN) and click Properties.
Step 4: Find Internet Protocol Version 4 in the list, click on it and then click Properties.
Step 5: Check the Use the following DNS server addresses radio button and type in 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 in the preferred and alternative DNS addresses, respectively.
Now restart your computer and you should see the error resolved.
Also read: Crunchyroll not working on Chrome: Quick Fix
