diff --git a/jszip.js b/jszip.js
index f609aceb..f2282220 100644
--- a/jszip.js
+++ b/jszip.js
@@ -1120,12 +1120,36 @@ JSZip.support = {
       var chunk = 65536;
       var result = [], len = array.length, type = JSZip.utils.getTypeOf(array), k = 0;
 
+      var canUseApply = true;
+      try {
+         switch(type) {
+            case "uint8array":
+               String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(0));
+               break;
+            case "nodebuffer":
+               String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Buffer(0));
+               break;
+         }
+      } catch(e) {
+         canUseApply = false;
+      }
+
+      // no apply : slow and painful algorithm
+      // default browser on android 4.*
+      if (!canUseApply) {
+         var resultStr = "";
+         for(var i = 0; i < array.length;i++) {
+            resultStr += String.fromCharCode(array[i]);
+         }
+         return resultStr;
+      }
+
       while (k < len && chunk > 1) {
          try {
             if (type === "array" || type === "nodebuffer") {
-               result.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, array.slice(k, Math.max(k + chunk, len))));
+               result.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, array.slice(k, Math.min(k + chunk, len))));
             } else {
-               result.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, array.subarray(k, k + chunk)));
+               result.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, array.subarray(k, Math.min(k + chunk, len))));
             }
             k += chunk;
          } catch (e) {
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 31268690..2424e121 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ var _actualTestFileDataGetters = {
       if (JSZip.support.arraybuffer) {
          var buffer = opts.zip.file("file.txt").asArrayBuffer();
          ok(buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer, opts.name + " : the result is a instance of ArrayBuffer");
-         var actual = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(buffer));
+         var actual = JSZip.utils.transformTo("string", buffer);
          equal(actual, opts.rawData, opts.name + " : asArrayBuffer()");
       } else {
          try {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ var _actualTestFileDataGetters = {
       if (JSZip.support.uint8array) {
          var bufferView = opts.zip.file("file.txt").asUint8Array();
          ok(bufferView instanceof Uint8Array, opts.name + " : the result is a instance of Uint8Array");
-         var actual = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, bufferView);
+         var actual = JSZip.utils.transformTo("string", bufferView);
          equal(actual, opts.rawData, opts.name + " : asUint8Array()");
       } else {
          try {
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ var _actualTestFileDataGetters = {
       if (JSZip.support.nodebuffer) {
          var buffer = opts.zip.file("file.txt").asNodeBuffer();
          ok(buffer instanceof Buffer, opts.name + " : the result is a instance of Buffer");
-         var actual = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, buffer);
+         var actual = JSZip.utils.transformTo("string", buffer);
          equal(actual, opts.rawData, opts.name + " : .asNodeBuffer()");
       } else {
          try {
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ if (JSZip.support.uint8array) {
       ok(array instanceof Uint8Array, "The result is a instance of Uint8Array");
       equal(array.length, expected.length);
 
-      var actual = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, array);
+      var actual = JSZip.utils.transformTo("string", array);
 
       ok(similar(actual, expected, 18) , "Generated ZIP matches reference ZIP");
    });
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ if (JSZip.support.arraybuffer) {
       var buffer = zip.generate({type:"arraybuffer"});
       ok(buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer, "The result is a instance of ArrayBuffer");
 
-      var actual = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(buffer));
+      var actual = JSZip.utils.transformTo("string", buffer);
 
       ok(similar(actual, expected, 18) , "Generated ZIP matches reference ZIP");
    });