Google has recently rolled out a critical update for Chrome which should help to improve the battery life on laptops significantly.
Since its debut in 2008, Chrome has become the world’s most popular browser, with over two billion users worldwide. However, one of its major drawbacks has been its notorious appetite for power, draining laptops’ batteries faster than other browsers.
Now, Google has released an update to tackle this problem, with the announced goals of enhancing performance and improving power consumption. To achieve this, Google has implemented a new feature called Tab Throttling. This feature pauses browser processes and tasks that are not visible or currently in use, such as inactive tabs. While they are paused, Chrome will no longer use system resources such as CPU cycles and RAM.
This update is expected to result in improved performance and reduced CPU and memory usage, thereby bringing significant power savings to laptop users. It could even double the battery life on some models.
Google claims that the new feature is also capable of detecting when a laptop’s battery is low and will automatically adjust the power consumption accordingly. This should bring further power savings for users – especially those who are always on the go and may not keep an eye on the battery status of their device.
Aside from this, Google has also placed more emphasis on ensuring users have a fast and efficient browsing experience, by changing certain core elements of its engine. This includes reducing the number of resources used to open new websites and also improving page loading times.
Google’s new Chrome update definitely appears to be a major improvement, although it is worth noting that it may still require some fine-tuning to get the most out of it. Nevertheless, it offers significant potential to boost laptop battery life, and hopefully, other browser makers can soon follow suit.
