{"id":473385,"date":"2022-12-09T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=473385"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:52:29","slug":"new-google-chrome-update-lowers-memory-usage-and-battery-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/473385-new-google-chrome-update-lowers-memory-usage-and-battery-consumption.html","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome update lowers memory usage and battery consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google is rolling out two new performance modes<\/strong><\/a> in its Chrome web browser to significantly reduce memory and battery consumption on Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS computers.<\/p>\n

Despite its status as the world’s most popular Internet browser, Chrome has gained a notorious reputation for being a RAM and battery resource hog.<\/p>\n

Tests have shown<\/strong><\/a> that the latest Microsoft Edge browser, based on the same Chromium engine, uses less memory than Chrome.<\/p>\n

But the Internet giant said its newly-launched Memory Saver mode consumed up to “40% and 10GB less” RAM.<\/p>\n

The feature frees up memory from tabs that aren’t currently in use while keeping high performance on the actively-used tabs.<\/p>\n

“This is especially useful if you’re running other intensive applications, like editing family videos or playing games,” Google said. “Any inactive tabs will be reloaded when you need them.”<\/p>\n

When the feature is activated, Chrome will show a clickable info box titled “Memory Saver is on” in the right corner of the URL address bar.<\/p>\n

Selecting this will show how much RAM was freed up while the tab was inactive.<\/p>\n

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The second new mode \u2014 Energy Saver \u2014 maximises uptime on laptops after their battery level drops to 20% or lower.<\/p>\n

Google said the mode saved battery by limiting background activity and visual effects for websites with videos and animations.<\/p>\n

The toggle for Energy Saver will be available by pressing a button with a leaf icon to the right of the URL address bar.<\/p>\n

Google said users could turn both the Memory Saver and Energy Saver features off, or mark important websites, to exempt from the Memory Saver feature.<\/p>\n

The settings will be available under the three-dot menu in the top right section of the Chrome interface.<\/p>\n

Google is rolling out Memory Saver and Energy Saver gradually over several weeks, so it might not be available on your system yet.<\/p>\n

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