Google Chrome’s Latest Version Saves MacBook’s Battery During Browsing

Published by Ushna Arif Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Google Chrome’s latest update is allowing users of MacBooks to browse and watch videos for longer durations as a result of enhanced memory compression and JavaScript timers. These optimization elements function to reduce energy consumption without causing impact on long-term memory usage. The JavaScript timers, in particular, have been developed to wake the MacBook’s CPU less frequently, as well as remove obsolete timers.

 

The browser has been modified in a way that it can detect and bypass unnecessary style, layout, paint, raster, and GPU steps on websites. Usually, a MacBook would run out of battery in 16 hours and 30 minutes on an average while running various tasks. Compared to that, tests conducted with the Chrome version 110.0.5481.100 on the MacBook Pro 13 achieved 17 hours of web browsing and 18 hours of video playback on YouTube, hence showing a significantly increased battery life. 

 

Google claims that the improved optimization systems would also work well for older MacBook hardware. Earlier, the company had also launched a new Energy Saver mode in Chrome that it claims can result in additional 30 minutes of browsing time.

 

Starting with MacBook first, Google plans to expand the updated Chrome to devices of Windows, Linux, and Android as well.