Chrome still has a standing as a battery hog, especially in case you tend to open many tabs, but Google appears poised to resolve that.
Companies like Apple and Microsoft Still claim the lead but That an experimental feature in Chrome 86 will decrease energy usage by shutting down JavaScript timers and trackers if a tab is in the background, such as the ones who check your scrolling location.
The gains weren’t quite as dramatic when playing with a Video, but the test that was intensive added about 36 minutes of runtime.
Savings could be significant in the right circumstances. Google saved two hours of battery life in a single blank foreground tab — extreme circumstances and an evaluation with 36 background tabs, to be sure, but not far-fetched.
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