Google has announced two new features for its popular web browser, Chrome, that aim to reduce memory and power consumption on desktop and Android devices. The first feature, called ‘Tab Search’, allows users to quickly locate and switch between open tabs on Chrome. The second feature, called ‘Tab Freeze’, suspends tabs that have been inactive for a while to save memory and processing power.
With the new ‘Tab Search’ feature, users can easily search for and switch between open tabs using a drop-down menu that appears when they click on the new tab button. This menu displays a list of all open tabs and allows users to search for a specific tab by typing in a keyword. This feature is particularly useful for users who have multiple tabs open at the same time and find it difficult to navigate between them.
The ‘Tab Freeze’ feature, on the other hand, aims to improve performance and reduce power consumption by suspending inactive tabs. When a user has multiple tabs open but is only actively using one or two of them, the other tabs consume unnecessary memory and processing power. With the new feature, Chrome automatically detects inactive tabs and freezes them to reduce memory usage and improve overall performance.
According to Google, these new features can reduce Chrome’s memory usage by up to 8% and increase battery life by up to 2 hours. The company also plans to introduce a ‘Proactive Tab Freezing’ feature in the future, which will further improve the performance of Chrome by suspending tabs that are likely to become inactive based on the user’s browsing history.
In summary, the new ‘Tab Search’ and ‘Tab Freeze’ features introduced by Google for Chrome aim to improve performance and reduce memory and power consumption for desktop and Android users. These features are expected to improve the overall user experience by making it easier to navigate between open tabs and extend battery life on mobile devices.
