Google's plan to make Chrome less resource-intensive on Windows 10 starts with version 87

Google is about to release version 87 of its Chrome browser (in my case I just checked and I'm still on version 86). An update that, together with general improvements, provides a series of tools that will allow computers with Windows 10 not to consume so many resources.

Traditionally, Chrome has been classified as a gluttonous browser in terms of resource consumption, especially when we use several open tabs at the same time. And now that the competition with the new Edge is getting more than interesting, comes version 87 of Chrome

Up to one more hour of battery life

An important update, because it is not in vain that we are facing the most important update in the recent history of Chrome, something that is reflected in all the news that is detailed in the Chromium blog.

Google has introduced a new set of features in Chrome 87 with the goal of significantly reducing memory and CPU consumption in order to make the browser faster on Windows-based devices.

To achieve this, Chrome will prioritize the tabs that we have active against the rest of the open elements, a tool that according to they affirm, will reduce the use of the CPU in about five times. This measure is now reflected in a faster loading of the pages (7% more) and a 25% faster start of Chrome.And all while consuming much less resources, be they RAM and energy.

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There is also a tool that seeks to limit the consumption of tabs in the background in ways that will force a reduction of their consumption to a maximum of 1% of the CPU after being idle for more than five minutes. The websites will be able to establish calls to wake up>"

But these aren't the only improvements we'll see in Chrome. The usability of the tabs is now improved, with Chrome having more options to organize the tabs, with a search engine in the toolbox and with the possibility of pinning , group or share with others. The bad news is that the tab browser is coming to Chrome OS first and we'll have to wait to see it on other operating systems.

A lower consumption that translates into a greater autonomy, achieving the equipment more than 1 hour of extra battery.

In addition Chrome launches a series of internal controls to make video calls with webcam. The controls now arrive natively and offer access to a control that, although basic, allows us not to have to depend on third-party applications.

On the other hand, Chrome 87 renews a native reader of PDF files Now it has a sidebar that offers access to a preview all pages in the document, similar to the PDF preview in macOS. In addition, the buttons to control the zoom have been moved to the top of the tab, where there will also be options to rotate and fit the document to the page.

Chrome improvements also include the arrival of more options in the toolbar and for example, it will be possible to edit passwords or delete history without having to leave that bar.

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