It is now said to start up to 25 percent faster and load pages up to 7 percent faster all while using less power and RAM than previously. Google says the update delivers the biggest improvement in Chrome's performance for years. Related: Google Chrome Will Say Goodbye To Tracking Cookies In 2022 Part of what made it so successful were its speed and other innovations that no other browsers had, both of which are reflected in this most recent update 12 years later. Indeed, despite Microsoft Edge beginning to eat into its market share, Chrome is still used by at least around 65 percent of people going by the various services that track that sort of thing. Tabs are now easier to navigate, users can do more from the address bar - or 'omnibox' in Google parlance - and they can 'pick up where they left off' from the new tab page.Ĭhrome was launched in 2008 and quickly became the runaway market leader among web browsers.

Not only does it make the browser faster, there are some useful news features too. Google has rolled out its final Chrome update of 2020.

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