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It may be the most popular web browser in the world, but Google’s Chrome is also known for being something of a memory hog.
But a new update due later this year wants to change that, and is set to reduces the app’s “memory footprint” and stop it from slowing computer performance.
Chrome update 55 is due on December 6, and Google has said that in testing, the new version of the software is already showing a reduction in RAM use of up to 50%. If these figures hold it will mean users will be able to do things such as keep more tabs open, as well as run more apps without seeing the performance of their computer slow.
Internal tests done by the tech giant have shown memory use drops when using the browser to visit a range of different sites, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
It’s the sort of change Google is expected to make now it has replaced Microsoft and Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser of choice earlier this year.
These two are way out in front from the rest of the browser market, both with over 40%, while Mozilla’s Firefox is in third place with just a 9.7% share of users.
