With the release of Jelly Bean, Chrome became
the default web browser on Android. The wildly
successful desktop browser was
now fully entrenched in the world’s largest mobile operating system.
Good Morning Everyone! I, Anubhav Sachan will explain you How to Speed Up Chrome on Android.
There are many great features that
Chrome brought to Android web browsing—a double-tap-and-slide gesture to zoom
in and out on web pages, its fantastic syncing feature which allows you to see
tabs and bookmarks from all of your connected devices, and its hidden Chromecast support.
One tradeoff, however, was that the browser felt a bit
slower than its predecessor. Today we’re here to stifle any complaints
about Chrome and get it running at warp speed.
Let’s speed
up Google Chrome on Android
Go to Chrome’s Hidden Settings Menu
From Chrome’s address bar, type chrome://flags and
hit the enter key on your keyboard. This will take you to a hidden menu with a
myriad of advanced settings.
Make the Following Adjustments
Below are six of the things I’ve been
using to bring Chrome back up to lightning speed on my Nexus 5. Give them all a
try and see if it doesn’t improve your browsing speeds.
- Set “Maximum Tiles…” to 512
This tweak will increase the amount
of RAM the browser is allowed to use, and should all but eliminate any stuttering
when scrolling webpages. From the three-dot overflow menu at the top right,
select Find in page. TypeMaximum Tiles to find the
entry we’re looking for here. Tap the drop-down menu directly below this
entry and set the value to 512.
- Change the Number of Raster Threads
This setting will increase the rendering speed of
images. From the search box up top again, type Number of Raster. On
the first highlighted result, tap the drop-down menu and select 4.
This setting will make web transactions
faster and decrease overall page load times. Type Enable SPDY in
the search bar. Tap the link labeled Enable directly under the
first highlighted result.
- Enable Offline Cache Mode
This setting will allow Chrome to load cached
versions of webpages when they cannot load for whatever reason. In the search
bar again, type Enable Offline. Tap the Enable button
just below the setting titled Enable Offline Cache Mode.
- Enable Experimental Canvas Features
This final tweak will enable Chrome
to utilize opaque canvas’ to increase load times and performance. Type Enable
experimental canvas and tap Enable once again.
- Enable Experimental Websocket Implementation
This feature is a new way to handle web traffic
communication. After typing Enable Experimental Websocket into
the search bar, tap the Enable link below the first result.
Relaunch Chrome
At this point, you’ll notice a box at
the bottom of the page that says Your changes will take effect the next
time you relaunch Google Chrome. Tap Relaunch Now, and the
browser should disappear for a couple of seconds. When it comes back up, you’ll
see the chrome://flags page with all of your changes already
implemented.
You’re all set up now, so go ahead
and close out the chrome://flags tab and commence with the
lightning-fast browsing!
A Chrome App Helps You Stop Procrastinating
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A new extension for Google Chrome helps you stop
procrastinate with a simple idea – it replace the new tab page of your browser
with your incrementing age.
Most anti-procrastination apps on the web help you
stay focussed and increase productivity by blocking time
wasting websites. The thinking goes that if these online
distractions are gone, you are more likely to focus on actual work.
Alex MacCaw has created Motivation,
a Chrome app that takes a slightly different approach. It replaces the new tab
page of your Google Chrome with a real-time counter that displays your
incrementing age.
Every time you
launch Chrome, or open a new tab in the browser, the extension works as a
sobering reminder that the clock is ticking away. That may motivate you to exit
the Bermuda
productivity triangle and focus on the more important things.
The source code for
the Motivation Chrome app is available on Github.
