This is an interesting experiment by Google. Those using Chrome on their laptops can now conserve their machine’s battery even more.
A post on the official Google Chrome blog said going forward, because of its partnership with Adobe, Chrome will “intelligently pause” certain Flash based Content which is not central to what a user was doing at that moment in time. This would then lead to power saving.
Here’s what the post said: Flash allows web pages to display rich content—but sometimes that can put a squeeze on your laptop’s battery. So we’ve been working with Adobe to ensure that your experience on the web can be power-efficient as well as rich and interactive—and today, we’re introducing an update to Chrome that does just that.
When you’re on a webpage that runs Flash, we’ll intelligently pause content (like Flash animations) that aren’t central to the webpage, while keeping central content (like a video) playing without interruption. If we accidentally pause something you were interested in, you can just click it to resume playback. This update significantly reduces power consumption, allowing you to surf the web longer before having to hunt for a power outlet.
This feature will be enabled by default on Chrome’s latest desktop Beta channel release starting today. If users need to manually enable it, just head to Chrome’s content settings and select, “Detect & run important plugin Content.”
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