Chrome JavaScript timer throttling: Google's tests show it saves up to 2 hours' battery life Chrome will soon throttle JavaScript timers in the background, so the browser uses significantly less ...

The search giant has announced that starting with Chrome 86, it will ship a new feature that limits JavaScript timer wake ups in background web pages.

Executing JavaScript code will definitely involve the processor cache and a high-resolution timer is accessible via browser performance API.

Google is testing changes to the JavaScript timers for background tabs in Chrome that improve battery usage by 13% to 28%. Users can enable the feature in the Canary version of Chrome and Edge.

According to the Chromium development team, a JavaScript timer is responsible for many of the tasks that are performed when popular sites are displayed in the background. However, many tasks ...

Learn how to enable or disable JavaScript In Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Opera browser on your Windows 11/10 computer. Browsing speed will improve, but you will lose out on functionalities.