Chrome features a silent updating mechanism, so you may already be up to date. You’ll need at least Chrome version 110 to use the new Memory and Energy Saver features. Selecting the About Google Chrome option automatically downloads the latest stable version if Chrome isn’t updated. To see which version of Chrome you’re currently running on your Mac, choose About Google Chrome from the Chrome menu. It will take a few weeks to make these optimizations and the new Energy and Memory Saver modes available to all users.
However, you may need to wait before enjoying the benefits of Chrome’s latest battery-saving features-Google began rolling out Chrome 110 earlier in February. “It also stopped the browser from redrawing UI elements unnecessarily and tuned its timers for more efficient CPU access.” These optimizations will soon come to Chrome for Windows, Linux and Android.
“The Chrome team made changes to iframes (an element that loads an HTML page within a page),” TechCrunch notes. With the Energy Saver mode turned on, Chrome could run 30 minutes longer than in the test mentioned above. These gains are possible thanks to various under-the-hood improvements and new features such as Energy Saver and Memory Saver.
“Google didn’t provide figures for the device’s battery life before this update, so we can’t make a direct before and after comparison, but The Verge managed to drain the battery of the same MacBook in 16 hours and 30 minutes running a variety of everyday tasks,” the article reads. On the latest M2 MacBook Pro running Apple’s latest macOS Ventura software, Chrome should provide 18 hours of YouTube video playback or 17 hours of web browsing according to the test conducted by Google using Chrome version 1.100, The Verge reports. Google recently rolled out Chrome 110 with a few optimizations designed to boost performance and battery life on Apple silicon Macs and Intel-based models. The Chrome browser should no longer be such a battery hog on MacBooks.
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