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Anonymous
Sep 21, 2019

Memory Usage Comparison (Edge Canary vs Google Chrome)

Edge Chromium Canary: Version 79.0.280.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) Google Chrome: Version 77.0.3865.90 (Official Build) (64-bit) Using the same 10 address pages   (Sorry for postin...
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Joshua1605
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Oct 24, 2019

Behzad_A I think this feature has been introduced even in Chrome not so long ago:

 

And concerning my post above, this is my new values (same two tabs/same extensions):

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Behzad_A
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Oct 24, 2019

 

Joshua1605 wrote:

Behzad_A I think this feature has been introduced even in Chrome not so long ago:

Joshua1605  I think you showed Flag is about JavaScript.

For reproduce raised issue, first open some sites+NewTabPage (Let them stay open) and when NewTabPage is selected close the browser and after that reopen the browser; And for see the difference, repeat this trial with Google Chrome or Firefox.

I'm on beta channel and i don't know this issue still exist on Canary or Dev builds or this issue is solved in them.

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    Joshua1605
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    Oct 25, 2019

    Behzad_A Tab Freeze is all about memory. You can read https://www.techradar.com/news/chromes-new-feature-will-stop-tabs-from-eating-all-your-ram-heres-how-to-try-it and https://www.howtogeek.com/444481/how-chromes-tab-freezing-will-save-cpu-and-battery/.

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