We’ve all done it at least once. I at least know that I’ve repeated the old joke over and over that Chrome eats more RAM than a puppy left alone with treats. For years, Google Chrome’s excessive ...

When it comes to internet browsers, it doesn't get more mainstream than Google Chrome. It looks good, runs smoothly (most of the time), and has plenty of useful extensions, so it should be no surprise ...

I didn't want to close all my tabs, but I also didn't want Chrome eating up my RAM.

Google’s Chrome browser is infamous for consuming a lot of RAM. While recent updates have attempted to solve this problem from a technical side, a new feature may put more of the management in the ...

Google has introduced a new feature for the Chrome browser for desktop devices. The new feature lets you track the RAM usage of every opened tab on the Chrome desktop. The new functionality is also ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Chrome for desktop's memory usage is a well-known issue caused by its stability-related design. A new Performance Detection alert ...

Now, when you hover over a tab in Chrome on your computer (like Mac, Windows, or ChromeOS), you'll see a new highlight – "Memory usage." This tells you how much memory that specific page is using on ...

After adding a Memory Saver earlier this year, Chrome on desktop platforms (Mac, Windows, ChromeOS, etc.) will now report “Memory usage” when you hover over a tab. In addition to page name and domain, ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

Google Chrome Canary has reportedly added a new toggle to launch a Chrome window when the computer boots up. This could be very useful for many users, but also raises performance concerns due to ...

A new round of Spectre flaws have appeared, but Google is in the process of adding functionality to desktop Chrome that will block remote execution of Spectre. The downside, however, is Chrome will ...