
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.


Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Google is making claims that its Chrome browser is no longer a notorious battery hog on MacBooks Image: / Unsplash Chrome on the M2 MacBook Pro now delivers 18 hours of YouTube or 17 hours of web surfing, but Google hasn’t provided battery life figures before the update.
