Google Chrome Tests Media Processing Revamp to Supercharge Browsing Performance

The upcoming update to Google Chrome may significantly enhance its browsing performance, as Google is reportedly testing a lazy loading function for audio and video content. The feature was spotted in the recent Chrome 148. If testing becomes successful, we can expect the stable release of the feature in the coming weeks.

Google Chrome’s audio and video lazy loading may improve browsing performance

Lazy loading has already proven useful in improving page speed by delaying non-essential content. Instead of loading everything at once, browsers prioritize visible elements first. This means users can interact with a page sooner while additional resources load in the background. Until now, Chrome has supported lazy loading mainly for images and iframes. This has already helped reduce bandwidth consumption and improve performance on slower connections.

With the new Chrome 148, Google is extending this feature to include audio and video elements (via PCWorld). This addition means media files that are not immediately visible on the screen will not load until the user scrolls to them. As a result, pages with heavy media content could feel significantly faster. However, users may not notice changes on platforms like YouTube, since embedded videos already rely on iframe-based lazy loading.

Stable rollout of the feature expected by mid-April

The new lazy loading support for audio and video will be enabled by default for all users. It will roll out across desktop, Android, and iOS platforms. The feature could become immensely helpful, especially since newer sites focus too much on audio and video elements.

The update is also expected to benefit other Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi. Since these browsers share the same underlying engine, improvements in Chrome often extend to them as well. As said earlier, the feature is still in development and is expected to be released by mid-April.

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