Chrome for Android Speed Boost

Chrome for Android Gets Faster

Google has significantly improved Chrome's performance on Android devices over the past two years, focusing on the Speedometer benchmark, which measures how quickly a browser interacts with web pages.

Since April 2023, Speedometer 2.1 scores have more than doubled on many devices. Loading a Google Docs document on a Pixel Tablet is now 50% faster.

Key Improvements

• Build Optimizations: A new high-performance build for premium Android devices utilizes ARM64, speed-optimized code compilation, profile-guided optimization, and improved code ordering. This accounts for over half of the performance gains.
• V8 and Blink Engine Enhancements: An optimized HTML parser, V8's Sparkplug and Maglev compilers, improved garbage collection timing, and other optimizations contribute to faster rendering and JavaScript execution. Read more about Gemini Extensions.
• Android Partnership Optimizations: Collaboration with Android partners, particularly Qualcomm, has led to optimized thread scheduling and better interaction with the operating system. The Snapdragon 8 Elite platform saw a 60-80% improvement in Speedometer 3.0.

These improvements have resulted in record-breaking Speedometer performance on mobile, especially with the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite. For more information on Google's advancements, check out Google's GenCast AI.