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Google Chrome To Feature Built-In Image Lazy Loading (bleepingcomputer.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Future versions of Google Chrome will feature built-in support for lazy loading, a mechanism to defer the loading of images and iframes if they are not visible on the user's screen at load time. This system will first ship with Chrome for Android and Google doesn't rule out adding it to desktop versions if tests go as planned. The feature is called Blink LazyLoad, and as the name hints, it will implement the principle of "lazy loading" inside Chrome itself.

Google engineers reported page load speed improvements varying from 18% to 35%, depending on the underlying network. Other browser makers have been notified of the Chrome team's plan, but none have provided input if they plan to implement a similar feature. Compared to most JS-based lazy loading scripts that only target images, Google implementation will also target iframes.

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  1. Re:Sigh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You keep talking but keep ignoring the fundamental underlying philosophy of how the web was developed.... it is when fucktard developers insist on overriding the browser that problems happen. There is no requirement for a webpage to render for the entire page if it is not visible. Please stop making stuff up, admit you don't understand, educate yourself and then comment.