Google Chrome is adding a new “link to highlight” feature. The feature is part of Chrome 90, the latest version of Google’s ubiquitous browser.
Link to highlight allows users to share specific sections of an article by highlighting it. Instead of copying the full URL, the feature allows users to be specific on what they want others to know. To share a section of a website or article, you first have to highlight the text you wish to share. Then, right-click and select “copy link to highlight.”
That way, when a user taps on the link, they’ll be taken directly to the precise section of a website that is highlighted. This is especially handy for spun-out articles that would take a good number of minutes to go through to the end.
You can use the new feature once you update Chrome to version 90. The new version is rolling out on Android and desktop. Link to highlight is not yet available on iOS, but it’s “coming soon.”
If you can’t see the feature on Chrome desktop, you can get the same functionality using the Link to Text Fragment extension, launched in 2020 by Google that also works on Edge.
Chrome 90 Performance Improvement
Despite being a go-to browser for most users, Chrome is not in any way considered to be light and fast. Version 90 should feel a little less heavy and resource-hungry, however, at least to some extent. Chrome 90 features incremental performance improvements. CPU usage has decreased, which should translate to more battery life and less heat emission.
Google product manager Kayce Hawkins says Chrome now reclaims up to 100MB per tab. To put it into perspective, he shared some nerdy stats. Chrome claims up to 35 percent CPU usage reduction, resulting in up to 1.25 more hours of battery life on Mac.
Hawkins claimed “similar results” are seen on Windows, Chrome OS, and Linux. On Android, Chrome starts 13% faster even with “lots of tabs” open.
Chrome is also working on adding tab freezing for collapsed groups in beta to reduce resource consumption.
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