In its own tests on Windows 10, the company found that Firefox uses less memory than Chrome, even with eight content processes running.Įlectrolysis still isn’t on for all Firefox users.

In fact, if your computer has more than 8GB of RAM, Mozilla recommends “bumping up the number of content processes that Firefox uses” because it will make Firefox faster, though at the expense of using more memory. This setting is at the bottom of the General section in Options. This means that complex webpages in one tab have a much lower impact on responsiveness and speed in other tabs, and Firefox finally makes better use of your computer’s hardware.įirefox 55 takes this a step further by letting the user adjust the number of processes up or down. This year, Firefox 54 started using up to four processes to run webpage content across all open tabs (four is the default, but this can be tweaked in the browser’s settings). Last year, Firefox 48 enabled multi-process support for 1 percent of users, slowly ramping up to nearly half of the Firefox Release channel, and Firefox 49 expanded support to include a small initial set of compatible add-ons. Mozilla’s multi-process support in Firefox has been in development since at least 2013 as part of the Electrolysis project - Firefox Nightly gained multi-process support in November 2014. WebVR supports navigating and controlling VR experiences with handset controllers or your movements in physical space. If you find a web game or app that supports VR, just click the VR goggles icon visible on the webpage to experience it using your VR headset. As its name implies, the technology is meant for browsers. WebVR is an experimental JavaScript API that provides support for virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Google Cardboard.

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