Finding Chrome slow? Webpage preloading can speed up your browsing experience.
Key Takeaways
- Chrome preloading speeds up page loading by loading the next page in advance.
- Enable preloading on PC by going to Chrome Settings > Performance > Preload Pages.
- On mobile, go to Chrome Settings > Privacy and Security > Preload Pages to select a preloading level based on data usage.
Few things are more frustrating than sitting at your computer or mobile device, ready to browse the web, but each new webpage takes forever to load. If you use Google Chrome as your internet browser, you can avoid this problem using a nifty little feature called preloading.
How to Enable Page Preload in Chrome on Your PC
Chrome allows you to load the next page in advance, right before you click on a link. So, for example, say you’re reading an article on your favorite news site. At the bottom is a link to ‘Related Articles’ that you want to check out next. Even before you click on it, Chrome will begin loading that next page.
That way, when you click on the link, the next page pops up instantly since it was preloaded in the background. No more staring at a spinning wheel and waiting for the page to appear. It’s already there waiting for you. Here’s how to turn on Chrome’s preloading feature on your PC:
- Click the three vertical dots icon at the top right corner of the Chrome window to open a menu.
- Scroll down and click Settings to open Chrome’s settings panel.
- On the left side, find and click Performance. This will display performance-related settings.
- Scroll down to the Speed section and click to flip the toggle switch for Preload pages.
The preloading feature uses more bandwidth and processing power than normal browsing, but that minor tradeoff is worth it for most people.
Once you’ve flipped that switch on, Chrome will begin quietly loading webpages in the background before you click on links.
How to Enable Page Preload in Chrome on Your Mobile Device
If you want to flip on page preload on Chrome on your Android or iOS device, you can follow these simple steps:
- Launch the Chrome app and tap the three vertical dots in the top right corner to open the menu.
- Tap Settings and then scroll down to tap Privacy and security.
- Here, tap Preload pages, and you’ll find three options: No preloading, Standard preloading, and Extended preloading.
- Select the option that suits your needs. Here’s what each option does:
- No preloading: Chrome will not preload any pages in the background. This saves data, but pages might load slower when you click on them.
- Standard preloading: Chrome will preload a few pages that it predicts you will likely visit based on your browsing history and cookies. This helps pages load faster but uses minimal additional data.
- Extended preloading: Chrome will preload more pages that it thinks you might visit, even if you haven’t visited them before. This results in even faster load times but uses more data than standard preloading.
Preloading pages on Chrome is a nifty feature that makes browsing much faster, smoother, and less frustrating. So, if you get annoyed waiting for pages to load, try enabling Chrome’s preloading. Happy speedy browsing!