If you’ve ever opened a webpage and wondered why it takes a second too long to settle, especially when it’s packed with videos and media, this upcoming change might finally fix that. For years, Chromium-based browsers — including Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi — have supported lazy loading. But only for images and iframes. That’s not quite the same for video and audio. But that’s about to change. Thanks to a proposal by independent developer Helmut Januschka, Chromium-based browsers are gearing up to support native lazy loading for video and audio elements as well. And while it sounds like a technical footnote, it could make browsing much smoother.
What lazy loading actually does (and why it matters)
Normally, when you open a webpage, your browser goes into overdrive trying to load everything at once: images, videos, audio, ads, the whole buffet. Unsurprisingly, that is not great for speed. Lazy loading takes
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