In 2020, Google implemented support for the "back-forward cache" in the mobile version of its Chrome browser, a feature that allows the site to be loaded instantly when the user browses by selecting the back and forward button. Now, the windowslatest website has identified a document about the Chrome 92 desktop update that says that the back-forward will arrive for the browser version for Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems.
When you open or close a window in Google Chrome, it is instantly unloaded to clear memory. In order to avoid the slowness when opening the same page again, Google has been developing the back-forward cache feature that loads previously opened pages faster when clicking the back or forward button.
How it works?
When the "back-forward cache" functionality is activated, when visiting a previously accessed website and using the buttons to forward or backward the pages, the loading will be instantaneous instead of loading the same data again. Google describes the function by saying:
"Back-forward caching is a browser feature that improves the user experience by keeping a page alive after the user leaves it and re-using it for browsing the session history (browser back/forward buttons, history.back()) , etc) to do instant browsing. The pages in the cache are frozen and do not run any javascript."
As the new functionality stores entire pages, the browser can instantly restore them when the user returns.
Launch and availability
According to Google, the "back-forward cache" functionality of Chrome for desktop should be available in the coming months. However, the company says that the process will take place gradually.
