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Google claims “Android is now the fastest mobile platform for web browsing when using Chrome”.

I find this interesting because Chrome on Android doesn’t support extensions or content blockers, two technologies that greatly increase the speed and responsiveness of browsing…
https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/android-sets-new-record-for-mobile-web.html

Android Sets New Record for Mobile Web Performance

A core part of the Android experience is the web. Whether you are browsing in Chrome or using one of the >90% of Android apps that utilize...

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Mans R Mar 25

@rosyna Android can still be the fastest mobile platform for running Chrome. Doesn't mean other browsers aren't faster still.

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Rosyna Keller

@mansr Android’s always going to be the fastest for running Chrome. As Google controls both, google can and did modify the kernel and various other OS code to special-case Chrome’s behavior.