Everything else is working fine, but Google Chrome is running very slowly. The response time for every action is around 4-5 seconds, and sometimes it takes even longer. This sluggish performance has become quite noticeable and is impacting the overall browsing experience. If anyone has experienced a similar issue or has any suggestions on how to improve Chrome's speed, I would greatly appreciate your insights.
MacBook Air
webdev97 wrote:
Everything else is working fine, but Google Chrome is running very slowly. The response time for every action is around 4-5 seconds, and sometimes it takes even longer. This sluggish performance has become quite noticeable and is impacting the overall browsing experience. If anyone has experienced a similar issue or has any suggestions on how to improve Chrome's speed, I would greatly appreciate your insights.
Use the Activity Monitor application and make sure to use View >> View All Processes
What process or processes are using the Most CPU and Memory.
Also, it depends on the number of Open Tabs in your Chrome Browser, they can also affect CPU / Memory Usage.
Often times - the issue maybe not a single Process alone but a combination of Processes
Also, when the computer is using so much CPU / Memory - it can be an indicator of a Lack Of Empty Spaces on the Drive.
In which case, the CPU and Memory usage would become much more because it is searching for Empty Space to save all the Changes the user is performing.
webdev97 wrote:
Everything else is working fine, but Google Chrome is running very slowly. The response time for every action is around 4-5 seconds, and sometimes it takes even longer. This sluggish performance has become quite noticeable and is impacting the overall browsing experience. If anyone has experienced a similar issue or has any suggestions on how to improve Chrome's speed, I would greatly appreciate your insights.
Use the Activity Monitor application and make sure to use View >> View All Processes
What process or processes are using the Most CPU and Memory.
Also, it depends on the number of Open Tabs in your Chrome Browser, they can also affect CPU / Memory Usage.
Often times - the issue maybe not a single Process alone but a combination of Processes
Also, when the computer is using so much CPU / Memory - it can be an indicator of a Lack Of Empty Spaces on the Drive.
In which case, the CPU and Memory usage would become much more because it is searching for Empty Space to save all the Changes the user is performing.
To anyone:
The best solution, by far, is to get rid of Chrome.
I really don't get what people think is so great about Chrome. It's a known, massive resource hog. On top of that, from the moment you turn your Mac on to the time you turn it off, it is constantly sending anonymized data of your computer and web usage to Google's servers. Chrome doesn't even have to be running. The keystone agents…
/Library/LaunchDaemons/google.keystone.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/google.keystone.xpcservice.plist
…do that by launching apps buried within the Chrome app, which load at startup. And then there's this.
We don't allow any software written by Google on our Macs. Not Chrome, Google Earth, or anything else. Google's real business is collecting marketing data. You are their unwilling and unpaid source for it when you use any of their junk. If Safari isn't a browser you care much for, try Firefox or Brave. If you have one, you do not need Chrome to access your Google account. You can do that from any browser.
And yet another reason to never allow any app written by Google on your computer.
Google told users that when using incognito/private mode, Chrome would not track your usage, or collect data. They lied. It did anyway. Google has now agreed to settle the 2020 lawsuit with a five billion dollar fine.
But even so, according to another article on the lawsuit, that 5 billion is still a drop in the bucket to what Google has made on the collected data.
Remove Chrome and its daemons. Never install it again.
Same for me. I usually use Safari but recently installed Chrome so that I could use the Beyond 20 extension for Roll 20 and D&D Beyond. I'm running Chrome with those 2 tabs open and nothing else but the problem starts as soon as I start Chrome. Just to click the button to open a new tab takes 10-15 seconds. Everything else on my Mac is lightning fast and I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary on the Activity Tracker. Chrome itself isn't even using much for system resources. I tried an uninstall and reinstall but same problem.
dshop01 wrote:
I have literally one particular use case I need to use Chrome for because it requires a Chrome extension not available on Safari.
As a Chromium-based browser, Brave can use nearly all the extensions available from the Chrome Web Store:
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017909112-How-can-I-add-extensions-to-Brave-
Unlike Google Chrome, Brave does not demand full time all the time constant access to your Mac, uploading its information to its command-and-control servers to the detriment of its performance and your privacy.
Unlike Google Chrome, Brave does exactly nothing unless you're using it.
Unlike Google Chrome, Brave is just a browser.
Unlike Google Chrome, if you don't like Brave, you can just drag its app icon to the Trash.
With that said, the answer really should never have to be just don’t use the program.
Really, don't use the program. No one needs Chrome, Mac users especially. Installing Google Chrome obviates most of the reasons for even having a Mac. If you are required to use Google products, buy a Chromebook.
The same issue for me. Chrome is painstakingly slow in my Macbook Air M2. It has nothing to do with what processes are running and how many tabs are open. It is slow even if it is the only app that is running with only a single tab open. My Mac is new, 8 GB RAM, 400+ GB of free memory.
I have literally one particular use case I need to use Chrome for because it requires a Chrome extension not available on Safari. With that said, the answer really should never have to be just don’t use the program. I’m sure there is something in settings that needs to be tweaked to take care of this but unfortunately I don’t have the technical expertise to know where to start on that. I’m really hoping someone who does sees this and can chime in for us.
Yup, there are always exceptions that force the user to require a specific browser. I've seen other users mention they have to use Firefox with their bank because that's the only browser a bank supplied extension runs under.
But otherwise, I tell people to avoid Chrome like the plague.
Yes, you gave it a good shot, trying to find a cause.
It's just that I don't think anyone should be using Chrome. The links in my post are more than a good enough reason why.
But, to each their own. As long as the user doesn't mind Google tapping them all day long for marketing data, even when they said they wouldn't, then go for it.
wow. You don't know what you're talking about.
Safari pros: nice effects while swipe back
cons: everything else
Every person who uses browser for professional job jump for Chrome. Safari got bugs all over.
Try use it for tui booking - no calendar. Try for HP management.
I believe Safari is good for instagram only but some people needs are higher
I know full well what I'm talking about. I've been using computers since before the Internet existed. I've used just about every imaginable browser ever made.
I don't why you're having so much trouble with Safari. I used it through my entire business career without issue. And why does my browser need a calendar? I had that in Outlook for decades, and now in the free eM Client. Why would I need to duplicate that function in my browser?
Buy hey, if you want to continue using a browser that has zero regard for your privacy, then go right ahead.
Everyone is talking about 'privacy' these days (similar to well being) but no-one actually care - just 'cool words'
What search engine do you use? google? or duckduckgo? You sure B.Gates got nothing to do with the second one?
But the true is Safari is very basic. Doesn't fully work with Microsoft 365, no PWA, not opening websites or displaying incorrectly, Cannot select part of the link & hit right search for it ie translate etc. No proper add blocker/pop up can be installed. Pinch to zoom in/out randomly not working. Swipe to back looking good except killing previous session and page is refreshed most of the times. Formatting issue while searching for images and zooming in. So complicated when you want to clear cookies, check ssl certificate. I am IT admin for 18 years and I know how many calls I am having every day because 'something is not working'. My answer is always did you try using chrome (or chromium based browser? Always works these days when almost 90% businesses are on cloud (Microsoft/Amazon Hyper-vs)
You right Chrome/Edge are not perfect but still light years in front of Safari. Ask website developers for their opinion
Instead of harping on Kurt Lang's perfectly appropriate replies, why don't you help the OP solve his Google Chrome problems? Perhaps he did already, by following the valuable advice already posted by experienced helpers.
And if you need help with your difficulties with Safari, I suggest that you create your own Discussion. If you did, I am unable to find it. To learn how to use this site effectively, please read Find answers and ask questions in the Apple Support Community - Apple Support.
I am IT admin for 18 years ...
Why does this not surprise me 🙄
You truly have no idea what you're talking about.
What search engine do you use? google? or duckduckgo?
I mostly use Google. But in that respect, I don't care. It's only getting general marketing data that way. Not data tied directly to me as Google does through the mere existence of Chrome.
I have experienced none of the issues you list after that. Zero. You must be doing something wrong. We have ad blockers on all of our devices. Macs, iPhones and iPads. They work in Safari as expected.
And yes, I do use a Chromium based browser: Brave. Read John Galt's reasons above why it's a far better choice than Chrome.
Hey! How about that. You found a site where everyone dumps on Safari. Let's see how many I can find where users dump on Chrome.
Golly. That was easy. Even better, the top link is also on Reddit.
I mostly use Google. But in that respect, I don't care. It's only getting general marketing data that way. Not data tied directly to me as Google does through the mere existence of Chrome.
Google still deposits tracking cookies on the local Mac correlated to public IP addresses and anything else they can grab that serves to keep you confined to their search bubble, deliver targeted advertising, and make sure you don't engage in any wrongthink.
It's not a particularly good search engine anyway. The only thing Google offers that other search engines don't is to provide thousands of hits within 0.002 seconds or whatever they're proud of proclaiming. I prefer relevant results over thousands ranked by whatever algorithm Google wants for its own purposes.
But if you are enamored with Google search, Startpage strips all that information before forwarding it to Google. Nothing to track.
Thanks, John. I did know that, but at least it's only IP linked, and not directly reading my computer's information.
The more I use Brave, the more I'm ready to make it the default browser. Heck, it even blocks virtually all ads without the need for a third party ad blocker.
chrome isworking slow on my Macbook Air M2
