A Popular Internet Browser Might Be Draining Your Battery — Here's How to Fix It The option will be available for all users this week.

By Amanda Breen Edited by Jessica Thomas

NurPhoto | Getty Images

Good news for Chrome users with MacBooks: If your battery isn't staying charged as long as you'd like, there might be a solution.

Google's launching a new version of Chrome (version 110) this week for all users, which will improve performance on both new Macs with Apple processors and older models, TechCrunch reported.

Related: Programs for Getting Rid of Junk and Speeding up Your Mac or PC

As of 2018, there were more than 100 million Macs in use, and Computerworld reported that more than 25% of Mac users opt to use Chrome as their browser, despite it not coming pre-installed on the operating system.

According to Google's test run, the Chrome update will support 18 hours of YouTube video or 17 hours of web browsing on the new M2-powered MacBook Pro running macOS Ventura, per TechCrunch. Data for performance on older Mac models with Intel chipsets wasn't available.

Related: These 5 Steve Jobs Keynotes Will Inspire You to Better Sell Your Ideas

Google automatically downloads and applies updates in the background on occasion, but you can see if you've been updated (and do it yourself if not) by clicking the "More" button in the upper right corner, selecting the "Help" menu, then "About Google Chrome."

Amanda Breen

Entrepreneur Staff

Senior Features Writer

Amanda Breen is a senior features writer at Entrepreneur.com. She is a graduate of Barnard College and received an MFA in writing at Columbia University, where she was a news fellow for the School of the Arts.

Want to be an Entrepreneur Leadership Network contributor? Apply now to join.

Editor's Pick

Business News

JPMorgan Shuts Down Internal Message Board Comments After Employees React to Return-to-Office Mandate

Employees were given the option to leave comments about the RTO mandate with their first and last names on display — and they did not hold back.

Innovation

4 Ways Market Leaders Use Innovation to Foster Business Growth

Forward-thinkers constantly strive to diversify and streamline their products and services, turning novelties into commodities desired by many.

Franchise

Jersey Mike's Switched Up Its Strategy for Serving Customers This Year — Then Blackstone Bought the Sandwich Chain for $8 Billion

The New Jersey sub franchise has dialed in on strategies to serve customers in stores and online, as proven by its recent acquisition.

Franchise

The One Factor the Top Franchises of 2025 Have in Common

Here's how we determined the companies in our annual Franchise 500 ranking, and what we learned from the data.

Franchise

12 Businesses Share Their Biggest Marketing Wins, From a Social Media Scavenger Hunt to Lovable Mascot

You don't need a huge budget to get people's attention, or win over loyal customers. Sometimes you just need a little creativity.

Franchise

The Growth of These 4 Franchise Concepts Shows Where the Industry Is Going

From autism services to self-pour bars, these concepts in franchising can tell us where the industry is headed.