Tag: background services

  • Chrome’s background services: Reporting API

    Reporting API The Reporting API is a concept in web development that helps monitor and improve security and performance through real-time reporting. This feature allows web applications to send detailed reports to a specified endpoint about various issues that occur during the browsing experience, such as security policy violations, network…

  • Chrome’s background services: Push Messaging

    Push Messaging Push Messaging is a concept in web development that delivers real-time notifications to users, keeping them updated even when the web application is not open. This feature is particularly useful for sending timely alerts, updates, or reminders directly to a user’s device, ensuring they stay informed about important…

  • Chrome’s background services: Speculative Loads

    Speculative Loads Speculative Loads is a concept in web development that improves performance by preloading resources based on predicted user actions. This feature allows web browsers and applications to anticipate what the user might do next—such as clicking a link or opening a specific section—and preloads the necessary resources (like…

  • Chrome’s background services: Periodic Background Sync

    Periodic Background Sync Periodic Background Sync is a concept in web development that ensures data stays up-to-date by syncing periodically in the background, even when the web application is not actively being used. This feature is part of the Service Worker API and allows web applications to perform periodic background…

  • Chrome’s background services: Payment Handler

    Payment Handler Payment Handler is a concept in web development that enables secure and seamless online transactions by integrating multiple payment methods directly into web applications. This feature is part of the Payment Request API and allows web developers to create custom payment interfaces that can handle various payment methods,…

  • Chrome’s background services: Bounce Tracking Mitigations

    Bounce Tracking Mitigations Bounce Tracking Mitigations are a set of techniques and strategies in web development designed to protect user privacy by preventing bounce tracking across sites. Bounce tracking occurs when a user is redirected through intermediate sites (often without their knowledge) before reaching their intended destination. These intermediate sites…

  • Chrome’s background services: Background Sync

    Background Sync Background Sync is a concept in web development that ensures important tasks, such as sending data to a server, are completed when a stable network connection is available. This feature allows web applications to defer actions, such as form submissions or message sending, until the device has a…

  • Chrome’s background services: Background Fetch

    Background Fetch Background Fetch is a concept in web development that supports persistent downloads even if the browser is closed or the user navigates away from the page. This feature is ideal for large files or long-running downloads, as it allows web applications to continue downloading content in the background,…

  • Chrome’s background services: Back/Forward Cache

    Back/Forward Cache (bfcache) Back/Forward Cache (bfcache) is a concept in web development that enhances user experience by providing instant navigation to previously visited pages. This feature allows web pages to be stored in memory when the user navigates away, enabling near-instantaneous loading when the user navigates back or forward using…