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Persistent Storage Permission (Durable Storage)

Category
Offline / Storage
Type
New or changed feature
Status
Enabled by default (Chrome 55)
Intent stage
None

Summary

Allow sites to request that web storage be treated as "persistent", preventing Chrome's automatic storage eviction from clearing storage for that site. The permission is automatically granted when the site: - Is bookmarked (if the user has <= 5 bookmarks) - Is added to homescreen - Has push notification permissions - Has high site engagement (Launched as Origin Trial in M52)

Standards & signals

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