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Back-forward cache on Android

Category

Performance

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 86)

Intent stage

Shipped

Summary

Creates a cache for pages which allows for instant navigations to previously-visited pages after cross-site navigations.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://w3ctag.github.io/design-principles/#support-non-fully-active
• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: Shipped/Shipping
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: http://crbug.com/511340

Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mrgp7XzR16rd1xqFYOJgC1IP0NPLZFaRU5Ukj3-TlLw https://web.dev/bfcache/ https://github.com/rakina/bfcache-explainer#what-is-bfcache

Explainers: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1E7LY4HxkJxIjNt9PJIq5vKtNh6hB0PCTzENGkoYAbgA

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