Update makes Chrome for Android a bigger memory hog, but also more secure - Android

If you ever look through Settings > Storage on your Android phone, you'll notice that most mobile browsers are memory hogs. And the Chrome browser is among the worst when it comes to this type of behavior. Unfortunately, a new update to Chrome for Android is going to make its memory grabbing tendencies even worse. But according to Android Authority, there is actually a good reason for Google's mobile browser to suck up 3% to 5% more of your handset's resources after the update.

The update to the Android version of the Chrome browser will make it more secure ...