New mobile Chrome feature would disable scripts on slow connections

This is a possible upcoming feature for mobile Chrome:

If a Data Saver user is on a 2G-speed or slower network according to the NetInfo API, Chrome disables scripts and sends an intervention header on every resource request. Users are shown a UI at the bottom of the screen indicating the page has been modified to save data. Users can enable scripts on the page by tapping “Show original” in the UI.

And the people shout: progressive enhancement!

Jeremy Keith:

An excellent idea for people in low-bandwidth situations: automatically disable JavaScript. As long as the site is built with progressive enhancement, there’s no problem (and if not, the user is presented with the choice to enable scripts).

Power to the people!

This reminds me of the importance of a very useful building strategy called “Progressive Enhancement” 👀

🙌🏻 https://t.co/H4KHu9AzZC

— Sara Soueidan (@SaraSoueidan) August 27, 2018

Did you bet on JavaScript or are you gambling with JavaScript?https://t.co/uYULr5F9oj

— Zach Leatherman (@zachleat) August 27, 2018

George Burduli reports:

This is huge news for developing countries where mobile data packets may cost a lot and are not be affordable to all. Enabling NoScript by default will make sure that users don’t burn through their data without knowledge. The feature will probably be available in the Chrome 69, which will also come with the new Material Design refresh.

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