Chrome 146 changes supported Device Memory values#28900
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Setting this back to draft for now as we may be changing the limits to allow 1GB on Android again. |
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@caugner this is ready for review again now when you get a chance. |
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Summary
Chrome is updating the device memory limits, removing older limits and adding newer ones. It would be good to document what limits are supported.
Test results and supporting details
Difficult to test all memory types without access to devices of all memory type but here's proof that the 8GB cap no longer applies:
https://chromestatus.com/feature/6330376953921536.
Available in Chrome 146 onwards (in Chrome Canary now if you wanna test it)
Related issues
MDN PR: mdn/content#42887