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I wouldn’t be surprised if google serves different html based on location+ISP and browser agent etc. I.e if you’re on a modern browser with a high-speed isp you
by daniel_iversen 5y ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if google serves different html based on location+ISP and browser agent etc. I.e if you’re on a modern browser with a high-speed isp you might get a heavier page than if you’re on dialup or mobile in 3rd world countries.
- rabbidruster 5y agoDoing anything too complex there would be pretty surprising to me. if they are it seems they didn't do too good a job since the test is emulating a old phone that should probably get a simple/smaller page
- lelandfe 5y agoThere's a CSS media detection feature called `prefers-reduced-data` that may be graduating from a Chrome feature flag Soon™, although I'm not sure if Google is using that anywhere on their sites today. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1051189 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=105118...
- Gigachad 5y agoThey absolutely do serve legacy versions to old browses. I'm pretty sure you can still get a version with the black bar on the top.