Google is experimenting with pre-fetching techniques using the Speculation Rules API to enhance load speeds for specific search results. The implementation has led to notable improvements in Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), achieving reductions of 67 milliseconds on Chrome for Android for the first two search results. Additionally, there were smaller but still positive improvements for subsequent results. These pre-fetching efforts include privacy measures, ensuring user data remains secure. Overall, these changes reflect Google's continuing focus on optimizing user experience in search.
Google Search has been making use of the Speculation Rules API to improve navigation speed from the search results page to the result links.
Google reported significant improvements in Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), achieving reductions of 67 milliseconds for clicks from Google Search on Chrome for Android.
The pre-fetching method involves privacy-preserving aspects and aims to prevent sharing details encoded in the search page's URL.
Results show smaller gains for navigation beyond the first two pre-fetched search results, highlighting the efficiency of Google's testing.
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