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Status: Duplicate
Merged: issue 681341
Owner: ----
Closed: Apr 2017
EstimatedDays: ----
NextAction: ----
OS: Mac
Pri: 2
Type: Bug



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Google maps on Chromium triggers discrete graphics; no other browser does this

Reported by deadba...@gmail.com, Apr 28 2017

Issue description

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_5) AppleWebKit/602.4.8 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/10.0.3 Safari/602.4.8

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Install an app that notifies when your GPU changes like gfxCardStatus
2. load a map in maps.google.com
3. There is no step 3

What is the expected behavior?
Every other browser I use doesn't trigger the use of discrete graphics.

What went wrong?
Using discrete graphics lessens battery life considerably. If I use Google maps, I have to use Safari. 

Did this work before? No 

Chrome version:  51.0.2683.0 (64-bit)  Channel: stable
OS Version: OS X 10.10.5
Flash Version: Shockwave Flash 23.0 r0

Maybe there is a html5 feature which is being handled in Google by a GL hook when it doesn't have to. I have noot delved into the source to determine what the problem is. Embedded google maps don't appear to be a problem, although sometimes loading noaa triggers the discrete graphics momentarily (but then it switches back)
 
Labels: Needs-Milestone

Comment 2 by deadba...@gmail.com, Apr 28 2017

Take your pick. It's a current bug.

I pasted the version where the bug reporter asked, but literally any version will do

Comment 3 by shrike@chromium.org, Apr 28 2017

Mergedinto: 681341
Status: Duplicate (was: Unconfirmed)

Comment 4 by deadba...@gmail.com, Apr 29 2017

Sorry, I didn't see that one

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