The feature is optional as of now
In April, Google changed the way Chrome handles Flash content, introducing a “detect and run important plugin content” option which when enabled automatically pauses all non-essential Flash media. Apart from providing a middle ground between the two extremes of allowing or disallowing plugins on a blanket basis, this is also a great way to conserve battery life. But if it works as well as Google says it does, why not make it the default option? Well, Google has done just that with the latest Chrome beta.
“When you’re on a webpage that runs Flash, we’ll intelligently pause content (like Flash animations) that aren’t central to the webpage, while keeping central content (like a video) playing without interruption. If we accidentally pause something you were interested in, you can just click it to resume playback. This update significantly reduces power consumption, allowing you to surf the web longer before having to hunt for a power outlet,” Tommy Li, a software engineer and power conservationist at Google, wrote in a blog post Thursday.
As for those running the latest stable build, you can enable this feature from Settings > Show advanced settings > Privacy > Content Settings > Plugins.
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