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Arnavion
on March 24, 2021
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Closing web browser windows doesn't close connecti...
Service workers run in the background independent of any website pages open.
stavros
on March 24, 2021
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So your computer can get slower without the hassle of you having to actually install anything!
fuzzy2
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They do not, though. Chrome terminates any idle (or too-busy) service workers after some time.
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