January 26, 2024 5:28 PM
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members@arc.net
Arc Update | Faster, better, smoother
The email discusses recent performance improvements in Arc browser and upcoming updates. It also introduces new features like Perplexity as a default search engine option and a new way to create Split Views.
Perplexity in Arc, performance improvements, and more!
January 26, 2024 5:28 PM
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members@arc.net
Arc Update | Faster, better, smoother
The email discusses recent performance improvements in Arc browser and upcoming updates. It also introduces new features like Perplexity as a default search engine option and a new way to create Split Views.
Perplexity in Arc, performance improvements, and more!
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line-height:0pt"> </td></tr><tr><td class="img-center py-40 mpy-30" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:center; padding-top:40px; padding-bottom:40px"><div style=""><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><img alt="ARC" border="0" height="35" src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/1416fde1-0611-4629-4c9f-d6a21c9da038.png" valign="middle" width="114" style="border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none; margin:0!important"></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="pb-40 mpb-30 mpx-10" style="padding-bottom:40px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="bdrs-10 px-55 mpx-20" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-radius:10px; padding-left:55px; padding-right:55px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pt-25" style="padding-top:25px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="text-10 ttu a-center pb-15" style="font-size:10px; line-height:16px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-transform:uppercase; text-align:center; padding-bottom:15px"><div style="">January 26, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><td class="title-21 a-center pb-20 px-55 mpx-0" style="font-size:21px; line-height:27px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-align:center; padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:55px; padding-right:55px"><div style=""><strong id="docs-internal-guid-b41b483a-7fff-42ec-84e7-a958f143bec9">Better, faster, smoother <em>thanks to you</em></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td class="pb-40 mpb-30" style="padding-bottom:40px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="fluid-img pb-20" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/a7d9edac-e934-9f9d-d75a-a11f040a21a8.png" alt="" border="0" width="490" style="margin:0!important; padding:0; max-width:490px; border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none"></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="text-14 ff-hv pb-15" style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px; color:#000001; text-align:left; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; padding-bottom:15px"><div style=""></div></td></tr><tr><td class="text-13" style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-align:left"><div style=""><p style="margin:0!important">The internet is a wondrous, busy place — and it's Arc's job to help you cruise around it seamlessly and carefree.<br><br>In fact, we want performance to be <strong>the reason</strong> you choose Arc as your default browser, year after year, day after day.<br><br>Last week, our Performance Pod held its first offsite of 2024 with one focus in mind: <strong>making Arc the fastest browser out there</strong> — with you and for you.<br><br>So strap in for recent improvements, and a sneak peek at what we're focused on next - as <a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee1</u></a> and <a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee2</u></a> from our Perf Pod step in as our guides for today!</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="img-center pb-40 mpb-30" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:center; padding-bottom:40px"><div style=""><img valign="middle" src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/7b9e8805-09d9-f868-703a-f37fc9d20568.png" width="50" height="5" border="0" alt="" style="border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none; margin:0!important"> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="pb-40 mpb-30" style="padding-bottom:40px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="fluid-img pb-20" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/8828b59d-002e-4976-c3f9-0278cba8b3e5.gif" alt="" border="0" width="490" style="margin:0!important; padding:0; max-width:490px; border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none"></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="text-14 ff-hv pb-15" style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px; color:#000001; text-align:left; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; padding-bottom:15px"><div style=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important"><strong>🫰 Recent updates in your Arc, inspired by you </strong></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="text-13" style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-align:left"><div style=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important">To us, performance isn’t about crazy graphs. It’s about real, handcrafted solutions to the big (and small) annoyances that occur as you surf the web each day.<br><br>Here are a few recent fixes that we found and solved, thanks to you!</p><ul dir="ltr"><li style=""><strong>Tab freezing. </strong><u><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none">Employee2</a></u>'s been reducing CPU and memory usage by freezing background tabs that start using a significant amount of CPU — with over <em>X</em> now frozen every day!</li><li style=""><strong>Tab Switching. </strong>Relentless as ever, <u><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none">Employee3</a></u> got rid of a slight flickering that happened when switching tabs. </li><li style=""><strong>Window Resizing.</strong> <a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee4</u></a> made drag-resizing your browser windows <em>smoother than butter.</em></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="img-center pb-40 mpb-30" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:center; padding-bottom:40px"><div style=""><img alt="" border="0" height="5" src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/7b9e8805-09d9-f868-703a-f37fc9d20568.png" valign="middle" width="50" style="border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none; margin:0!important"></div></td></tr><tr><td class="pb-40 mpb-30" style="padding-bottom:40px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="fluid-img pb-20" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/c13985e7-b7fd-cc46-1daa-fc62da20728a.gif" alt="" border="0" width="490" style="margin:0!important; padding:0; max-width:490px; border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none"> </td></tr><tr><td class="text-14 ff-hv pb-15" style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px; color:#000001; text-align:left; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; padding-bottom:15px"><div style=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important"><strong>🛠️ </strong><strong id="docs-internal-guid-901621d4-7fff-c5df-572c-af793ba23ddb">Up next from your local Performance crew</strong></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="text-13" style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-align:left"><div style=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important">As we always say, your feedback is our roadmap and performance is no different. In the next few weeks, look out for:</p><ul dir="ltr"><li style=""><strong>Compatibility with third-party apps.</strong> <a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee2</u></a>'s been tackling inefficiencies with certain extensions and applications interacting with Arc via the accessibility APIs. </li><li style=""><strong>Smoothest graphics around. </strong><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee4</u></a>'s been improving WebGPU support, fixing graphics on previously broken sites.</li><li style=""><strong>No more Library lag. </strong><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee5</u></a> and <a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee2</u></a> squashed a pesky bug that caused Arc to stall when opening the Library.</li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important">And we have a lot more cooking! Stay tuned to learn more about the larger projects we're tackling this winter, turning rough edges into <em>faster </em>and <em>snappier</em> moments in Arc.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="img-center pb-40 mpb-30" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:center; padding-bottom:40px"><div style=""><img valign="middle" src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/7b9e8805-09d9-f868-703a-f37fc9d20568.png" width="50" height="5" border="0" alt="" style="border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none; margin:0!important"> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="pb-40 mpb-30" style="padding-bottom:40px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="fluid-img pb-20" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/0d6267df-635b-be51-8c00-e3edebea8936.gif" alt="" border="0" width="490" style="margin:0!important; padding:0; max-width:490px; border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none"> </td></tr><tr><td class="text-14 ff-hv pb-15" style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px; color:#000001; text-align:left; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; padding-bottom:15px"><div style=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-0d26a5c2-7fff-1bef-aa9c-b1dca23a84fe">🏀 And finally </strong>—<strong> Perplexity in Arc, Drag-to-Split and more</strong></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="text-13" style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-align:left"><div style=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0!important">The sun never sets on Layup Season at Browser Co, with a few more fresh features landing today:</p><ul dir="ltr"><li style=""><strong>Perplexity is now a default search engine option </strong>thanks to <a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee1</u></a>. Head to <em>Settings > Profiles</em> to set it up.</li><li style=""><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee6</u></a> dreamt up <strong>a new way to create Split Views</strong>, simply drag one tab over another in the Sidebar.</li><li style=""><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><u>Employee7</u></a> added the ability to <strong>expand and collapse Pinned Tabs</strong> by hitting <em>⌘ + T</em> > <em>Collapse</em> or <em>Expand.</em></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="img-center pb-40 mpb-30" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:center; padding-bottom:40px"><div style=""><img valign="middle" src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/7b9e8805-09d9-f868-703a-f37fc9d20568.png" width="50" height="5" border="0" alt="" style="border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none; margin:0!important"> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="pb-40 mpb-30" style="padding-bottom:40px"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="fluid-img pb-20" style="font-size:0pt; line-height:0pt; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/1f3a7e64-325c-dae4-e28d-5b0259c2370f.jpeg" alt="" border="0" width="490" style="margin:0!important; padding:0; max-width:490px; border:0; outline:none; text-decoration:none"></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="text-14 ff-hv pb-15" style="font-size:14px; line-height:20px; color:#000001; text-align:left; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; padding-bottom:15px"><div style=""></div></td></tr><tr><td class="text-13" style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; color:#000001; font-family:Courier,Times,serif; text-align:left"><div style=""><p style="margin:0!important">Well, that’s all for now from your local Performance Pod 👋 </p><p style="margin:0!important"> </p><p style="margin:0!important">Check out <u><a href="#" target="_blank" style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none">Release Notes</a></u> for the full list of updates, and please keep sending us feedback as we make Arc <em><strong>the best possible browser</strong>, </em>for you!</p><p style="margin:0!important"> </p><p style="margin:0!important"><img data-file-id="6340561" height="13" src="https://mcusercontent.com/73c2f0478f1b3cd8343ae8f45/images/ca1911e8-8a99-721d-5c3f-271764e6a300.png" width="14" style="border:0px; width:14px; height:13px; margin:0px; outline:none; text-decoration:none"> Employee1, Employee2, and The Browser Company<br><br>---<br><br>P.S. 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