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		Chrome new tab console message – SW registered, what is it?
		3 points by jpatel3 on Feb 28, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment
		Today one of my colleague pointed that when you open the new tab on Chrome and check the console, there is message - SW registered (newtab?ie=UTF-8:8) What is it about?

gerardes on Feb 28, 2019 [–]

I think, it has something to do with Service Workers.

To see more, go (in your DevTools) to "Application" -> "Service Workers". There you find the "new tab service worker" and which version it's running.

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