Your SpeedVitals Mobile scores just got better!
Happy New Year to SpeedVitals users! 🎉
We have two new updates to share with you. We have updated Lighthouse version to 12.3.0 and adjusted the CPU Throttling on Mobile devices. The Network Throttling remains the same as before.
The reduced throttling across all our mobile devices will result in better performance scores. Some websites can expect a big improvement to the TBT (Total Blocking Time) metric. Most of the other metric will not have a significant improvement.
If you are comparing reports before and after this change, make sure you separate lab scores from real-world field data. This is especially important when you are checking Core Web Vitals trends with the SpeedVitals Core Web Vitals Checker or comparing your site with broader web performance benchmarks.
This change will only affect the Mobile scores. Desktop Throttling remains the same so the Desktop scores will not be affected.
You can read more on the Lighthouse Github Changelog to understand the same. If you want to compare testing tools, we also have a list of PageSpeed Insights alternatives.