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July 2020 release notes

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Run performance tests multiple times to reduce variability.

Here's a roundup of some of the changes we've made recently.

Reduce variability by running tests multiple times​

You can now run tests up to 7 times and then save the median result. This removes outliers and results and avoids unnecessary alerts.

Running each performance test once, 3 times, 5 times, or 7 times

Annual plans​

Save 20% on your subscription by paying annually.

Two new monitoring locations​

See how users in Mumbai and Singapore experience the performance of your website.

Lighthouse 6.1​

Lighthouse 6.1 includes bug fixes, more data on long JS tasks, and a new SEO audit that makes sure search engines can crawl your links.

DebugBear now also uses Chrome 84 to test your pages.

Page loaded conditions​

Does Lighthouse sometimes finish the test before your page has fully loaded? You can now set up a JavaScript expression that needs to be fulfilled before the test finishes.

New articles​

Reduce variance between Lighthouse runs

Debug and improve server response time

Performance impact of Chrome extensions

First Contentful Paint and how to improve it

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