Resource Hints: prefetch

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Informs the browsers that a given resource should be prefetched so it can be loaded more quickly. This is indicated using <link rel="prefetch" href="(url)">

Chrome

  1. ❌ 4 - 7: Not supported
  2. ✅ 8 - 153: Supported
  3. ✅ 154: Supported
  4. ✅ 155 - 157: Supported

Edge

  1. ✅ 12 - 153: Supported
  2. ✅ 154: Supported

Safari

  1. ❌ 3.1 - 13: Not supported
  2. ❌ 13.1 - 26.6: Disabled by default
  3. ❌ 27: Disabled by default
  4. ❌ 27.1 - TP: Disabled by default

Firefox

  1. ✅ 2 - 156: Supported
  2. ✅ 157: Supported
  3. ✅ 158 - 160: Supported

Opera

  1. ❌ 9 - 12.1: Not supported
  2. ✅ 15 - 134: Supported
  3. ✅ 135: Supported

IE

  1. ❌ 5.5 - 10: Not supported
  2. ✅ 11: Supported

Chrome for Android

  1. ✅ 154: Supported

Safari on iOS

  1. ❌ 3.2 - 13.3: Not supported
  2. ❌ 13.4 - 26.6: Disabled by default
  3. ❌ 27.0: Disabled by default
  4. ❌ 27.1 - 27.2: Disabled by default

Samsung Internet

  1. ✅ 4 - 29: Supported
  2. ✅ 30: Supported

Opera Mini

  1. ❌ all: Not supported

Opera Mobile

  1. ❌ 10 - 12.1: Not supported
  2. ✅ 80: Supported

UC Browser for Android

  1. ✅ 15.5: Supported

Android Browser

  1. ❌ 2.1 - 3: Not supported
  2. ✅ 4: Supported
  3. ❌ 4.1 - 4.3: Not supported
  4. ✅ 4.4 - 4.4.4: Supported
  5. ✅ 154: Supported

Firefox for Android

  1. ✅ 157: Supported

QQ Browser

  1. ✅ 14.9: Supported

Baidu Browser

  1. ✅ 13.52: Supported

KaiOS Browser

  1. ✅ 2.5: Supported
  2. ✅ 3: Supported
Resources:
Wikipedia article
Article on prefetch and other hints