Performance
The newest version of HTTP is now widely supported, and the benefits are largest on the worst connections.
Built on QUIC over UDP, it removes head-of-line blocking at the transport layer and recovers faster from packet loss — which is where mobile networks spend much of their time.
Users on congested mobile connections see the largest improvement. On a good fixed line the difference is often marginal.
Usually a server or CDN toggle rather than an application change. Clients that cannot negotiate it fall back to HTTP/2 automatically.
Improved platform support has renewed interest in web apps that install and work offline.
Pre-rendered sites remain popular for documentation, marketing and publishing.
Local capacity keeps growing, and the practical effect for businesses is shorter round trips and simpler compliance.
The obligations are lighter than most owners fear, but they are not zero, and a few of them touch your hosting directly.
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