Opera introduces an application that helps save 3G costs on Android

Opera Max is an application that Opera has just released to help Android users compress data when using 3G, thereby saving costs for operators.

Opera is well known for its services that help users save 3G space on their phones, most notably the Opera Mini browser. And now, an application that Opera has just released on Android continues to promise users can save their surfing costs. Called Opera Max and released in beta, Opera said the application could help you reduce the amount of download data by half compared to the normal way, thanks to the compression mechanism of all content, from text. , photos, until video.

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Opera Max works by routing all your network traffic through Opera's servers. The server will compress the content and then send the data back to your phone in a smaller data plan. All work in underground mode so you can use your applications normally but actually the data you use has been compressed to save space, thus saving 3G money. pay for the network. Opera Max can save you up to 50% of your data usage compared to normal usage.

This solution is especially economical when you download video content. However, in return, the video quality will also be significantly reduced. Maybe the image quality is still enough for you to "watch" it, but it will be difficult to "enjoy". At the same time when using Opera Max, the content loading time will also increase (how much longer will depend on the "busy" level of the server at the time you use). Opera said it will apply a waiting list on Max to address the risk of this overloaded server.

Opera Max doesn't work with encrypted websites, so if you use services like Facebook, Max won't help. According to Opera announced that Max can work on YouTube, however, Theverge page has tested the beta of this application and found that this feature is not working.

Opera Max will be released for free, in return users will have to see the ads that Opera offers. If you want to turn off ads, you have to pay a fee of 1 USD / month. Opera Max is currently available on Play Store but only users in the US and Western Europe can download it.