Reducing consumption data on your Android phone – CNET in Spanish

Opera Max lets you save data (Internet) on your Android phone without you noticing.

Juan Garzon / CNET

Many operators worldwide limited data (Internet) you have available on your cell phone plan, they charge extra for consuming more than what you have established in your plan or reduce surfing speed after some use. Be aware every day of what you consume over the Internet is not fun, but the app Opera Max helps you save data without you noticing.

Android app helps you to reduce data consumption by compressing videos, photos and music directly or enjoy visualize directly from the Internet. Therefore, This app for Android you can reduce data consumption without changing your behavior.

For example, you can browse Chrome or Facebook normally while you consume less data than they normally would, watch movies on Netflix or videos YouTube, like consuming less data while listening to music on services like MixRadio, Pandora or Slacker Radio.

Depending on the apps you use and how you use them, you can reduce more than 50 percent of data normally consume. For example, the safe company can save up to 60 percent of the data normally consume with Netflix and YouTube. In my experience, I managed to save 48 percent of YouTube and 45 percent of MixRadio, for example.

1. Download and install Opera Max on your phone with Android 4.0 or higher.
2. Open the app. After the tutorial select Connect under Start saving and then agree to give permission to install a VPN connection.
3. Open the menu by pressing the icon of “burger” in the upper left. There, you can select if you want Opera Max is active only in cellular networks (mobile) or Wi-Fi too.
4. From the menu, select Settings . Section savings, how much savings can select Opera Max want to try to save data in photos, video and music.

The app shows you how data saved by each app, like in all. You can browse the reduction of consumption data by day, month or for different periods.

Depending on the connection you have and other factors, the VPN Opera Max could make your surfing a little slower, but in my experience not notice much difference compared to my general use across networks 4G LTE and 3G.

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