Feature brings data savings and less buffering to video viewers Android users will see less of the video-buffering wheel, as the unique “video boost” feature arrives today in the Opera Mini mobile browser, available for free in Google Play. The release brings smoother video viewing and data savings to almost 120 million users on Opera […]
Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Gmail drain mobile data plans while working in the background A new app-usage finding, conducted through millions of Opera Max users, shows that on average over 30% of all data is used by apps running in the background. Facebook Messenger and Gmail are the most data-hungry apps this way, with some […]
The first Opera Mini update in 2016 is out, sporting a new QR-code reader and generator and an improved download manager, but, most importantly, it introduces better language support, with 90 languages to choose from. Many countries, and especially highly populated countries like India, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa, have a population that uses several […]
Unlimited downloads of premium apps and games for VND 10,000 a week Mobile data subscribers can now download as many premium apps and games as they want for a small weekly subscription fee of VND 10,000 (USD 0.45). Viettel, the largest operator in Vietnam, has partnered with Opera to launch AppMarket, an “all-you-can-eat” app storefront […]
iData Saver, powered by Opera Max reduces up to 50% data usage on video and audio streaming apps Intex Aqua Star 4G, the latest smartphone from Intex Technologies, will sport a new iData Saver feature. This feature is able to reduce data consumption by up to 50% on images, webpages and streaming, especially with image-heavy audio […]
The newest version of Opera Mini for Android, out today, comes with an improved download manager that gives you more power and control while downloading web content, including pictures and videos. Download managers are a highly-sought-after feature in India. According to a survey among Opera Mini users in India, 75% of respondents rated downloading as […]
The latest version of Opera Coast, out today, comes with a new, unique way to preview your top news. The new “for you” feature aggregates articles from your favorite sites into one tile on your home screen. It gives you a personalized, fast, and customizable news experience right inside the browser. “Our goal is to […]
Android users can stream twice as much video and music with Opera Max Music lovers are able to listen to their favorite streaming music apps on the go while using less mobile data. Opera Max, a data-management and data-saving app for Android phones, is the first app in world to optimize streaming-video and -music apps, […]
As of today, 14 OEMs, including Samsung and Xiaomi, have embedded Opera’s data-management app, Opera Max, on their smartphones. With the new partnerships with Asian OEMs – Acer, Hisense and TWZ, Opera now expects more than 100 million Android phones to be shipped with integrated Opera Max by 2017. Opera Max reduces data consumption across […]
Now Indonesian mobile users can download as many premium apps and games as they want for a small, weekly subscription fee. Opera Software has partnered with three operators in Indonesia to roll out the Opera Subscription Mobile Store service, giving consumers affordable access to thousands of premium apps. This is the first “all you can […]
