Opera Max 0.9.526 Beta - app

Opera Max offers a simple way for you to save mobile data on the apps you use.

Keep your data plan alive for longer

Opera Max promises to help you save up-to 50% on your data plan. It works by compressing the data that your Android apps use. It uses the same data compression technology utilized by the Opera Mini web browser, shrinking internet file sizes so you consume less mobile data. Opera Max is particularly effective for apps that stream video from the web, such as YouTube or Vimeo. It’s also great for image-heavy applications like Flipboard or Instagram. Unfortunately, Opera Max won’t compress data from music streaming apps such as Spotify or Pandora. So if you stream with these apps over 3G a lot don’t expect to save any data on these.

Clearly see your savings

Once you’ve installed Opera Max it will immediately start saving data whenever you use an app that connects to the internet. The clean user interface gives you a simple overview of the amount of data consumed by every app that you use. You can scroll down a timeline of all the data used by apps on your device, viewing how much data each app consumed at a specific time. You can switch between daily and monthly views of this timeline. There’s no weekly view of data consumption. Opera Max is free to download and install, and it’s currently only available as a beta for US and European users. Eventually you will be charged to keep on saving, and options for this include to be charged by watching ads or paying a monthly fee.

An essential for mobile video fans

If you regularly stream video over 3G, Opera Max could be an indispensable way to restrict the amount of mobile data you use.