Opera has added compression technology to its upgraded its Opera Mini mobile browser for Android so that users can switch between High and Extreme data compression modes. In this way, they will be able to optimize their data compression for different network conditions.
The new High-compression mode compresses web-pages without affecting the page display, making it good for surfing the web on 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi networks. The Extreme-compression mode compresses web-pages extensively, giving users a very high-speed internet experience while using very little mobile data. This mode is ideal for when users are experiencing slow network conditions, or just want to make their data plans last longer. The Extreme-compression mode can affect the layout of the web-pages and was previously the only compression mode available in Opera Mini.
Opera said the update is an important milestone toward its goal of reaching 275 million Android users by the end of 2017.
In addition to the new compression technology, the latest Opera Mini also includes a new and improved UI for saved pages and bookmarks, better handling of bigger downloads in High-compression mode, an overhauled tab switch, private-browsing mode, options to customide the browser layout for more thumb-friendly surfing, a scalable interface with higher resolution for tablets and large phones, updates to the Discover news feed to provide more of the latest content across the web, and a data counter to show daily progress on data savings, helping users keep data costs under control
