One month after introducing video savings for YouTube and Netflix apps, Opera Software's Opera Max via its latest version, now offers data saving on music apps including YouTube Music, Pandora, Slacker Radio, Gaana and Saavn. Opera Max, a data-management and data-saving app for Android phones, is the first app in the world to optimize streaming-video and -music apps, reducing data usage, said the company. Opera Max is available for users with phones running Android 4.0 and above.
With the enhanced version of Opera Max, Opera Software says that most browsers and video apps such as YouTube, Netflix and IMDB can also now be accessed at 50% less cost, on both mobile networks and Wi-Fi.
Opera Max uses streaming audio optimization powered by Rocket Optimizer, which manages streaming audio traffic in the same way that it optimizes video traffic. It supports both MP3 and MP4 stream formats, and can also convert streams to the more efficient AAC+ codec, which is able to deliver high audio quality over a low bitrate connection to any compatible device. This app also helps users monitor and keep count of how much mobile internet or Wi- Fi they have used, on a monthly or daily basis, giving them better control over their data plans, said Opera Software.
Sergey Lossev, Product Manager at Opera Software
More and more people love listening to their favorite music with apps; however, these apps are among the major data hogs consuming users’ mobile data quickly. Now, we have added audio compression for these music apps so that people will feel free to stream music without having to look constantly for available, free Wi-Fi coverage. This is particularly helpful for users with limited data plans.
