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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and in this quick video we're gonna take a look at the new opera max before we get started let's do a quick refresher on what opera max actually is the application connects to a VPN that links you to the Opera Max cloud once that connection is established the server will compress data before sending it to your device it focuses primarily on compressing images and video which used more data than any other form of media on the web this can result in faster load times and areas with bad connections and it can also help you manage how much data you use the interface will show you what applications you've been using how much data they've consumed and how much data opera max has saved you along with that you'll find suggestions on applications you have installed that'll save you the most data your monthly stats and of course the settings as we mentioned a recent update added a host of new stuff to oper max and we're gonna check those out right now one of the bigger features is the ability to save data on your Wi-Fi connection as well as your mobile connection it acts almost exactly like it would if you are using mobile only and it will show you how much data you've saved from which applications much like the mobile version the Wi-Fi version can also help load pages faster if you're on a slower connection and help you save data if you're on a tiered plan the Wi-Fi and mobile data parts of the application do work at the same time so you can switch back and forth and your data savings will be picked back up where the other one left off and we did like that seamless integration a whole lot in the old version of opera match you could block applications to prevent them from using just mobile data these applications would only use Wi-Fi when available with this new version you can block an application from using data all together be it Wi-Fi or mobile data it's worth noting that there are two separate lists you can block apps on mobile or on Wi-Fi or both this offers almost total control of what gets to use your data this is definitely useful for a number of reasons privacy first and foremost since you can prevent applications from reporting your data to their cloud it'll also help control those applications that seem to want to use a lot of data in the background which can help those on tier data plans from going over their limit too soon this will also probably save battery last and certainly not least as the new user interface opera max now has a more material inspired holo design than it did previously the old interface did have things like swiping tabs and those kinds of interface elements remain but there is now also a hamburger menu a floating action button and more material and holo stuff it does look a lot better than it used to and you can also now share your data savings to your friends to show them how well it works overall this is a positive update for a fairly underrated application especially in markets for your internet access is very slow and unstable or you have a limited amount of data that you can use each month of course if you have wicked fast and unlimited data opera max probably won't be overly useful however those unlimited data plans or slow speeds should definitely give it a shot that link is in the video description below that about does it for this video folks if you haven't already don't forget to subscribe to the Android Authority YouTube channel as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day