Not every VPN app require a paid subscription, so if you are searching for a good VPN solution for your Android device, Opera Free VPN is the app you need. It's free and will let you change your virtual location to enjoy more content. Opera Free VPN works very well, but not in every condition and I have Netflix in mind here. Other than letting you access websites and apps, Opera Free VPN is also a good ad blocker, but here again, some sites will know you're using a blocker and outright deny you access to their contents.
Opera free VPN has today been updated with two useful features. Check out the change log and head over to Google Play store to download:
- You can now choose whether or not you want Opera VPN to turn on whenever you restart your Android device.
- You now also have the ability to allow Opera VPN to be more persistent in remaining active (helps with Android versions where the Systems kills active VPN processes.
It was back in April 8 that Opera introduced its ad blocking feature to the beta version of the browser for adventurous users to try and provide feedback. Since then, it seems the company is quite satisfied with the feedback and is today porting the feature to the official app for all to use and block those pesky ads. This feature is listed first in the change log, but of course there is more as per the change log below:
- Ad blocker
- New page-loading animations
- Stop button in the bottom navigation bar
- Feature hints
- News news feed layout
- "Add to home screen" option in the address bar "+" menu
- Installation and startup time improvements.
Unless you have an offshore account, you are probably like me doing whatever it takes to save as much money as possible on your limited data plan, helped in this by apps like Opera Max, an app that describes itself as a data saving app. Available free in Play store, Opera Max is developed by Opera, the same company behind popular Opera browsers for Android and Windows. Besides helping users save megabytes of data, the app also helps boost speeds both on Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Today, Opera Max was updated with added support for tablet layout and the addition of new languages: Arabic, Urdu, Persian and Hebrew.
Download Opera Max in Google Play store and save some money.
Do you hate ads? I think the majority of humankind hates them and I'm with you guys, so much that I removed them from this blog. Is it not annoying to see a website reload while you're reading an interesting story or having a video auto play with the sound set to the max. On the other hand, ads are a necessity for some bloggers, authors out there and for those I'm very willing to support them provided that the ads on their sites are not aggressive and intrusive to the reading experience - A very common thing on sites like CNN which literally broadcast their video ads out loud or French news site Le Point which reloads every 10 minutes while you're in the middle of a long story. Thankfully, in order to bring back control to users, we're seeing more and more browsers offering ads blocking technologies built in, not necessitating the download of third party apps to do the job. Opera Mini is one of those browsers.
If you're adventurous and like to try out preview software, Opera will let you download the beta version of its browser right on Google store and they expect you to provide feedback from your experience. Keeping such precious info to yourself defeats the purpose of joining a beta program after all. If you're in already or want to opt in, Opera has added new features to the browser for you to try. First in the list is ad blocking, which I'm sure you'll all like. They also added some new page loading animations. Finally, Opera Mini will let you add your favorite sites to your device home screen as shortcuts for quick and easy access. A feature that is already available on competing browsers.
That's all for now in this update. Head over to Google Play Store to download or update Opera Mini Browser beta.
