Did you know that around 30% of your mobile data is lost to background data? Background data is when apps pre-fetch data like ads, even when you’re not using the app. We got fed up with this sneaky, unwanted behavior. So, to help you out, we’ve added a Smart Alerts feature to Opera Max, our...

Did you know that apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Gmail drain your mobile data plans while working in the background? In a recent study based on app usage with Opera Max, we saw that over 30% of all data is used by apps running in the background. Background data is any data being used...

As many of you may have heard, a group of Chinese internet firms, including Kunlun and Qihoo 360 and, have made an offer for Opera. Just an important FYI: this deal is yet to be finalized, as our investors have to decide whether or not they want to sell their shares. Lets see if the...

Today’s Opera 35 for Android release is mostly about changes under the hood: we’ve done an upgrade to Chromium 48, reduced memory usage, and included various smaller tweaks and bug fixes. We’ve also added a feedback prompt, which you may see pop up after a while: use this to tell us how we’re doing, so...

Today, we’re releasing an update of Opera Max with the latest Opera Turbo technology and all of Opera Max’s VPN data connections will switch to using a SPDY with SSL tunnel instead of HTTP 1.1. This is a much more advanced, modern way of proxying data on behalf of browsers and apps. Which means three...

A lot of us have many different apps installed on our phone that we rarely use. But, at what cost? They take up precious storage space and send countless notifications that interrupt your day. And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, many also demand constant updating. All this can slow down or even freeze your...