Lightest browser/data saving for Android?

jsmoke · 24 Oct 2015 at 19:18

I know Chrome has a data saving option however it still chews up the Gb's. Is there a lighter browser where you can block images, scripts and flash or at least images like you can on desktop FF?

andy_mk3 · 24 Oct 2015 at 19:24

What are you browsing to chew up gb's in chrome?!

kona786 · 24 Oct 2015 at 19:28

andy_mk3 said:
What are you browsing to chew up gb's in chrome?!

Exactly

jsmoke · 24 Oct 2015 at 19:29

Well certainly Mb's, over a few days, and any tips, and no way to block images?

kona786 · 24 Oct 2015 at 19:45

I use CM Browser for OcUK forums. It has the option to turn off image loading.

jsmoke · 24 Oct 2015 at 22:09

Good tip Cm seems pretty good.

Orcvader · 24 Oct 2015 at 22:22

Data saver doesn't work with this, but it prevents ads from loading which I find saves quite a bit of data more than Chrome with data saver: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-nochromo-wild-browser-appears-t3130776

And then there's Opera Max which will compress all mobile data, which I find is most effective when web browsing (doesn't matter which browser you use): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.max.global

visibleman · 24 Oct 2015 at 23:39

I mostly use Opera Mini as everything is proxy'd and compressed through their servers before it reaches the phone.

mrk · 24 Oct 2015 at 23:53

Firefox with Stylish extension, then just install a script to block images on the sites you don't want to see images on.

Bit of a poor show though having such a tiny bandwidth allowance surely? This is the 4G era, what gives?