How to save data in Chrome and Firefox with Google compressor

A simple extension lets you save data in the browser, without losing almost nothing along the way.

We can not always have access to ADSL or optical fiber, there are times when our connection is very limited and it is in those moments when we realize what "weighs" a normal web page.

Load a web anyone can request all the patience in the world in these conditions, either because the images are heavy because you have to upload videos or heavy scripts that change the page completely.

Google helps you save data in the browser

Fortunately, browsers often have built-in functions that can help us right now, but it is not always enough. For example, last week we told you how Omicron disables image loading in browsers to save data.
However, most of the time need to load images, it is not something we can always disable. Here comes the data compression algorithm of Google, included by default with Chrome browser on Android.

This feature is similar to Opera Turbo compressors and other data: When we tell the browser you want to visit a website, this sends it to Google's servers. These compress the website and send it to the browser. Thus, we receive the web occupies much less and consumes fewer data.

Although it is a feature designed for smartphones, Google API also allows us to use on the desktop, we just need to install the appropriate extension for your browser.

Chrome - Data Saver

This is the official Google extension for data compression, launched after diesel users the same functionality that was in Chrome for Android.

We just have to install it from the Chrome store and see a new icon in the bar extensions. There, not to do anything else, thereafter we visit pages will be compressed.

Pressing the button can see the amount of data we downloaded since we installed the extension, and the amount of data we have saved about.

Pressing the button can see the amount of data we downloaded since we installed the extension, and the amount of data we have saved about.

Firefox - Google DataSaver

This extension is not official but uses the same API data compression Google.

Its operation is similar to the Chrome extension, nothing install notices the difference, and can press the button to check exactly how much data you've downloaded and how many have saved.

Added data useful is the amount of data we downloaded this month to know if we are going to spend the monthly fee we have contracted with our mobile operator.

Otherwise, it is a similar extent but does not have the graph shows which websites are consuming more.

A very important notice is that if you stop using the extension, uninstall it before you disable the economizer data on the own extension. That is, you have to click on the switch where it says "Data Saver".

For a bug, if you uninstall the extension without disabling this button, we will run the Internet with Firefox since the configuration will not be returned to its original state.

Privacy issues of these extensions

Before using these extensions, you must consider some very important aspects for your safety and privacy, which have to do with how the API data compression works.

As we have explained, when you use these extensions your browser asks Google servers that compress the website and you send her; therefore, it means that you're telling Google pages you are visiting and its content. If this is acceptable it is something you can just decide you, but it is important to know where to spend your navigation.

Another detail is that these extensions do not work with pages that use the HTTPS protocol, as they are encrypted and Google simply can not decipher to compress.

Some features of the compressed webs may not work, such as geo-location, and you may notice that the pages are somewhat blurred especially images, but that is compression.

If despite everything you need to save data in the browser, these extensions that can save you at specific times.