Google News gets data-saving features for Android Go, low bandwidth users

Google introduced Monday several data-saving features for its News application, keeping in mind consumers with low bandwidth and capped, including those with Android devices (Go edition). user data. This includes changes to video content loading, compressed images, and a new offline mode for articles to read later. In addition, Google notes that these changes will be activated automatically whenever necessary and that the user will not have to change the setting or make sure it is in the correct mode.

The Google News app receives a new feature that, if any, allows the app's videos to open with YouTube Go by default and will not be read automatically either. This ensures that videos are played in a clear but light way, to save data consumption. The newscasts that appear on the main page, and are essentially glimpses of a story, will be adapted to become more text-oriented, thus removing the heavy content of data. In addition to restricting automatic playback of videos, GIF files will not be allowed to play automatically. The images will be compressed and must be confirmed before being uploaded. The new Google News app will also cache less data to record on your device, the company said in its post. The updated app is already available on Google Play and should soon be available on the App Store.

Finally, some articles can also be downloaded via Wi-Fi for later reading, even offline. This will allow users to consume information even in areas with unequal connectivity. Google notes that these features will be enabled automatically, without the switchover or tuning required for these data-saving features to be active. The tech giant says these new features will be deployed in the coming weeks for users around the world.

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