Watching videos in new Chrome for Android could save you tons of data
 

Watching videos in new Chrome for Android could save you tons of data
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Good news, Android users: Google has updated Chrome to make streaming video faster and smoother, suck up less battery and reduce data usage.

Improvements made to version 52 of Chrome will be "most **ticeable on short videos" according to the official Google Chrome blog. Android users can download or update Chrome from the Google Play Store.

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As you can see in the video comparison below, the improvements are dramatic. A video played in earlier versions of Chrome took 1:13 to load compared to only nine seconds in Chrome 52.




Faster video streaming performance is great, but an even bigger addition might be the improved data reduction. Read more...

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