Data Compression Proxy: saves bandwidth on the desktop Chrome
Browsers Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Compression incoming traffic is implemented in a mobile version of Chrome for iOS and Android. And what about the desktop Chrome? Data Compression Proxy, Chrome extension for PC compresses downloaded data on Google servers, saving for your Internet traffic.
At the time, Opera Company planted a big pig mobile operators, revealing to the world the browser for mobile phones. Opera mini has gained immense popularity due to its ability to compress the incoming traffic to their own servers. As a result, users were able to significantly save on the mobile Internet.
Years passed, and Opera seriously passed the position, losing its leading position Google. Today, traffic compression is implemented in a mobile version of Chrome for iOS and Android. And what about the desktop version of the browser? After all, not all are profitable unlimited calling, allowing not bother on traffic consumption. Google is silent. But think of it third-party developers. Data Compression Proxy, Chrome extension for a PC, save your MNT rupees and kwacha. Happy owners of fatty anlimitov expansion promises to increase the speed of loading pages.
The extension has an experimental status. Author honestly makes no warranties, proposing to use the Data Compression Proxy at your own risk. And that's why. Expansion of illegally surpasses all HTTP-traffic (but not secure HTTPS) through Chrome Data Compression Proxy server Google. This server uses newfangled protocol SPDY for faster web browsing.
Install the extension, download a few pages, and then type in the address bar of your browser chrome: // net-internals / # bandwidth. On the screen displays information about savings megabytes.
In our case, after seeing several posts Layfhakera expansion shrank 10% of the traffic.
Given the unofficial status, any time you can expect to Data Compression Proxy disappearance from the Chrome Web Store.
Mobile version of the browser is able to compress traffic by half. Were you able to achieve similar results in the desktop version?