The latest build of its pre-release browser adds new power saving mode that can extend a laptop’s battery life by 50% or even more. The company claims that Opera 39 is better than today’s popular browsers. However, you can use this trick only when you activate new power saving mode which you can use when you run it on battery power. The company recently announced the addition of free and unlimited VPN to the developer preview version of its desktop web browser, and now Opera is back with a new announcement. The latest build of its pre-release browser includes a new power saving mode can increase a laptop’s battery life by 50% or even more. Opera also stated working of new power mode in recent blog post. Some of the features of the new power mode are stated below :
Reduced activity in background tabs Waking CPU less often due to more optimal scheduling of JavaScript timers Automatically pausing unused plug-ins Reduced frame rate to 30 frames per second Tuning video-playback parameters and forcing usage of hardware accelerated video codecs Paused animations of browser themes
Power saving mode is present in Opera’s recent developer preview. It is quite simple to Apple’s iOS 9, in which you get notification when your battery reaches 20%, same happens with Opera’s new version. To download Opera developer preview build, click here.
