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

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 noticeable on short videos" according to the official Google Chrome blog. Android users can download or update Chrome from the Google Play Store.

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...