Onavo Extend app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Onavo, Inc.
First release : 28 Apr 2011
App size: 24.81 Mb
Ready to get more from your mobile data plan?
Onavo Extend saves your mobile data so you can do more of what you love on your phone without spending more on your bill. Once the app is installed on your phone, it works in the background when you use mobile data to find ways to save. Onavo Extend:
• Loads images when you scroll down to them so you don’t use valuable data on images you’ll never see
• Balances image quality and data savings based on your settings so you’re always in control of how much data you use
• Automatically turns itself off when you connect to Wi-Fi
How it works
Onavo Extend compresses all the data you download over 3G, EDGE and LTE, including images and texts. The app gives you reports that break down how you’re using data by apps and other mobile activities so you can keep track of where you’re spending your monthly data allowance.
Latest reviews of Onavo Extend app for iPhone and iPad
Not only is the price right - its 100% FREE! - but this app reminded me that Im charged for ALL THE BANDWIDTH that I use whenever that Im not on WIFI. So this app saves me from making an additional $20/month contribution to AT&T for exceeding their 200 MB/month cellular data limit. Great job!
Think again about trying for support via Onavos Twitter account. They havent responded to anyone since January of 2015. Best to submit requests via email.
Beware, people. Please take a look at the user agreement before using this app. I have a 500 MB data plan which makes it very tempting to use this, but wow. They can literally do anything with your data (to show you personalized ads on your facebook, create detailed profiles of your behavior, share (= sell) any of your data with 3rd parties). You should nope out of this very quickly. Its not worth it!
It works well but it freezes on 6s+ so kinda does not work sometimes
There are several things which prevent me from being certain this saves data: - the app freezes for long times on iPhone 6+ (it eventually becomes usable after 2-5 minutes) - I know there are times I used data that it hasnt shown it (yet?). - apps that I used do not show up in my app list for that day. Pros: It seems to work. I visited a ticket website and so did a friend. We had to stay in a digital queue for an hour or so. Later, Onavo told me I had used 4MB and they later got a note from the carrier that they had used 50MB+ Onavos main problems could be reporting lag that resolves the following day. Ideally, for a VPN that steals all my identity and sells it, it could at least give me a clean valuable experience. For anyone confused about free VPNs: yes they steal all your data. "Remember that when the product is free, *you* are the product". Long gone are the days were you can assume people build and maintain great things purely for joy and pride. Got to pay bills, yo