Few weeks ago, Opera announced a new batter saving feature for its browser on OS X and Windows. The release was restricted to beta users at the time until today.
Opera said that the new feature will extend your laptop’s battery life by up to 50% and can be activated via the battery icon which becomes visible once the laptop is unplugged from its power source.
Other changes also in the latest release include:
- Reducing activity in background tabs
- Waking CPU less often due to optimal scheduling of JavaScript timers
- Automatically pausing unused plug-ins
- Reducing frame rate to 30 frames per second
- Tuning video-playback parameters and forcing usage of hardware accelerated video codecs
- Pausing animations of browser themes
- Including ad blocker – when enabled, it enables even more battery savings
Check out the full release here.
