Facebook introduced the trial version of Discover
The social network will make it easier for the user to navigate through certain web pages, without the need to consume a lot of bandwidth
Facebook launched the trial version of Discover, an application that allows browsing Internet web pages from mobile devices with low bandwidth but without consuming mobile data.
This tool, available through a mobile website and an Android application, seeks to solve the “challenges of affordability, relevance and lack of infrastructure” posed by connectivity in some countries.
The initiative also seeks to enable users to connect more consistently, while continuing to do so when they exceed the limit of their mobile Internet rates.
To do this, Discover uses low bandwidth through the use of a ‘proxy’, which allows light elements and text to be loaded from web pages, but does not support heavier file formats such as audio or video.
Every day, users receive a limited amount of data from their phone operator and are notified when they can use it. People can configure their mobiles if they want so that content not supported by Discover, such as videos, is played using data from their personal rates.
The service treats all web pages the same, including Facebook’s, and provides “strong privacy and transparency protections” for its users, according to the US company.
K. Tovar
Source: dpa
