Google comes with VPN service for saving data within apps

Google has put an app online that allows Android users to save data and allow data use of apps for a limited time. The search giant is testing the app in the Philippines. The app seems to be mainly aimed at prepaid users.

The service allows users to block individual apps from using data, Techcrunch reports. To save data within apps, Google uses a VPN connection, so that all traffic goes through a Google server. On that server, the search giant saves the data by presumably compressing images and other elements.

Google is testing Triangle with various providers in the Philippines and the app has between five thousand and ten thousand installs in the Play Store. Users can only install the app in the Philippines, in the Benelux the Play Store reports that devices are not compatible.

Services like Triangle show an interest from Google in the budget market. After Android One, things seemed to be quiet around those initiatives, but last month the Android maker said at its developer conference I/O that it is splitting Android in two to create Android Go, a version for low-memory devices. At I/O there were sessions that emphasized development of apps and services for users with low-power devices and small data bundles.