All Google Go apps to save data and space on your Android

Entry-range and mid-range mobile users know well what happens when their terminals have full memory and try to download or update an application. Of course there are tricks to get some extra space like clearing the cache of some of the applications already installed. But it is a tedious task and a significant investment of time and effort. Also, the more full the memory is, the slower the mobile works.

And the same thing happens when we talk about data on Internet rates from the different operators. If you don't have an unlimited rate, you'll most likely look for the free WiFi hotspots in your area as if they were sources in the middle of the desert.

And it is that having more applications, more games and more data only means consuming even more, and therefore limiting the capabilities of our mobile. Do we need to change mobile? Not necessarily. If you have an Android mobile you can save data and storage space without neglecting the applications and services you use daily. Just use Go or Lite apps

Android Go apps and lite versions

If you are not familiar with these terms, read the following lines. They interest you. Google, Facebook and other companies are aware that many of their users come from developing countries, where it is not only difficult to get a mobile phone with advanced features , but also to have robust Internet services to enjoy all this content.

This is where Android Go comes into play, a version of the Android operating system well known to all that cares about these users with fewer resources. It is intended to give the same Google services to mobiles with reduced capabilities. Thus, it adapts the operation of applications and services already known to allow these users to enjoy the same experience in a fluid way, even on less powerful mobiles.

But the thing not only has to do with a more efficient operating system that offers the usual in a reduced way, it also has to do with the applications. That's why there's a good collection of tools nicknamed Go, like Google Maps Go, which trim some less important content and functions to work with less memory and consume less data.

And it's not just Google's thinking. Other companies such as Facebook or Spotify have joined and have launched several applications with this same policy. Some of them, like Facebook Lite, even came before Android. And here we are going to show you what they are and how to get hold of them.

Gooogle Maps Go

It is the versatile tool for maps, establishments and addresses of Google Maps, but in a mini or cropped version. What does this mean? Well, a simplified design, some of the tools extracted, but the same sensations and main service.

We can search for an address, move quickly around the map without long loading times, we can even be guided on foot or by public transport to a point. Of course, the part of the GPS navigator for cars is left out of the application. By the way, it only occupies 25 MB of space in the mobile memory.

It is available on the Google Play Store.

GPS Navigator for Google Maps Go

It is the necessary complement for when we want to be guided step by step while driving with Google Maps Go as a GPS As in the other case , it is the browser but adapted to occupy little space within the mobile. If you want a more complete Google Maps Go application, you will have to get this add-on.

Can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

Google Go

The search engine application also has its Go or reduced version by Google. The appearance is quite similar, but here the difference comes in data consumption. It is in charge of loading the light webs, and the possibility of restricting consumption.But without losing functions such as shortcuts to other Google applications, quick searches and other details of the original Google application.

Of course, in this case the application is not available for all Android phones in the Google Play Store. To get hold of it, you have to download it from the APKMirror repository. Remember that installing applications from outside the Google Play Store can be dangerous. So do it only at your own risk.

Google Go Assistant

And if the search application is cut, why not do it with the Google Assistant? There is also a shortened version of this tool with which to receive information before even looking for it, keep our tasks and trips up to date, or do quick searches. All this occupying very little space in the terminal and using less data than the normal Google assistant.Of course, advanced voice functions have been cut in return.

To get hold of this Google Go Assistant you have to go through APKMirror, there is currently no version in the Google Play Store for all Android phones.

Gmail Go

Everything you know and love about Gmail, in one application that takes up less space. That is the precept of Gmail Go, which seeks to take up less space and offer the same functions. So if your usual Gmail application works slow or slows down your mobile, do not hesitate to try this one.

Of course, like other of these Go applications, it is not available in the Google Play Store. But it is on APKMirror.

YouTube Go

Can you imagine being able to watch YouTube videos without leaving all the details of your phone rate? Well, this application allows it.It's a stripped down version that actually adds features. One of them is being able to choose the quality at which to play the video before starting to upload it. Something that can save a lot of data. But it is also that there is another function to download videos and watch them without consuming more data. Of course, this last feature is limited to some countries, and Spain is not one of them.

It is not a version designed for all Android phones, so you have to download it manually through the APKMirror repository.

Gboard Go

A cropped version of the Google Keyboard or Gboard? Well yes, it exists. What it does is cut weight to take up less space in the terminal. And better yet, trim some features so as not to consume too much RAM. In other words, a more efficient keyboard that still maintains the design and main features of the original.

It is another of the applications that must be installed manually. It can be found on APKMirror for free download.

Google Files

But if space problems on your mobile come from the amount of content you have stored, the best option you have is to download Files from GoogleThis tool is a file explorer capable of collecting into categories everything you have saved on your mobile: photos, videos, files, etc. This makes it easier to go through the different menus and get rid of what doesn't interest you.

The best thing is that it has an assistant that detects issues such as residual files or detects meme-type images that are dispensable to quickly delete them.

It can also be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

Datally

And if it's the data of your rate that you want to save, don't hesitate to download Datally.It is an application that acts as a proxy or intermediary. In this way, it filters everything that enters from the Internet to your mobile to reduce its quality and thus save on data consumption. Along with this, it brings tools to review this consumption or even establish alerts so as not to pass us by.

This app is also available on Google Play Store.

Facebook Lite

Do you spend a lot of time on Facebook and all your internet data gets lost there? Well, either you cut with practice or you download Facebook Lite. This cropped version works the same as the original, although its design is somewhat more minimalist so that it occupies less space on the mobile. Of course, the interesting thing is that you can activate data saving so that it doesn't preload the videos on the wall, and loads the photos at low resolution. Thus, you will only spend more data if you decide to click on each photo and each video to see it in good quality.

It is available on the Google Play Store.

Instagram Lite

It is another mobile data leak. Stories, viewing photos and videos... all of this represents an almost constant download of content from the Internet That is why they have launched this Lite version that not only takes up less space , but avoids preloading content. You will only upload the videos you want to watch, thus saving a good amount of data consumption.

Of course, you will find this application available in the APKMirror repository, since it is not available in the Google Play Store for all Android phones.

Twitter Lite

The same philosophy as Facebook Lite has the Twitter Lite application. It occupies a few MB in the space of your mobile. It also allows you to activate data saving to not preload all the photos and videos that are published in TimeLineWith this, consumption is drastically reduced, but without losing possibilities when it comes to tweeting what we want. And, if we want to see some content, we just have to click on the photo or video to load it.

Again you have to go through APKMirror to get hold of this type of application. And it is that in the Google Play Store the most reduced capabilities mobiles or those that have Android Go are banned.

Spotify Lite

Listen to music and avoid spending too much data is also possible. Spotify Lite version is available so even free users without song download feature can save data. It occupies about 10 MB on the mobile, and inside we find all the usual songs, lists and functions. But, in addition, it is possible to set data consumption limits and clear the cache with a stroke of the pen.

Of course you have to get it from the UptoDown.com repository, which works similarly to APKMirror.

Tinder Lite

You can link with an application that occupies less space and consumes less Internet data. The only problem is that Tinder Lite is still in development. Coming soon to the Google Play Store to offer more of the same for less.