Turbo is a traffic saving mode that is activated when the Internet connection in the browser is slow. Thanks to Turbo mode, you can quickly load pages via USB modems or in places with public Wi-Fi and save money, which is especially important when roaming or when your tariff limit is almost exhausted.

In Turbo mode, the content of the page, including video, is sent to Yandex servers, where it is compressed and then transmitted to the browser on the user’s computer.

Limitation. In Turbo mode, only data from web pages that you open in your browser gets to Yandex servers. Personal data entered during electronic payments and in authorization forms does not go to Yandex servers, since the Turbo mode does not apply to pages protected by the HTTPS protocol.

When you turn on Turbo mode, the Turbo icon appears on the right side of the Smart line.

Automatically turn on and off Turbo mode

Two thresholds have been introduced to enable and disable Turbo:

Turbo mode turns on when the connection speed drops below 128 Kbps, and remains turned on until the increasing speed exceeds 512 Kbps.

When the connection speed is above 512 Kbps, Turbo mode is automatically disabled (and the icon in the Smart line disappears). Turbo mode will remain disabled until the speed drops below 128 Kbps.

Limitation. The speed thresholds at which Turbo turns on and off cannot be configured.

Unloaded page elements

Video compression

When Turbo mode is enabled, Yandex Browser compresses video by default, which saves up to 70% of traffic, but reduces picture quality. To view without loss of quality, turn off video compression:

How to disable or enable Turbo mode manually?

If you are not satisfied with the automatic (when the connection speed changes) turning on/off Turbo mode, you can force it on or off. After this, the mode will be turned on or off until the browser is restarted. To keep Turbo mode on or off after restarting the browser, make changes to the settings.

• Enable Turbo
• Turn Off Turbo

Mode Settings

In the settings, you can force Turbo mode on or off (thus canceling its automatic launch). You can also turn off video compression and speed notifications. All specified settings are saved even after restarting the browser.

Option	Description
	automatically
Always on
Switched off
Compress video	switch off

Option	Description
Automatically turn on when connection is slow	This is how Yandex Browser works by default. Turbo mode automatically turns on when the connection is slow and turns off when the connection is fast.
Always on	Turbo mode is always on and the icon is displayed on the right side of the page title. If your Internet connection speed is high, Turbo mode may slow down page loading.
Switched off	Turbo mode is disabled. When your Internet connection is slow, an icon is displayed on the right side of the page title (it is recommended to enable Turbo mode).
Notify about connection speed changes	You will receive Yandex Browser messages about changes in connection speed and the status of Turbo mode.
Compress video	By default, video compression in Turbo mode is enabled. You can turn off video compression to improve video quality.

Yandex Browser implements the so-called Turbo mode. It helps not only save traffic, but also speed up page loading. This is possible due to the fact that the content of the site page is compressed on Yandex servers and only then transmitted to the user’s browser. Some page elements do not load at all. This is a very convenient mode if, for example, you have a low Internet connection speed.

By default, Turbo mode is turned on if the download speed drops below 128 Kbps, but you can always turn this mode on permanently.

Browser for computer

Launch Yandex Browser. At the top of the window, click on the icon consisting of three stripes. After the menu appears, select the “Settings” section.

The settings page will open. Find the “Turbo” subsection on it and check the box next to the “Always on” item. I also recommend checking the box next to “Compress video.”

Now you will always see a rocket icon in the browser bar - this means that Turbo mode is running.

Mobile browser

If you use Yandex.Browser on a phone or tablet, you can also use the Turbo mode, which is especially important since the mobile Internet in many cities is not characterized by its stable speed.

Launch your browser. There is a button in the form of three dots in the upper right part of the screen. Tap on it and a menu will appear. Select “Settings” from the menu.

On the settings page, select the “Turbo Mode” subsection and click on it.

Check the box next to “Enabled” and also next to “Compress video.”

You don't need to do anything else. You open any website and see a rocket that confirms that Turbo mode is enabled.

Today, Yandex (browser) is among the most popular web browsers. High page loading speed (if necessary, you can enable Turbo mode), useful built-in plugins, user-friendly interface and attractive design - these are the brief characteristics of this browser.

If you are a novice user, we recommend choosing the Yandex web browser for your journey across the Internet. Of course, some “users” will object and advise working in Google Chrome. But here, as they say, it comes down to taste and color...

So, after reading the material in this article, you will learn how to enable the “Turbo” mode and configure it. However, it’s still worth starting by installing the Yandex browser.

How do I download and install a web browser?

In order to download Yandex (browser) to your computer, go to the developer’s official website and click the “Download” button. In this case, the system will independently detect your OS.

Open the folder with the installation file and run it. A small window will appear where you will be asked to make Yandex your default web browser and send program usage statistics (anonymously). If you wish, you can mark these options with checkboxes. Otherwise, just click on the “Start using” button.

That's all! The browser from the Yandex search engine has been successfully installed on your computer. Now you can configure it by selecting the appropriate section in the menu, and also enable Turbo mode to test it. However, it is better to first understand the working principle of this tool. This will be discussed further.

How it works?

So, the main function of this mode is to save traffic, which is very useful for users who have not yet connected to unlimited Internet. The operating principle is based on transferring data to the Yandex server, where the information is compressed and presented to the web browser in an easier form.

In other words, if you turn on Turbo mode, some (heavy) website elements will not load. Conduct an experiment: activate “Turbo” and go, for example, to the YouTube video hosting service. Have you noticed that instead of the video there is a kind of stub? You can remove it by clicking the “Show contents” button.

Thus, when visiting various Internet resources, the pages of which contain “voluminous” videos, the content will be blocked. Of course, if you are not satisfied with this course of events, you can simply deactivate the “Turbo” mode. But keep in mind that if you have a slow Internet, this will not be the best solution.

Turbo mode in Yandex: how to enable it and configure it

Have you realized that the technology in question is really what you need? Then let's run it, which will allow the Internet page to load much faster.

Open the Yandex web browser and access its menu. You are interested in the “Add-ons” section. Here all the plugins are divided into categories, you need the “Tools” block. This is where the Turbo mode is located.

To turn it on, drag the toggle switch to the “ON” position. As a result, this add-on will function continuously. If you set the toggle switch to the “Auto” position, the browser will automatically activate the “Turbo” mode when the need arises.

As you can see, everything is extremely simple. That's why this browser was recommended for beginners.

Conclusion

So, when you understand the principle of operation of this technology, you have the opportunity to turn on the “Turbo” mode and evaluate its advantages in practice. Of course, if your Internet speed is high enough, then there is no need to use the mode.

However, if you decide to save traffic, then activate this option and use the “Turbo” capabilities.

You can enable a feature called "Turbo" mode. Let's look at what this means and how to enable or disable Turbo mode. It is available in Yandex, Opera, and can be connected in Chrome, but in Firefox and Vivaldi there is no such function, you need to download add-ons.

Turbo is useful on low speed connections. Thanks to it, page loading speed increases significantly.

To save traffic and increase loading speed in browsers, there is a Turbo mode

This plugin appeared in 2009 thanks to the creators of the Opera browser. Many users in those years accessed the World Wide Web through telephone modems; The Turbo mode allowed not only to speed up the process of obtaining information, but also to save money, since the tariffs provided for payment for each received/sent megabyte. Today, in the era of unlimited access, download acceleration still remains relevant for mobile connections, also in public places for Wi-Fi.

Principle of operation

This function works in the same way for different browsers. When a user normally downloads information, it comes from the site directly to the computer. When Turbo is activated, pages are initially uploaded to the browser developer's server, for example, Opera Software, where multimedia compression is carried out, then everything is opened to the user in a browser tab. This promotes faster loading. Of course, the quality of pictures and videos deteriorates, but the volume is smaller, and it is possible to view the material on mobile devices with a slow connection, say 2G.

Also, due to connecting to sites indirectly through the Software server, it becomes possible to view global network resources blocked by Roskomnadzor. Typically, access is blocked at the level of the Internet provider, which does not allow subscribers to view certain sites. In this case, with an entrance through Opera Software, the connection is made through the browser developer’s server, which means that the entrance to pages prohibited by the provider is not recorded and, accordingly, is not blocked.

Also note that on websites that detect , when the function is enabled, the data will be displayed incorrectly, since the service will determine the address not of yours, but of the server providing the Turbo function.

Let's look at how to enable Turbo mode in Opera and other browsers.

"Turbo" on Opera

Enter Opera in the browser menu (top panel, left). In the list that opens, find “Opera Turbo” and check the box there.

The second way to enable it is to click on the icon depicting a speedometer at the bottom left of the window, then click on “Enable Opera Turbo”.

The mode performs excellent compression, excellently filters traffic, and facilitates unhindered entry to sites prohibited for Russia.

How to disable Turbo mode in Opera if you want to watch videos and pictures in good quality? To disable media compression, click on the image and select “Reload image in original quality” from the menu that appears.

Turbo activation on Yandex

Let's look at Turbo mode in Yandex, how to enable it permanently or for certain global network resources.

Yandex Browser loads pages the fastest even on the slowest connection, compared to other browsers.

The mode works similarly to “Opera Turbo” and is activated automatically during a slow connection. The same servers are used for compression. It is possible to configure the plugin to work continuously.

In the settings you can set the plugin to be enabled for all visited pages. If you only need it for certain sites, to activate Turbo on a specific page, click on the rocket in the address bar. Or you can go to Settings and select the options you need there. Helps bypass restrictions on viewing websites.

Connecting in Chrome

Google Chrome does not contain a built-in “Turbo” mode; to load pages faster, you should download and then install the official “Traffic Saver” add-on. Turn on Turbo mode in Google Chrome like this:

• Go to the Webstore online store.
• Enter “Traffic Saving” into the search bar.
• Once you find an extension from Google, add it to your browser.
• Close your browser and restart it.
• The extension icon will appear in the top right corner. To activate it, you need to check the box in the “Traffic saving” item.

This mode compresses up to 70% of unnecessary multimedia. But it does not open access to prohibited web resources.

To summarize, we note: the loading speed is higher than that of Yandex. Opera provides access to blocked pages for Russians most effectively. Google Chrome is the best at reducing the weight of loaded pages.

How to enable turbo mode in the browser if the Internet speed does not allow you to quickly load content and there is no time to wait? In the settings of any browser you can find options thanks to which you can load the page even at low speed, saving traffic on the size of images and animations.

We will not study all browsers, but will focus on the most popular: Opera, Chrome and Yandex.Browser. For convenience, let's see how turbo is turned on in mobile and desktop versions of browsers.

How does turbo mode work?

There is no magic in turbo mode, and it does not increase Internet speed. But the page loading speed is noticeably and positively affected. When turbo mode is enabled, the contents of the open page are sent to the server of the company that owns the browser. Important: turbo mode does not work on pages that are protected by the HTTPS protocol, because they open directly in the browser.

All media content is compressed, banners, pop-ups and other animations are cut out, after which the page is returned to the user and opened in the browser in an optimized form. It helps .

Another advantage of the turbo mode is the ability to access sites blocked in the country without a proxy and. This does not always work, but if the server to which the page is sent for optimization is located outside the Russian Federation, then geoblocking will not help.

Opera

On older versions of the browser, the turbo mode switch was located in the main menu. After the next update, the button disappeared, so now you have to perform additional steps to enable traffic saving mode.

1. Open Opera settings(Alt+P).
2. Select a tab "Browser".
3. Check the box "Show advanced settings".
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Browser section and check the box "Enable Opera Turbo".

There is an alternative option - installing the Turbo Button extension, after which the turbo mode control button will appear near the address bar. The convenience of the extension is that the mode state can be controlled by the Alt+T key combination.

The option has not yet been hidden in the mobile browser. Click on the red “O” to bring up the main menu, go to settings and in the “Traffic saving” section, turn on turbo mode and monitor the statistics of its operation.

Chrome

The desktop version of Chrome does not have a special function that would enable data saving (analogous to Turbo mode in Opera). To add this feature, you need to install the extension.

1. Expand Chrome main menu.
2. Select "Additional Tools" and go to "Extensions".
3. Call up the additional menu and open Chrome Web Store.
4. Find and install “Traffic Saving” extension from a Google developer.

Traffic saving mode will turn on automatically when Internet speed decreases. To deactivate the feature, click on the extension icon and uncheck the box. Here you will see statistics on traffic consumption and savings.

In the mobile version, unlike the desktop version, the saving function was added to the settings initially. To make sure it works:

1. Open browser main menu.
2. Go to settings.
3. Find an item "Traffic saving".

Inside you will find a switch and performance statistics. It is recommended to enable traffic saving on your phone, since situations where the Internet speed is not enough happen much more often, especially when using mobile data.

Yandex browser

To enable turbo mode in Yandex Browser on your computer, open the main menu, go to settings, go to the “Turbo” subsection and set the value to “Automatic” or “Always on”. Check the “Notify about speed changes” and “Compress video” checkboxes. If you want to turn the turbo on/off manually, you don’t even have to go to the settings.

The mobile browser also has the ability to enable and configure the turbo mode.

1. Call Main menu.
2. Open settings.
3. Go to section "Turbo mode"
4. Select operating procedure: Automatic on/off or always active state.
5. Check the box "Compress video" to save more traffic.

When you select automatic switching, the mode turns on when the speed drops below 128 Kb/s and turns off when the speed reaches 512 Kb/s. The rocket icon in the address bar indicates that the turbo is working.

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How to enable turbo mode in the browser (Chrome, Yandex, Opera) updated: April 3, 2018 by: Sergey