# Opera News Lite - Less Data

> More Politics, Entertainment, Football and Business News. Less data and memory.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.opera.app.newslite](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.opera.app.newslite)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.opera.app.newslite`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Opera
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 26,780,190
- **Rating:** 3.93 / 5 (58,329 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-17
- **First published:** 2020-02-09
- **Publisher country:** NO
- **Size:** 5.20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.app.newslite)
- **Website:** [http://www.opera.com](http://www.opera.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://legal.apexnews.com/privacy](https://legal.apexnews.com/privacy)

## Description

**Opera News Lite** is a lightweight news reading app that consumes less than 1MB of storage and saves mobile data. It offers personalized, real-time news powered by AI, spanning over 60 countries and languages. Users can follow favorite channels for tailored content while enjoying privacy and data security.

The app features exclusive original articles from over 5000 writers, delivers curated daily briefings with important headlines and local updates, and sends breaking news notifications. Football enthusiasts can access news from top competitions such as the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1, making it a comprehensive source for timely and diverse news content.

## Rankings

- #5,760 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.opera.app.newslite.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users generally praise Opera News Lite for its good to excellent overall quality, fast notifications, and up-to-date news with live content. However, several complaints center on performance and power usage, occasional issues with live scores, and subscription/bundle usability.

### Pros

- Excellent overall quality and user experience
- Fast notifications for news updates
- Up-to-date/latest news coverage
- Live content availability

### Cons

- Performance issues: app runs slowly
- Battery drain due to background processes
- Live scores not consistently accessible/browsing livescores not working
- Subscription/bundle features (e.g., 24-hour bundles) not usable or confusing

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.opera.app.newslite)