Opera Mobile

Opera Mobile

Opera Mobile 30 for Android
Developer(s) Opera Software
Stable release(s) [±]
Android 37.0.2192.105088 / June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)[1]
Android (classic) 12.1.8 / November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)[2]
Symbian S60 12.0.22 / June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)[3]
Windows Mobile 10.0 / March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)[4]
Preview release(s) [±]
Android 37.0.2192.105088 / June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)[5]
MaeMo, MeeGo, Windows Mobile 11 / March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)[6]
Development status Active
Engine Presto until 12.16
WebKit for 14
Blink from 15.0
Platform Android[7]
Maemo[6]
MeeGo[6]
S60[7]
Windows Mobile[8]
Windows[7]
Type Mobile browser
License Freeware
Website www.opera.com/mobile

Opera Mobile is a mobile web browser for smartphones and PDAs developed by Opera Software.

History

The first devices to run a mobile edition of Opera were the Psion Series 5, Psion Series 5mx, Psion Series 7, and then Psion netBook. They ran Opera Mobile 3.6, released in 2000.[9][10]

Opera Mobile was ported to the Windows Mobile operating system in 2003.[10]

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, running Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta

Features

Opera Mobile used the Presto layout engine until version 15, which was replaced by Webkit, then Blink and supports many web standards, as well as Ajax.[17] As of version 9.7, it can use Opera Turbo that compresses web pages via Opera Software's "Turbo" servers, thus reducing download size. Because web pages are compressed, page loading times are improved, and bandwidth consumption is reduced by up to 80%.[18]

The browser can dynamically reformat web pages for small screen, using Opera's Small Screen Rendering (SSR) technology and text-wrapping.

Opera Mobile 10 includes a "Speed Dial" feature, which allows the user to add links shown as thumbnail images in a page displayed when a new tab is opened. Once set up, this feature allows the user to more easily navigate to the selected web pages, and visual tabs, that allow the browsing multiple Web sites at one time. It also includes a password manager and pop-up handler, and it supports copy and paste, address auto-complete, zooming, history, and bookmarks (removed in Opera Mobile 15).

The browser can be used by either using finger-touch or stylus on a touchscreen or with a keypad and can be displayed in portrait and landscape mode.

Awards

Devices

The HTC build, running on an HTC Touch Pro.

Opera Mobile comes pre-installed on some devices, and often, a special build is made for the particular device. Some devices that feature Opera Mobile pre-installed are:

References

  1. "Opera browser for Android". 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  2. "Opera Mobile Classic". 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. "Opera Mobile 12.0.2 for S60". 2012-06-24. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  4. "No mobile phone left behind: Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 introduced in final, consumer-ready versions". 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  5. "Opera browser beta". 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Opera Mobile 11 labs release for Maemo, MeeGo and Windows". 2011-03-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Opera Mobile 11 for Android and Symbian". Opera Software. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-22. Supported platforms: S60, Android horizontal tab character in |quote= at position 21 (help)
  8. 1 2 3 One user interface (UI) on any mobile phone. Opera.com (2009-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
  9. "mCommerce Now a Reality on Psion Platform" (Press release). Opera Software. 2000-04-03. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  10. 1 2 "Opera Mobile Timeline" (PDF). Opera Software. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  11. Opera Mobile 9 Unveiled - The new version includes Widgets and Intelligent Zoom - Softpedia. News.softpedia.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
  12. Opera unleashes innovative technology in latest mobile Web browser — Opera Mobile 9.5. Opera.com (2008-02-05). Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
  13. "We're back! Opera Mobile 10 on Maemo". Opera Software. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  14. Latest Version [11] of The Opera Browser Drops Support for Windows Mobile, 22 March 2011
  15. Opera 15.00 changelog. Opera.com (2013-07-02). Retrieved on 2013-12-09.
  16. Opera News - Opera 16 for Android is released. My.opera.com (2013-09-18). Retrieved on 2013-12-09.
  17. Opera Solutions: Opera Mobile. Opera.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
  18. Opera unveils turbo-charged browsing at Mobile World Congress 2009. Opera.com (2009-02-12). Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
  19. Park, Will (2007-11-28). "Opera Mobile named 'Best Windows Mobile Browser'". IntoMobile. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  20. 1 2 3 "Reviews and Awards". Opera Software. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
  21. Pakalski, Ingo (13 May 2004). "Opera 6.20 für Series-60-Smartphones erschienen" (in German). Golem.de. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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