New Opera for Android
If knowledge is power, as the saying goes, then Opera Mini and Opera Mobile are now omnipotent when it comes to saving data. Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 have today been released for Android devices, and have an exciting new feature which allows you to know exactly how much data you save whilst using them.
With much more importance being placed on data plans today, knowing just how much data your phone is using can be key to saving money. Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 now both boast a dedicated page, that keeps count your savings. Concerned about roaming data? Never fear, as Opera Mini and Opera Mobile now make excess charges the least of your worries when abroad! Not only can you access the total amount of data saved, you can specify a time period to monitor!
Download from m.opera.com!To get these savings, Opera Mini and Opera Mobile use cloud-assisted browsing, which reduces the size of webpages by up to 90%. It means you get a faster, cheaper, and better web experience… all for free! In a delicious quote, Lars Boilesen, Opera CEO states that “If the really slow network you are on is butter, Opera Mini is a hot knife”. It really is true, and Opera Mini has often come to my rescue, greasing the gears when the network grinds to a halt.
Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 have a few more tricks up their sleeves. Better integration with Android, with new features such as bookmark importing and direct shortcuts. Opera Mobile also gets inline video for Honeycomb, an updated Presto rendering engine, better network performance, more HTML5 support, and less memory usage.
If you haven't tried Opera Mini or Opera Mobile yet, hopefully you’ve now run out of excuses. Get Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 now, for free, in the Android Market or at m.opera.com. Try out the new features, and let us know what you think!
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About this article
| Published in | Choose Opera |
|---|---|
| Date | October 11, 2011 |
| Author | seaempty |
| Tags | download, Opera Mobile 11.5, Opera Mini 6.5, opera mini, update, opera mobile |
| Original | Internet Archive |
CoyoteeTuesday, October 11, 2011 2:54:18 PM
Swapnil RustagiTuesday, October 11, 2011 2:57:39 PM
offlineTuesday, October 11, 2011 2:57:59 PM
Barraco Mármol JerónimoTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:04:21 PM
Aleksander AasTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:11:13 PM
Originally posted by Swapnil99pro:
Nope, but we wanted to get this update for Android out as soon as possible.
KhakaTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:12:34 PM
Ansari NaeemTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:13:26 PM
NecromanTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:14:21 PM
Swapnil RustagiTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:15:53 PM
Originally posted by Aleksander:
So, will these Symbian users get an update in the coming weeks or will have to wait for the astonishingly mindblowing Opera Mobile 12 and Opera Mini 7?
Nikolas HonnefTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:16:13 PM
ChrisTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:20:06 PM
Originally posted by jerobarraco:
Windows Mobile is dead.josman93Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:22:53 PM
AuxTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:32:30 PM
Jσδμξ_181Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:33:08 PM
ClashCityRockerTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:33:49 PM
Originally posted by Necroman:
With less than 1% marketshare... Who cares... You were the one stupid enough to buy a phone with no apps, no users and no developers.
ClashCityRockerTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:34:19 PM
Originally posted by Necroman:
With less than 1% marketshare... Who cares... You were the one stupid enough to buy a phone with no apps, no users and no developers.
Windows Mobile is dead.
Barraco Mármol JerónimoTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:39:42 PM
Originally posted by Slamdex:
i'm still using it, so it's not.
Martin RauscherTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:40:13 PM
Originally posted by clashcityrocker:
1. It's something like 2.5%
2. Opera itself (on the desktop) has LESS marketshare, and still I use it and expect websites to support it
3. There are ~40.000 apps and fewer of them are shit as on Android/iOS
4. There are more than 30.000 devlopers
So in the end: Who cares about YOU? You are just 1/7.000.000.000 of the human race...
The real reason why there is no Opera Mini for WP7 is that they probably don't have any operator deals for these handset. I'm still confident that maybe next year they will port at least the Mini version...
Nahuel SanchezTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:46:04 PM
Originally posted by clashcityrocker:
I do not aggre with you.
I have 2 android phone and I looking change for a WM7. Look good, with the service I need, a better interface and compatible with apps for my little bussine.
If you do not like WM7 do not means nobody doesn't use.
Abdullah KayaTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:54:26 PM
Symbian?
NecromanTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:56:14 PM
Originally posted by Hades32:
I guess the main problem is Opera Mini is written in C++ but Windows Phone 7 supports only Silverlight or XNA, porting Opera to C# is not an easy task
ClashCityRockerTuesday, October 11, 2011 3:58:24 PM
Originally posted by Hades32:
In Microsoft's mini sample of the people around Redmond.. In the REAL world, it's less than 1%
You bought a mobile made by Microsoft and want to install a non-Microsoft browser on it? Good luck with that.... Are people stupid? Didn't iPhones/iTunes/Apple lock-down teach them ANYTHING?????
Tiago Joao SilvaTuesday, October 11, 2011 4:00:03 PM
Just like Apple, the only authorized browser engine on WP7 is IE. You can skin IE, wrap around IE, but the core engine always has to be IE. Maybe Opera Mini can get through like it did with Apple, but even then it's touch-and-go.
Tiago Joao SilvaTuesday, October 11, 2011 4:01:55 PM
Originally posted by Necroman:
Opera wasn't ported to Dalvik for Android, it's using C++ code with Android's "Native SDK". Does WP7 support a "Native SDK" equivalent to support C++ code *for 3rd party developers* (I'm sure IE/WP7 is not Silverlight or XNA)? I don't think so.
SoumitraTuesday, October 11, 2011 4:03:38 PM
Charles SchlossTuesday, October 11, 2011 4:16:01 PM
GreLITuesday, October 11, 2011 4:53:51 PM
Upd. False alarm. It was ad-blocker.
Javier Alejandro Bastardo VillalobosTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:03:40 PM
Томица КораћTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:32:11 PM
James mickey LockheartTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:43:59 PM
live anak mudaTuesday, October 11, 2011 6:23:45 PM
Opera mini best browser
David KinlayTuesday, October 11, 2011 7:51:12 PM
Stephen TurrellTuesday, October 11, 2011 10:24:37 PM
Originally posted by clashcityrocker:
Do you regard the Opera Desktop browser dead in the water because of its small market share ?Veronica A ZapataTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:20:39 PM
Cutting SpoonWednesday, October 12, 2011 1:13:23 AM
sacudWednesday, October 12, 2011 1:05:23 PM
are they some news about adding bookmark api for extensions?
I really like Opera, but i not using it only because there are no Xmarks extension.
From Xmarks they said that still from more than 10 months they waiting when Opera will add bookmark api for extensions.
Other browsers like Firefox and Chrome have such things but Opera not - why?
PatataWednesday, October 12, 2011 1:59:19 PM
Originally posted by Aleksander:
And what do you get in return? Maybe better support from Google services for your browsers? If not, why else do you prefer their mobile OS that much, that it becomes more and more Opera's mobile lead platform?dcarrithWednesday, October 12, 2011 4:34:52 PM
Arey_SpiritThursday, October 13, 2011 2:06:49 AM
ChrisThursday, October 13, 2011 10:21:46 AM
Originally posted by Patata:
Maybe because that's where all the users are?IvanFriday, October 14, 2011 10:58:28 PM
pnikolskySaturday, October 15, 2011 7:16:11 AM
Can this be fixed please?
Thanks.
imaroonedSaturday, October 15, 2011 7:59:25 AM
This version lacks smooth scrolling (the movement of the page is delayed) on my device and I want to downgrade.
It is really annoying considering previous version has been working properly.
And yes, I've filled a bug report.
JulianThursday, October 20, 2011 4:42:51 AM