Opera Mini 6 is FINALLY available for iPhone and iPad

May 24, 2011 · by Espen André Øverdahl

Opera Mini provides a different kind of browsing experience to iPad and iPhone with...

Hot, hot, hot features

90% compression of data traffic for speed and cost savings - making both your patience and wallet happy on slower connections or when roaming
Much faster and smoother panning and zooming that lets the user get all the way into the details of every page, in one smooth motion
Share buttons to share the love for a site to your friends on My Opera, Facebook, Twitter or vKontakte right from the Opera Mini 6 browser
New skin and redesigned Opera menus

Download and give it a try today

Download Opera Mini 6 for iPhone and iPad from the App Store or http://m.opera.com/.

Video on YouTube

Readers' comments 57

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Martin KadlecTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:01:22 PM
finally!
Tri M. NguyenTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:03:56 PM
ZetaTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:21:09 PM
How about the Opera mobile ??

Will it be version 12 ??
Çağlar YeşilyurtTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:29:10 PM
Nice news. Apple wants to prevent Opera Mini's popularity.
randleoperaTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:39:03 PM
Some feedbacks:

* No font size setting anymore??? I like that!

* Clicking embeded Youtube to launch native media player works in v5 but fails in v6? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3956073/iphone_apps/internet_2.html

* Is it possible to give a setting back to v5 old way providing ONE CLICK to change between two-level zooming, which is faster-to-use?
Samed AyanTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:40:22 PM
OPERATORTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:55:45 PM
Master of the browsers
TamilTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:57:43 PM
Now I know the reason for iPad2 giveaway.
Kai OckendorfTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:07:04 PM
Loving the new skin and the redesigned menus . I ask myself why can´t we have something similar in the desktop browser?
ZodiusTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:12:11 PM
Awesome! Will get it as soon as I get home!
Aariz PashaTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:15:52 PM
best and get faster brsower.
i like it.
Mağruf ÇolakoğluTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:16:58 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/ThumbsUp.gif -
Léon McGregorTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:17:01 PM
Originally posted by Ockendorf:

Loving the new skin and the redesigned menus . I ask myself why can´t we have something similar in the desktop browser?

it would be good for desktop as a separate skin, for example if you happened to have a touch screen monitor or a touch-whiteboard
Aariz PashaTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:18:36 PM
100% best brsower.
YongShunTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:23:27 PM
SO FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.
TomislavTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:38:31 PM
Oh yeah!!!
Charles SchlossTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:40:29 PM
Downloading!

Opera Mini update hits the iPad http://www.9to5mac.com/68675/opera-mini-hits-the-ipad

Opera web browser now available on iPad for the first time http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/05/24/opera-now-available-on-ipad-for-the-first-time

Opera Mini Now Available for iPad http://lifehacker.com/5804977/opera-mini-now-available-for-ipad

Download Opera Mini 6 For iPhone And iPad www.favbrowser.com/download-opera-mini-6-for-iphone-and-ipad

Opera Mini 6 Lands on the iPhone & iPad
bg76xTuesday, May 24, 2011 2:46:25 PM
Why does this browser display so many mobile sites? And display Google search results so strangely?
I was looking forward to this browser, but it does not work as well as Safari......
It's fast and has much better UI, but that's not good enough IMO.
TomislavTuesday, May 24, 2011 3:06:17 PM
Just tried it and it feels soooo fast! Thank you Opera!
Chinmay ChiranjeebTuesday, May 24, 2011 3:07:14 PM
Cool, Finally You guys DID it..

Congrats...
kvestNo1Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:12:30 PM
Where is support HTML5? WTF?
AbhinavTuesday, May 24, 2011 4:36:09 PM
TanelTuesday, May 24, 2011 4:56:12 PM
Yay, finally! Loving the speed and everything, except perhaps the menus design which is inconsistent from native iOS and has some usability shortcomings, i.e I get no visual feedback on my taps.
Jacques RoelandtTuesday, May 24, 2011 6:03:55 PM
All my sites are in mobile version on the iPad 2. Is this normal?
Nathan RodriguezTuesday, May 24, 2011 6:42:07 PM
Rafael LuikTuesday, May 24, 2011 7:30:08 PM
Cute song!!!
D1sasterp1eceTuesday, May 24, 2011 9:53:54 PM
Originally posted by leonmcg:

it would be good for desktop as a separate skin, for example if you happened to have a touch screen monitor or a touch-whiteboard

http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?sub=++++&id=33519&location=360&nothanks=yes
AlexisWednesday, May 25, 2011 2:27:23 AM
Sharing to Facebook is not working.
Charles SchlossWednesday, May 25, 2011 4:22:13 AM
Originally posted by Jacques:

All my sites are in mobile version on the iPad 2. Is this normal?

In the settings turn off mobile page view (tho you will use more data)
Zdenko TimulakWednesday, May 25, 2011 5:02:13 AM
Thanks a lot Opera for great job with this new version for iphone.
Ondřej Omar MartínekWednesday, May 25, 2011 6:12:28 AM
Thank you very much, it is good news for every fan of Opera, but why the Opera Link don't synch all of my bookmarks? I have very comprehensive database of bookmarks on my computer and I want to use it also on my phone.
d4rkn1ghtWednesday, May 25, 2011 6:22:48 AM
Jacques RoelandtWednesday, May 25, 2011 8:09:04 AM
Thanks Charles, for the reply. But mobile view is off in settings... and the pages keep rendering in mobile view. I do not now what the problem is but i did see on other forums that some have the same problem :-(
Robert JacobsenWednesday, May 25, 2011 8:13:15 AM
Originally posted by lexiz08:

Sharing to Facebook is not working.

It worked for me. :x
rog-rWednesday, May 25, 2011 9:12:03 AM
finally! ipad was my only device without opera. till now! thx opera!!!4!!four

(ihope version 6.1 will contains an always visible tabbar, two finger gestures like in desktop opera, aand the most inportant: it would be nice if its identify itself as desktop opera. mobile versions of webpages are veryvery ugly on that big screen... )
TomislavWednesday, May 25, 2011 2:12:49 PM
Opera Mini 6 on iPhone 4 won't sync my bookmarks, everything else works. Does anybody else have the same problem?
Charles SchlossWednesday, May 25, 2011 3:17:47 PM
Originally posted by MirekDusin:

? I have very comprehensive database of bookmarks on my computer and I want to use it also on my phone.

In Opera on the desktop look for the Opera Mini folder

Originally posted by Jacques:

and the pages keep rendering in mobile view.

It since sites send you to the mobile site, tho most have a link for the desktop site
AlexisWednesday, May 25, 2011 3:20:04 PM
Aww, everything's fine except for Facebook sharing. Puboishing just sends me to the mobile version of Facebook.
Damm SDWednesday, May 25, 2011 7:13:03 PM
Originally posted by randleopera:

Is it possible to give a setting back to v5 old way providing ONE CLICK to change between two-level zooming, which is faster-to-use?

I can't agree more. Was VERY disappointed to lose this functionality. Can it be made optional please? It comes very handy when standing on the crowded train holding on to the rail and not being able to use zoom-pinch functionality.. Opera was a real lifesaver in situations like this, not anymore...
TanelWednesday, May 25, 2011 8:48:56 PM
Originally posted by dammsd:

Originally posted by randleopera:
Is it possible to give a setting back to v5 old way providing ONE CLICK to change between two-level zooming, which is faster-to-use?

I can't agree more. Was VERY disappointed to lose this functionality. Can it be made optional please? It comes very handy when standing on the crowded train holding on to the rail and not being able to use zoom-pinch functionality.. Opera was a real lifesaver in situations like this, not anymore...

But double tapping still works, no?
SophThursday, May 26, 2011 6:39:42 AM
How can i subscribe the newsletter from opera?
randleoperaThursday, May 26, 2011 9:08:26 AM
Originally posted by tankest:

Originally posted by dammsd:
Originally posted by randleopera:
Is it possible to give a setting back to v5 old way providing ONE CLICK to change between two-level zooming, which is faster-to-use?

I can't agree more. Was VERY disappointed to lose this functionality. Can it be made optional please? It comes very handy when standing on the crowded train holding on to the rail and not being able to use zoom-pinch functionality.. Opera was a real lifesaver in situations like this, not anymore...
But double tapping still works, no?

Yes it does, but the performance is still kind of slower than the old way, a little bit slower than just one click, and I get checkerboardings in v6!!

Maybe those happens mainly because I am using older device(2Gen), and Apple Inc. may just say buy a new one. But one thing that I love Opera software is that they take good care of all devices, from slow feature phones with 2G network to the latest tablets with maybe fast Wi-Fi. So I send my wish here

I think keeping the old version as a separate app might be a good choice, since App Store is not friendly for restoring/getting the old version app.
waked alwakedThursday, May 26, 2011 11:30:57 AM
I loaded the application Opera 6, but unfortunately does not work on iPhone 4 my come to me a message that says, as well as see your network note that the network is working properly and open them all the sites from a browser other than Opera and tell you that the application was working properly on the previous version before the update
Please give me
And salute you

WAKED ALWAKED
Robert PlantThursday, May 26, 2011 4:00:44 PM
Nice work. tnx
JulianFriday, May 27, 2011 11:18:10 AM
Another platform conquered!
jehovajahFriday, May 27, 2011 3:46:28 PM
Somebody messed up a post wit gobbledy gook?

So what iam seeing is an error in the typing experirnce. Font far too small and window not pinch sizeable. Hope you fix this soon as it makes blogging difficult.
Otherwise nice work team.
Ex0tiik WebzFriday, May 27, 2011 6:48:47 PM
Que dire à part que cette version d'Opera est tout simplement EXTRAORDINAIRE? Fluide, rapide, SpeedDial (love), pages enregistrer, que du bonheurs!

Une fois de plus, Opera innove la navigation sur l'iPhone. Sur les autres plateformes, c'était et c'est encore Opera, de toute façon.
jehovajahSunday, May 29, 2011 3:41:34 AM
When typing the on screen keyboard appears but the page size reverts to fit the remaining space. It seriously needs to go into a superior window which retains resizability.
jehovajahMonday, May 30, 2011 10:41:29 AM
Again, when typing into my blog i have just noticed that i have lost functionality. I do not have the editor buttons for text modification or html inserts or video linking. It would seem someone has been lazy and replaced this functionality with a simple text box command. This needs to be addressed now, or the whole blogging infrastructure will be in jeopardy!
ĐẤT RẺ CỦ CHI - BẤT ĐỘNG SẢN CỦ CHITuesday, May 31, 2011 9:04:37 AM
oh yeah , thank