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Our top new features in Opera Mini 5 beta

September 16, 2009 · by Fredrik Andersson

Who knew mobile browsing could be so easy?

In its fifth-generation version Opera Mini is staying true to the promise of a superior Web experience on a mobile device. :headbang:

Introducing a new, sleek look and feel, Speed Dial bookmarks and tabs - together with speed - make this new version of Opera Mini the easiest-to-use Web browser on a phone.

Our top new features

Tabbed browsing

Browse several Web sites at the same time. Jump easily from one site to another without having to close them. Sweet! :yes:

Speed dial

Your favourite sites are just one click away. No more typing or remembering a difficult URL. :cool:

Touch & Keypad

The interface optimizes the display for both touchscreen and keypad phones. :up:

Password manager

Log on to your email, social network and other sites with just one click. :party:

Download to your mobile phone

To try Opera Mini 5 beta simply visit the address m.opera.com/next using your phone’s default Web browser. Please visit www.opera.com/mini/next for more information.

Oh, Opera Mini 5 is completely free. :happy:

Readers' comments 50

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  • thobiWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:06:29 AM

    yeah, cool :up: :smile:

  • Aleksander AasWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:08:52 AM

    Awesomeness!

  • Al GarciaWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:09:58 AM

    Downloading right now!

  • Sayantan PalWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:12:06 AM

    Yes, this is great news! However, Opera Mini 5 beta doesn't seem to support BlackBerry. This is uber sad!!

  • PhaniWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:22:26 AM

    Awesome Stuff. Congrats.
    Seems like your servers are already suffering from the assault of millions of users :party: :bigsmile:

    Edit: Shouldn't the link be http://www.opera.com/mini/next/ instead of to the mini page?

  • hkxforceWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:23:09 AM

    Can I sync with Opera and get the bookmark from Opera Mini 4? I can't find the sync option.

  • Mickeel PramonoWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:42:36 AM

    WOW..
    Love those NEW FEATURES..
    But I think, I will wait for the Final Release..^^

  • HaavardWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:46:12 AM

    Originally posted by shayonpal:

    However, Opera Mini 5 beta doesn't seem to support BlackBerry.

    It does.

  • richard-h-tWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:47:10 AM

    Looking forward to the password manager. Still not sync-ing custom searches from Opera Link?

  • civasWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:47:46 AM

    What about the Android?

  • YongShunWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:52:51 AM

    wow.

    it is really sleek and nice.

    hell it seems like it is better than OperaMobile!

  • TamilWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:57:30 AM

    http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/ThumbsUp.gif -
    Yesterday, I submitted this to reddit. :wink:

  • Yeni SetiawanWednesday, September 16, 2009 7:08:03 AM

    It's said that my phone (SE M600i) is not yet supported. But let me give it a try! :yes:

    update
    It works! And absolutely a great UI I have ever seen. :up: :up:

  • Vladimir BarosWednesday, September 16, 2009 7:08:54 AM

    Found a really big bug on Nokia 5800.
    You can view only the first site. Clicking on a further link or entering a new page in the bar will do nothing. It will stay stucked on the first page user loaded until you exit Opera.

    BTW. I really like the new release :smile: Tabs and UI are great addition. UX is 10x better. Thanks!

  • RobbieWednesday, September 16, 2009 7:19:44 AM

    Look forward to testing this out my new phone (HTC Hero) next week.
    Thank you for the password manager. Did miss that previous versions.

  • Jan MikulaWednesday, September 16, 2009 7:49:32 AM

    So how does it look like with Sync? Will be in final?

  • shanehWednesday, September 16, 2009 7:57:11 AM

    This is great! Everything I felt was missing from Opera mini has gone into 5... awesome.

    What I feel is a small regression however is the default "mouse cursor mode", over 4.2 which had the "link selection mode". Using "mobile view" on or off doesn't seem to change it.

    Some sites on 4.2 are zoomed in using 'link mode', but on 5 they are zoomed out using 'cursor mode'.. which is kind of annoying.

    Hopefully its just a bug in the 'mobile view' mode that isn't in 5 yet.

    Also the app isn't signed, which is a bit frustrating on a SE phone, but I know this will be fixed in the final version.

    All up, great improvements!

  • pawelsnkWednesday, September 16, 2009 8:02:22 AM

    For those concerned about the Opera Link please read (known issues section):

    http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=291952&t=1253085191&page=1#comment3118625

  • milan korenicaWednesday, September 16, 2009 8:04:06 AM

    Finally, Opera Mini with tabs! Been missing that since I first tried Mini.:up:

  • GlenWednesday, September 16, 2009 8:55:11 AM

    Great work everything I expected :smile:
    Well done :smile:

  • MbrounsWednesday, September 16, 2009 9:01:40 AM

    I'm with Barney: great work but miss the sync button... Have tons of favorites that I'm not willing to loose.

  • YongShunWednesday, September 16, 2009 9:33:34 AM

    Flash is missing.

  • Dark FurieWednesday, September 16, 2009 9:37:28 AM

    She's beautiful, guys. Glad to see the Mini team is still the team to beat, doing some amazing things with java. I'm impressed already but I know the final version will be even better. Can't wait.

  • Atif HassanWednesday, September 16, 2009 10:02:49 AM

    Install fails for my blackberry storm...have to wait till opera provides a fix...error is '907 invalid jar, error control flow verification information too large: G'

  • deluminathorWednesday, September 16, 2009 11:53:05 AM

    I would gladly give it a try but she's not yet available in Android Market :sad: Hope will appear there soon.

    As far as synchronization goes, there is a note "Note that in this beta release, Opera Link is disabled." here: http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/opera-mini-5-beta-developers/

  • Dark FurieWednesday, September 16, 2009 12:39:31 PM

    Flash is not missing, it's crap so hasn't been included.

  • MallucoWednesday, September 16, 2009 12:54:02 PM

    dont work with wi-fi on the BlackBerry ? did anybody knows?

  • SgtTurdMinerWednesday, September 16, 2009 1:03:10 PM

    Great update!
    But trying to play youtube videos consistently crashes the browser and hangs my phone for a while (Nokia 5800) :sad:

  • Aria Rajasa MasnaWednesday, September 16, 2009 1:44:39 PM

    works on my wifi on blackberry bold. This is a game changer, congrats Opera for this achievement :smile: Now if you would please put the sync back so that I can make Opera 10 and Mini 5 as my default browser :bigsmile:

  • darjamaWednesday, September 16, 2009 2:01:51 PM

    No sync, No RSS, No Custom search? You're killing me here!

    Is there a way to change the speed dial bookmarks? Can't seem to edit them.

  • contarcWednesday, September 16, 2009 2:26:50 PM

    Originally posted by darjama:


    Is there a way to change the speed dial bookmarks? Can't seem to edit them.



    Try hitting the number 1 after having highlighted the speed dial bookmark. :smile:

    It should give you the option to edit or clear. :bigsmile:

  • TamilWednesday, September 16, 2009 2:40:19 PM

    Opera Mini 5 Beta: Tips and Tricks

  • Jakub MartonWednesday, September 16, 2009 2:41:10 PM

    unbeatable!

  • AngelikiWednesday, September 16, 2009 3:07:23 PM

    Originally posted by Tamil:

    Opera Mini 5 Beta: Tips and Tricks




    priceless!

  • xillwillxWednesday, September 16, 2009 3:38:15 PM

    confirmed working on a blackberry curve 8310

  • UjjwolWednesday, September 16, 2009 3:42:03 PM

    Check out my review of Opera Mini 5
    http://ujjwol.com.np/web-with-opera-mini-5/

  • MatheusWednesday, September 16, 2009 4:20:21 PM

    Amazing!

  • IKokeWednesday, September 16, 2009 4:27:16 PM

    :yes:

  • Maq hasanWednesday, September 16, 2009 4:52:39 PM

    Hi,Currently i was sticked with opera 4.2 on my Nokia E51 phone and was really waiting for this. Thanks for sharing this. But i am confused for one thing. I got this article at http://www.techarena.in/news/10307-opera-mini-5-beta.htm and in the download link, they have provided 5 versions like Opera Mini 5 beta for OS 4.2.x Blackberry Phone, Opera Mini 5 beta for J2ME JAD Java Enabled Phone, Opera Mini 5 beta for J2ME JAR Java Enabled Phone, etc... So is there any difference in this release of Opera Mini 5 beta ? Please let me know. Thanks once again..

  • Dark FurieWednesday, September 16, 2009 5:29:20 PM

    The last two you mentioned will work with your phone.

  • d4rkn1ghtWednesday, September 16, 2009 6:19:18 PM

    :cool:

  • Barraco Mármol JerónimoWednesday, September 16, 2009 9:08:48 PM

    my cellphone can't handle so much technology xD

  • BobThursday, September 17, 2009 2:44:43 AM

    Where is sync?:down:

  • pmmaniThursday, September 17, 2009 5:16:00 AM

    Exactly! Where is sync? Also any thing i wanna browse within a page especially buttons need to press it twice. Anyone else feel this? I am using N95.

  • Mağruf ÇolakoğluThursday, September 17, 2009 5:42:08 AM

    Nice beta :smile:

  • UpalThursday, September 17, 2009 8:16:57 AM

    It's good...Still it is in beta stage..So obviously there are some bugs and problems we are facing.But the main problem we face on our N70(which is 176x208 resolution) is the look and UI.It's called sleek..But I think it is giant and cover up my whole skin.I think Opera should think about it.
    To cope up with newer phone like touchscreen phone and phone with big resolution opera misses the mainstream of operamini.For those who have small resolution (176x208) phones it is really dissapointing.Hope we will find a solution in the next beta.Operamini rocks...

  • Raafi alghifariThursday, September 17, 2009 12:23:59 PM

    Its great, but i can't upload n sync like my opera 4.2 . Thanks is god jobs

  • sonyazisThursday, September 17, 2009 4:20:12 PM

    download manager..!! where is it? sucks without it.. worse than 4.2...

  • Dark FurieThursday, September 17, 2009 5:28:47 PM

    The download manager isn't in this beta. This beta is to test the new features not the old.

  • kxpThursday, September 17, 2009 10:30:12 PM

    Ok these are my thoughts on opera mini 5 beta
    *Where is page information?
    *a feature "copy link address" should be available
    *Opera link missing - i assume this is beta only to avoid sync problems...
    *Opera custom keyboard problems - characters missing from local language used by phone itself (estonian: üõäö) from hardware keyboard. Also issues an issue on touchscreen phones eg. xm5800.
    *Also to add to the issues concerning keyboard - it should be bigger or have different modes on touchscreen devices. Not all all children-like small fingers, some of us have biggger ones. Hard to type.
    *A feature request: "open in default browser" function. There are some pages that opera mini isn't too god at, let's admit it. Currently it's kind of hard to get the same page in default browser as you can't copy the link address itself. Also a good ide for page information - make it possible to copy the link address or a part of it.

    Everything else is superb! Great job mobile team! I just love the speed dial and tabbed browsing. Also the new search is nice but maybe make it more versitile like on desktop browser - "add custom searches"

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Published inChoose Opera
DateSeptember 16, 2009
AuthorFredrik Andersson
Tagsopera mini 5 beta
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