Opera Mini

Opera Mini is a popular Internet browser for mobile devices (cell phones, smart phones, PDAS) to see the WAP and WEB sites created using J2ME. Works through a proxy server company Opera Software. For August 2010 in Opera Mini registered about 66.5 mln. users. The browser is freeware. IstoriâIznačal′no Opera Mini for mobile phones was not able to run Web browsers. As a pilot project Opera Mini was released on August 10, 2005, in cooperation with the Norwegian television station "TV 2. When the browser is only available for clients. beta version was released in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, 20 October 2005. The final version was released in Germany, 10 November 2005, but using the Opera Mini browser site appeared everywhere in December of that year. Official release of the browser in the world took place on 24 January 2006 on 3 May 2006 was released Opera Mini 2.0. You can download files, new skin, fast dial, new search engines, improved navigation on 1 November 2006 released Opera Mini 4 beta. This version has an option to subscribe and preview RSS feeds, download photos from your mobile device and content on its list of features and capabilities of the second beta version was released on 22 November. It has been translated into many languages (only English) support RTSP and 28 November released the final version of Opera Mini 3. This version was faster and safer than earlier on 7 November 2007, the light was released Opera Mini 4. According to Johan Shona (Johan Schön), technical director of development for Opera Mini, the entire code was rewritten. Opera Mini 4 used engine Presto 2 v2.1 and included the possibility of a full Web browsing thanks to review/Overview, scaling/Zooming and Album view/Landscape view. Overview mode, you can view the page, using the mouse. With the cursor you can zoom in on a particular part of the page (similar to the Nintendo DS browser). Landscape mode view all screen elements are pivoted 90 °. Also available data synchronization with the desktop version of the Opera Web browser using Opera Link to Opera Mini 4 browser was two versions: Opera Mini for mobile phones with high memory MIDP 2; Opera Mini for mobile phones with low memory MIDP 1. Opera Mini 4 is designed for the first group of phones, and Opera Mini 3 is still used phones from the second group in Opera Mini 4 beta 1, used in mobile devices that support Java jsr-75, file system access, downloading can be done through the browser Opera Mini. Generally, it is possible to download files whose type is supported on mobile devices Is the Google search engine was installed by default in Opera Mini, but 8 January 2007, Opera Software and Yahoo! announced a partnership and the intention to make Yahoo! search engine by default instead of Google. 27 February 2008 Opera Software announced that Opera Mini and Opera Mobile will use the default Google. This is due to complaints from users about the complexity of Yahoo! and simplicity of using Google. On 13 May 2008 in the Russian version of Opera Mini as a default search engine Yandex. on 16 September 2009, the release of Opera Mini 5 beta. The browser uses the Presto layout engine 2.2.0. Of innovation worth completely reworked user interface, including the appearance of the tabs, Speed Dial has ceased to be a simple list of links and now represents 9 frames (like in Opera Desktop), password manager, the internal Clipboard. In addition, Opera Mini 5 beta is the first mobile browser interface adapted for mobile phones and devices with touchscreen (emergence of own virtual keyboard). Disadvantages of this build is a temporary lack of features such as Opera Link, download manager and news client, the lack of many familiar users of version 4.2, quick shortcuts. The browser interface in English, so you cannot type text on a virtual keyboard in another language, more rigid requirements to device resources, including warning, your browser may not function properly on devices with a screen resolution of 240 x 320 px., 2 December 2009 has been released Opera Mini 5 beta 2 which has features such as Download Manager, Opera Link synchronization through, as well as progressive download only if you use Socket protocol, which implies incremental loading pages on 4 March 2010 was released a native version of Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 for Windows Mobile 5/6 (including smartfonn versions). Uses the same functionality as the Beta 2 for J2ME, but there is no option to disable direct editing in the form (inline editing) that constitutes some difficulties in typing 11 March 2010 got a native version for devices running Google Android. Uses the same functionality as the Beta 2 for J2ME, but is designed to manage touch (all Android devices de facto have touch screens). The browser is available for download in the Android Market on 16 March 2010 released the final version of Opera Mini 5 for J2ME (cell phones). Little was changed screen quick launch — there are two links ("friend", "Live Scores»), for devices with landscape-oriented display Quick Launch buttons are arranged horizontally into two lines. Version for Windows Mobile and Android is still under beta testing on 8 July 2010 released Opera Mini for J2ME. The main feature of version is the support phones with low resolution screen (128 x 160, 176 x 220, etc.). Furthermore optimised consumption memory phones. 14 July update affected the Android version of the browser. It introduced support for screens with high resolution and improved text rendering when scaling. 9 September 2010 released stable version of Opera Mini 5.1 (bypassing 5.0) for Windows Mobile 2003 SE, 5.x and 6.x (touch-sensitive and non-touch) within six months after the release of beta version of the OS. Problem type present in the test version, have been eliminated. In addition features Opera Mini 5. (1) for the J2ME appeared possibility principal Internet Explorer browser, running on devices with large screens, accelerometer support (avtorazvorot screen), an improved rendering of pages and fonts and advanced options for experienced users. Principles rabotyBrauzer available as J2ME application and can run on phones that support both MIDP 1 and MIDP 2. At the moment is the dominant browser for mobile devices that supports J2ME platform. Using Opera Mini, you can view any phone with WAP and WEB pages in the same way as using a browser. See pages very little different from the original. In addition, the browser can read and subscribe to RSS feeds. Opera Mini handles all content through a proxy server, Opera Software, reformat Web pages in a format suitable for smaller screens. Is the compressed data (according to official statements — up to 90%), thereby accelerating the process of transferring twice, and pages are delivered in the language markup OBML (Opera Binary Markup Language) when a user views a Web page with Opera Mini, the request is sent via General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) to a proxy company Opera Software. server processes the page compresses it, and sends back to the mobile phone user by default, Opera Mini opens only one connection to the proxy first, and then the connection is reused. It also allows servers to respond to changes in the bookmarks stored on an Opera Link company Opera Software has more than 100 proxy servers to handle the traffic. Opera Mini has had a significant influence on the development of mobile communications, such as erasing the previous critical differences between smartphones and ordinary phones. And by using special proxy is achieved significant savings in bandwidth compared to embedded browsers phones or Smartphones. Page display modes Full-screen mode "fullscreen", "Desktop rendering mode" is selected by default for devices with screens larger than 128 pixels. In this mode, the page loads are aligned along the edges. In devices with a touch screen, you can click on the side of the screen to zoom in on the part of the page. Control keypad Arrows you can move the virtual cursor. If your mobile device supports CSS, the browser uses them, and if not, the browser translates text markup text to fit within the borders of the screen. Small-Screen viewing mode RenderingÈtot is designed for mobile devices with screen 128 pixels in width or less. All text on a page is in a vertical column with scrollable only up and down. Long lists and panels are automatically compressed. This feature is called "folding" content. Clicking the plus sign (+) button to view the content. neotobražënnoe In this mode, the image parameter narrows to less than 70% of the size of the screen in any direction in the desktop version of your browser you can view Web pages in this view (menu view → small screen). This allows Web developers to create sites correctly appear on portable devices. Support JavaScriptOpera Mini partially supports JavaScript. Before the page is displayed on the screen are all JavaScript commands, it takes no more than two seconds. This allows the proxy to operations to implement the JavaScript on the page. If you are not blocked by pop-up ads, they will replace the previous page. OsobennostiBrauzer Gets a page specially prepared for display on a mobile device. Primary transformation makes the BOT on the proxy server the company Opera Software. At the stage of submitting pages to the end user, the server compresses pages through: JavaScript code and CSS conversion on the server. convert all tags in native format; delete blocks of code banners; compressed on the fly image used on the requested Web page. Optimizing pages for display on the screen of a mobile device. GZip compression in MIDP 2 versions Awards PC Magazine Editors Choice — 2008 Sony Ericsson Content Award for "Productive Mobility» 2007 GetJar's ' Mobile Application of the Year award 2007 Mobile Gala "best program for mobile phones" 2005 and 2006 CHIP Digital Lifestyle Award de 2006. Modification Russian-language users have the ability to use informal fashion from the Russian programmer DG-SC extends the functionality of the official version of Opera Mini 3Opera mini. Extended functionality modification resulted in the start time and minor compared with the original version, slowing down, which can be seen on a mobile phone is not very powerful. Comments See also Opera Mobile Links Official site Opera Mini developer blog Table comparing different versions of Opera Mini c Opera Mobile Site with monthly reports company Opera Software about the popularity of mobile Internet Category: Opera Category: mobile browsers Category: SOFTWARE, written in Java MEar: opera mini cs: Opera Mini da: Opera Mini de: Opera en: Opera Mini es: Opera Mini fa: اپرا مینی fi: Opera Mini fr: Opera Mini he: opera mini hi: ऑपेरा मिनी hu: Opera Mini id: Opera Mini it: Opera (browser) ja: Opera Mini lt: Opera Mini ml: ഓപ്പറ മിനി ms: Opera Mini ne: ओपेरा (मिनी ब्राउजर) nl: Opera Mini nn: Opera Mini no: Opera Mini pl: Opera Mini pt: Opera Mini ro: Opera (navigator web) sv: Opera Mini ta: ஒபேரா மினி uk: Opera mini uz: Opera Mini zh: Opera Mini