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that looks really "sexy"

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And some people said we will never see Opera Mini on iPhone

I'm a bit confused...didn't apple say that they don't want other browsers on their phone?
Anyway if opera is going to the iphone now i've got a good reason to buy one!

Originally posted by darklink88:

I'm a bit confused...didn't apple say that they don't want other browsers on their phone?

We have not submitted it yet to the Apple App Store. However, we hope that Apple will not deny their users a choice in Web browsing experience.

Does that also mean we will see a Beta of Opera Mini 5 for Android soon. Or maybe even Opera Mobile 10?

All I want is to use Opera on my Milestone

wow !! awesome !!
a great news !!

Originally posted by EspenAO:

However, we hope that Apple will not deny their users a choice in Web browsing experience.

Outstanding PR strategy: Showing off Mini on iPhone before submitting it to appstore will put pressure on Apple (given the crazy popularity of Opera Mini). Not approving it will be a PR disaster for them.
Let's see how it works out.

Note for those going to Barcelona: Please please, give us some videos of Opera Mini on iPhone.

I hope you'll record the talks.

PS: Opera should get in touch with Adobe. They also make software that won't ever make it into the AppStore.

Originally posted by tomassplatch:

Outstanding PR strategy: Showing off Mini on iPhone before submitting it to appstore will put pressure on Apple (given the crazy popularity of Opera Mini). Not approving it will be a PR disaster for them.

Let's see how it works out.

Yes, I thought so too^^
After all that Flash disaster with the iPad which caused loads of negative headlines for Apple I can't imagine that they disapprove.
After all they have to maintain a certain reputation.

Great news, thanks for doing this!

YES! Finally!

Great news =) Thank you
I hope that Apple will accept Opera

Opera mini beta 3?
At that time, you will publish it?

sweet beta 3!!! did someone say widgets??!

Originally posted by Espen André Øverdahl:

We have not submitted it yet to the Apple App Store. However, we hope that Apple will not deny their users a choice in Web browsing experience.

They better not reject it, if they do there still is making it available for jailbroken iPhones.

Originally posted by chooseopera:

Opera Mobile 10 beta 3 on Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile handsets
Opera Mobile 10 beta running on Android handsets
Opera Mini 5 beta, running on a variety of handsets and platforms
Opera’s cross-platform Widgets Manager beta, running on Windows Mobile
and S60 handsets

I'm afraid Apple will reject Opera Mini, they got their own politics, unwilling to change it

It does more than Safari and it will make data less intensive on some networks

Originally posted by Chas4:

It does more than Safari and it will make data less intensive on some networks

That could be a strong reason for AT&T to apply pressure on Apple about accepting Opera Mini. Last year many news headlines appeared about AT&T's hardenships to cope with all of the mobile traffic coming from iPhones and other smartphones.

Originally posted by darklink88:

I'm a bit confused...didn't apple say that they don't want other browsers on their phone?

There are already plenty of third party browsers for the iPhone, see: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/13/apple-allows-3rd-party-web-browsers-in-app-store/

Gruber explains why: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/02/10/opera-mini

Originally posted by Keldian:

hat could be a strong reason for AT&T to apply pressure on Apple about accepting Opera Mini. Last year many news headlines appeared about AT&T's hardenships to cope with all of the mobile traffic coming from iPhones and other smartphones.

Good luck OPERA! This was a genious move!

hope apple allow opera on the iphone and if they don't I will move to nexus

=) ¡Vamos Opera!

I'm a bit confused as to what this actually offers over the safari browser. Will Opera Mini for iPhone do flash?

Also... will it be able to view WAP?

Originally posted by firstborn:

iPhone do flash?

Don't think so as it is not even stable on the Mac (tho they said they would work on it)

Also Flash is owned by Adobe and not Opera or Apple

Originally posted by firstborn:

I'm a bit confused as to what this actually offers over the safari browser. Will Opera Mini for iPhone do flash?



Also... will it be able to view WAP?

For WAP support you can try Wapzilla, its available on the App Store, I heard its really nice.

For the Flash I don't think so.

I would love to see Opera for iPhone available, but personally I don't think Apple will allow that

Initial buzz is good thing to pressure Apple a bit.

Greetings from Germany!

Yes!

I hope, in case Apple won't allow Opera Mini on tha app store, you'll release it through Cydia. I need Opera Mini on my iphone!

I agree Opera on the iPhone would be good but Apple is the ULTIMATE ARBITER on what they allow. I just hope it does happen :-)

Originally posted by andrewsimone:

There are already plenty of third party browsers for the iPhone, see: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/13/apple-allows-3rd-party-web-browsers-in-app-store/

AFAIK they have to be (and are) all Webkit based, and many of them are no more than a different GUI for Safari.

Opera mini would be something really new and different though, and I'm really curious to Apple's reaction.

Originally posted by firstborn:

I'm a bit confused as to what this actually offers over the safari browser.

http://my.opera.com/haavard/blog/2010/02/10/opera-mini-iphone

Thats amazing I can't imagine what Apples reaction would be though I would love to see it. I can't wait to try out Opera mobile 10 beta 3

Is this work on iPod Touch?

Finally! I've been hoping for this for MONTHS!

@ Izabella:

If it works on the iPhone, then it also works on the iPod touch. There are only very little Apps that don't fully run on an iPod touch but an iPhone.

On the jailbreaking front, have you heard Apple's assertion that the iPhone's design will eventually make it explode if jailbroken? Supposedly the application security layer also controls heat and power, so if you break it the phone may catch fire or even detonate. Clever, ne?

Even so, great progress for Opera! I do hope this will be enough to pressure Apple. Mini probably needed to be rewritten using the iPhone SDK (given iPhone does not do Java apps). I feel that OBML, though it is an interpreted language, poses much less risk than conventional JS as executed in Safari. Reprocessing images destroys any viruses that may be hidden within them. By far, Mini should be the safest browser on any phone.

What about Maemo? I got an n900 and I would love to see Opera come up with an opera browser for this platform. I really like the sync option and be able to have my notes.

So far Maemo should be much easier than Iphone since Maemo can run either Qt and GTK and i think Opera did once a version for it. Althought not as great.

Originally posted by Jzarecta:

So far Maemo should be much easier than Iphone since Maemo can run either Qt and GTK and i think Opera did once a version for it.

Opera Mobile doesn't use Qt, and Qt was just ditched from the Linux versionon desktop as well.

how donwload opera mini for my mini iphone ? help !

Originally posted by Fernanda Mery:

how donwload opera mini for my mini iphone ? help !

It is not available, yet. Hopefully, it will be soon.

We African people we dont even know what Apple I phone talking about the apple is to cost, so opera mini try and allow us we African we are use Chaina phone but opera mini is not working in chaina phone.

this version will work with ipod touch also right???????

Originally posted by Abhinav:

this version will work with ipod touch also right???????

Yup.

, i know its great now my friends with ipod touches can use this awesome browser instead of safari!

Originally posted by orangevodka:

I hope, in case Apple won't allow Opera Mini on tha app store, you'll release it through Cydia.

YES! If it gets rejected by Apple Opera should totally put it in Cydia! I wish more major developers would put their rejected apps in the app store like GV apps If Apple resects it well, we expected them to be jerks

Or even a blog post

i also think Opera did a good job but i also don't think that Apple will accept opera on their iPhone cause Bald jobs was always and still he is a headstrong person. But Bravo opera. best of luck.

If Cr@pple wont play fair, neither should opera, you should consider releasing via cydia because Jobs is a money grubbing wh0re and we all know it and I would love to use my beloved opera over that wretched thing they call a browser *caugh* safari. I could go on for ages why i hate apple, but thats beside the point. I only have an iPod because it seemed a better choice at the time, but now with a sad piece of gimped hardware in my hands i hate it.

Originally posted by Ryan:

I could go on for ages why i hate apple

I almost fought (intellectually) with Mac salesman at BestBuy. Sadly, my mom stopped me before we got at it.

Perfecto.........