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Android: Set as default browser
Do you have any plans to add the possibility to choose Opera Mini as default browser in Android. This is a pretty important feature as I now can't click links or use the search bar at the homescreen and use Opera.I guess it's pretty easy and not much work to add the ability to choose Opera Mini as default browser. All the other browsers I have tried can do this.
In the dev guide for Intents and Intent Filters it's described how you can allow a browser to be chosen as default. An example of how this is used is in the AndroidManifest.xml for the Browser in Android.
Except for this Opera Mini 5 is really great, and a huge improvement over Opera Mini 4.
Is there any browser that has solved this in a good way? By good I mean a solution where the native browser still works.
Using intent filters it is possible to make opera mini the default browser, yes, but that would mess up the native browser (links would be opened in opera mini even when you're surfing in the native browser).
Using intent filters it is possible to make opera mini the default browser, yes, but that would mess up the native browser (links would be opened in opera mini even when you're surfing in the native browser).
Yes, that is an issue, and as far as I know, it's not possible to have another browser as default and still use the native browser.
However, if it was possible to choose Opera mini as default browser, you would be asked if you want to use the native browser or Opera mini as the default. If you choose the native browser here, both the native browser and Opera mini would work as they do now, but if you choose Opera mini, it would be possible to use Opera mini as default for thoose who want that. Therefore I don't see any issues by implementing this in Opera mini.
However, if it was possible to choose Opera mini as default browser, you would be asked if you want to use the native browser or Opera mini as the default. If you choose the native browser here, both the native browser and Opera mini would work as they do now, but if you choose Opera mini, it would be possible to use Opera mini as default for thoose who want that. Therefore I don't see any issues by implementing this in Opera mini.