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Run Opera Mini 5 on your Android phone

Saturday, 3. October 2009, 14:09:25

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If you have an Android phone and simply can't wait to try the Opera Mini 5 beta, you can install the Java version by using the Java/J2ME Runner (homepage) from Android Market. Be warned, though, that Opera Mini is currently very slow when installed this way. I'm not sure if this is because the Java environment is slow or because Opera Mini 5 needs more optimization. Perhaps a combination.

I have not tested it on anything but a HTC Magic. If anyone tests it on other Android devices, feel free to leave a comment about your experience.

Opera Mini 4 is really starting to show its age when you use it on touchscreen devices, so I'm hoping that an official release of Opera Mini 5 for Android is coming soon.

Opera Mini gained more than one user every second in AugustPPK: "There is no WebKit on Mobile"

Comments

Charles Schloss 4. October 2009, 04:13

:cool:

Patrick H. Lauke 4. October 2009, 18:46

yup, although a bit fiddly, managed to get it all working on an HTC Hero this way. Not as smooth as using something like Esmertec's JBed, mind...

Martin Rauscher 5. October 2009, 14:54

Opera Mini 5 is GREAT! Everything is so smooth! The desktop build is for not that smooth! :smile:

Pallab De 7. October 2009, 12:41

My next handset would be an Andriod one. I would love to see Opera Mobile along with Opera Mini for Andriod.

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