Opera Mini - Opera Mini 3.1 released

Opera Mini 3.1 released

By Per Thomas Jahr. Wednesday, 21. February 2007, 13:16:02

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UPDATE 23.02.2007: We have just pushed out a new build (7196) that fixes a installation problem for some Samsung devices. So Samsung users - please try again...

I'm pleased to announce that we now have a shiny new release of Opera Mini. This time around we have focused on fixing as many bugs as possible (see changelog below). Better connectivity and support for additional devices will enable more users to enjoy Opera Mini. The only new feature added, is the possibility to better manage your feeds.

A big thanks to everyone in the Opera Mini team - fantastic work! And of course a big thanks to all our users. The feedback you give through the forum and bug reports are very valuable for us - something I hope that this release will show.

Go and get it at http://www.operamini.com/

Some of the most important changes:

New feature:

Manage RSS feeds

Newly supported devices:

T-mobile dash
Motorola i275, i850, i860, i870 (iDEN) - we will post more info about this later

Network and connectivity:

Improved connectivity for devices that are forced to use IP addresses
Improved connectivity for BlackBerry devices that uses the carriers T-Mobile, Cingular and Vodafone
Better connectivity for Samsung and Sprint devices

Rendering fixes:

Better text rendering for Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607
Improved memory handling when using high quality images
New dialog window
Fixed overlapping texts in menu bar
Fixed menu bar height for letters with diacritic marks
Fixed favicon alignment

Input and key event fixes:

Dismissing dialogs works better on Motorola's
Fixed smooth scrolling for LG CU320
Soft key fix for Phillips 362
Various fixes for UIQ3 devices
Fixed issue with going back when holding the back key on Sony Ericsson devices (easier to enter the native minimize menu)
Better key handling for Alcatel GlamPhone and OT-C750

Snapshot fixes:

Sony Ericsson Z520 - multiple permission dialogs fixed and better resolution
Various Nokia models - stability improvements for snapshot previews
Motorola A780 - made viewfinder visible again

Other fixes:

Fixed page loading errors for Sprint phones using Opera Mini Basic
... and many more

Opera Powered Wrist Straps!iDEN Support in Opera Mini 3.1

Comments

Ramunas # 21. February 2007, 13:24

Yay \o/

remcolanting # 21. February 2007, 14:00

andrew3105 # 21. February 2007, 14:08

wow

quiris # 21. February 2007, 14:08

There is only 3.0.6636 version available to download. Where is the new one?

Lunkwill # 21. February 2007, 14:20

You should get the new version if you download using your phones WAP browser. The "PC Download" section is being updated as we speak, guess it just takes some time.

philry4n # 21. February 2007, 14:45

cool

gonna download it

artcraft # 21. February 2007, 15:21

So far, so good with Opera Mini 3.1 - -

I was happy with 2.0 and joyous with 3.0, and the early test on my Palm Treo 650 (GSM - WAP) handset seems to be fine.

Automatic rebooting in OM was a problem, on occasion, but I thought it could be a conflict with PrintBoy, Blazer (the default) and/or PdaNet, which I use - with the Treo as a modem - to get on line. It was never a problem with my 'phone, however.

Keep up the good work!

Regards,
(signed) Douglas

ARTCRAFT Music Rolls, Wiscasset, ME 04578 USA

prisoner # 21. February 2007, 15:34

OM 3.01 just downloaded in prison.
Thanks for the great job.

dimenti # 21. February 2007, 15:57

Installed Operamini 3.1 - nice work, all things work perfectly (using SE k800i), but one thing is not enough - pages album orientation

cian42 # 21. February 2007, 15:59

I have a big problem: at one point after a new install opera mini 2(midp2) stopped working(I have a philips 362).
opera mini 3 never worked(it installs but won't boot), so I found a older version of mini 2 and it works again.
thing is I don't understand why it stopped working and I want opera mini 3...
I thought my phone is not supported but I see it should be now - it still says philips 362 does not have java when i go to operamini.com...
I just tried 3.1 and it does not boot either.
can you please give me a hand here?

Lunkwill # 21. February 2007, 16:23

We don't have a Philips 362 to test on, that is why it doesn't show up in the list of supported phones. However we have bug reports posted from such phones using Opera Mini 3.0 about softkey issues which we have now fixed.

DotEd # 21. February 2007, 17:20

is there ever going to be a picture download option that works without the WAP browser on Sony Ericsson devices?

thrill.ed

cian42 # 21. February 2007, 17:55

"However we have bug reports posted from such phones(philips 362) using Opera Mini 3.0 about softkey issues which we have now fixed."

could you tel me if those bug reports were for opera mini advanced or lofi(i got teh midp1 version working but philips 362 is a midp2 phone)?

Lunkwill # 21. February 2007, 18:25

Cian42, I think the forums is a better place to discuss this. But the report has been done on a Basic build, but that is probably due to the fact that making a bug report without softkeys is impossible. Also, Basic doesn't have those kind of softkey issues mentioned in the bug report.

davidcrickett # 22. February 2007, 01:44

why is Opera Mini from 3.0 -> using Yahoo as search machine? I want Google!

quiris # 22. February 2007, 06:39

why is Opera Mini from 3.0 using Yahoo as search machine?

http://my.opera.com/operamini/blog/show.dml/672698

bading # 22. February 2007, 07:05

Hey, got a problem uploading pics on my nokia n71, everytime the camera is on and take a shot it sais symbian error -1 or sumthin. What shud i do?

Roysihite # 22. February 2007, 09:43

Saved Page feature please!!!!When that basic feature will finally come to Opera Mini???

haavard # 22. February 2007, 11:45

Roysihite, Opera Mini is not a full browser, but just a thin client which relies on servers to handle Web pages. As such, it doesn't read (or write) HTML and other things necessary to save pages.

prokop.zoli # 22. February 2007, 16:20

reinstall opra mini -> i will lost my old OM bookmarks in phone?

brayjd # 22. February 2007, 16:54

How do you manage your RSS feeds?
Installed 3.1 and cannot see any options.
Thanks,
Jon

perthomas # 22. February 2007, 19:53

brayjd: if you go to the bottom of the feeds page, you should see a link called "Manage feeds".

ManneS # 22. February 2007, 21:10

If you have any problems, please don't count on them being handled here in the comment section. Use the Opera Mini forum.

brayjd # 23. February 2007, 07:23

Found the 'Manage Feeds' link. Excellent! Many Thanks, Jon

MisterNobody # 23. February 2007, 08:01

On Samsung e760 OM crash at start with "out of memory" error.
Now i haven't opera on phone

perthomas # 23. February 2007, 08:11

Mister Nobody: we have a fix coming out very soon for Samsungs.

francispsycho # 23. February 2007, 13:45

On behalf of myself and all the other long-suffering T-Mobile Dash users, a thousand thank yous for making the Advanced version of OM compatible with the Dash's JVM. It's nice having all the functionality of OM now - the Basic version ran circles around Pocket IE - and the Advanced version does even better.

Nice job, everyone on the OM team. Appreciate the hard work!

AzureTimm # 26. February 2007, 00:41

Thank you, my dear developers! :bow:

bubbah # 26. February 2007, 18:41

manage feeds option appears as link listed on the bottom of the feeds page

wsurf # 28. February 2007, 13:06

I tried the latest version on my samsung X700, previous versions worked good, this one cannot connect. The connection test failed, I tried many times. Although I can see the "G" icon on the display meaning that the GPRS works good. What can be wrong?

Lunkwill # 28. February 2007, 14:47

Wsurf, post your question in the Opera Mini forum and give more information as what operator you are using etc.

soumitram4u # 3. March 2007, 09:49

Opera Mini 3.1 the latest version is working perfectly with my Sony Ericsson W700i. This one has much faster connectivity than the earlier one. Thanks to Opera Mini team members.

Wael Ch # 7. March 2007, 22:30

(-)
1) After ~two hours of surfing.. <<error: out of memory>> (Nokia 6600) and as consequence very slow connection..
2) Yahoo search 0/10
Google search 9,5/10
3) Hopes that in the next version we find a new look (I love 'snow'!)
4) Advice: When you click at a link/address don't press the joystick in left/right because when you do it and the new page appears at the same time -->

Opera Mini> blocked and you cannot doing anything even exit, so you (I'd rather say 'I' not you ; it happened to me twice yesterday, you too?) should close your phone and open it another time to begin and maybe you will not find the last page because it will not be enregistered in the history, for these reason I advice you and myself to learn all the page and then go where you like!
(+)
1) Now I can upload more than one photo in a blog post without writing their addresses.

Thank you

andrewhtf # 10. March 2007, 14:25

i'm facing this problem on my Nokia 6233. after installation, it need to do network test first, and after the test it claimed that it can't connect to the net, asking me to check with the provider.

Maxis 3G, Malaysia.
APN : unet
Username : maxis
Password : wap
DNS : 10.213.17.1
DNS : 10.213.17.2
Proxy Address : 202.75.133.049
Port : 9201

as i'm actually working for the provider company itself, i'm very sure that the settings are fine and i have the access to GPRS as i've went through the systems in our network server, plus there's no problem with using 6233's built-in xHTML browser to access the internet.

as extra precaution, i have tried opera mini 3.0 & 3.1 on my Nokia 6230, 6230i and it works fine, as well as a few other models. apparently it only happens to nokia 6233 (i installed both ver. 3.0 & 3.1). Thus i can safely conclude that the problem lies with Opera Mini itself.

any help? posted this in the forum as well

tekg # 17. March 2007, 15:56

Can we have opera mini 3.0 back, you know, the one without YAHOO tagged all over it. Yahoo's payola powered search engine is crap. If I wanted paid search results I would use Microsoft's search.

WhineWhine # 18. March 2007, 21:40

If I wanted paid search results I would use Microsoft's search.

Google has paid search results.

But why are you spamming people's blogs with your inane drivel? Stop posting the same thing over and over again. It's clearly against the rules.

Lunkwill # 19. March 2007, 07:19

Thankfully someone cleaned upp the mess with all the double posting...

Tekg, it's not like we are blocking Google. Just go to google, add a bookmark and select that it should show up on the start page. Then all you have to do to make a google search is press [*][4] (or what speed dial number the bookmark gets) to open a google search page.

andrewhtf # 22. September 2007, 01:01

HI, just an update for the probs which i mentioned before, solution is to choose your service provider's settings as default setting under -> Settings -> Configuration -> Preferred Access Point -> "your provider's web setting's"