FEATURESScrolling is achieved with the device's arrow keys, its number keys, or a stylus.Opera Mini may also be set to landscape mode, where it will rotate the page 90 degrees. This is useful for screens that are significantly taller than they are wide. However, this feature is not yet available on BlackBerrys and some other devices.The image quality may be set to "Low", "Medium", or "High".The higher the image quality, the more data is transferred and the longer it will take to load pages.Opera Mini supports only one font, which can be set to "Small", "Medium", "Large", or "Extra large" size. If a web page uses Courier or a generic monospaced font, the one font is still used, but the characters are spaced out so that each character takes up the same amount of space.Browsing toolsOpera Mini features a search bar capable of using several pre-configured search engines,with the user being able to add additional search engines. The default search engine is google and Wikipedia.Additionally, Opera Mini features shortcut keys, skins, and a web feed aggregator. It can save bookmarks, download files, and it remembers the user's browsing history.Privacy and securityWhen using Opera Mini 4.0 or 3.0 Advanced, the connection between the mobile device and the proxy server is always encrypted for privacy and security. The encryption key is obtained on the first start by requesting that the user press random keys a certain number of times. When using Opera Mini 3.0 Basic, the connection is not encrypted. Opera Mini has received some criticism because it does not offer true,end-to-end security when visiting encrypted sites such as paypal.com. When visiting an encrypted web page, the Opera Software company's servers decrypt the page, then re-encrypt it themselves, breaking end-to-end security.Due to this, Opera Mini should not be used for critical applications such as Internet banking.Standards support
As of version 4, Opera Mini uses the same layout engine that is included in Opera 9.5.This means that Opera Mini supports almost all of the web standards supported in Opera 9.5. However, unlike the desktop edition of Opera, Opera Mini includes no support for Web Forms 2.0. Also, frames are flattened because of client limitations, and dotted and dashes borders are displayed as solid borders due to bandwidth and memory issues. And because Opera Mini reformats web pages, it does not pass the Acid2 standards compliance test.
Opera Mini supports bi-directional text, meaning that it can correctly display right-to-left scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew in addition to languages written left-to-right like English, French, and Spanish. However, it will not display left-to-right text if the font size is set to small or very small. Indic and Chinese scripts are not supported. It cannot show italic text or other formatting besides boldface.
LOW MEMORY DEVICES
Opera Mini supports bi-directional text, meaning that it can correctly display right-to-left scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew in addition to languages written left-to-right like English, French, and Spanish. However, it will not display left-to-right text if the font size is set to small or very small. Indic and Chinese scripts are not supported. It cannot show italic text or other formatting besides boldface.
LOW MEMORY DEVICES
For MIDP 1, low-memory devices, the older Opera Mini 3 Basic is still available. Its features include an option to increase the text size, as the default text size is too small for some web sites. Opera Mini 3 Basic uses less advanced compression, does not support full page view, does not include support for favicons, does not scroll as smoothly, does not feature a built-in clock, and does not support encryption.When browsing an encrypted web page with Opera Mini 3 Basic, the page is actually decrypted before being sent to the mobile
DEVELOPERS: OPERASOFTWARE
www.opera.com/mini
Opera Mini software is for those who constantly browse the net on their mobile. It supports many languages such as French, Hebrew, Spanish and etc. What keeps this app different from the rest is that it has a more sleek look offered in mobile web browsing.
The group gives this app a 4.5/5 . Why? Well it's because of the features involved here that makes mobile web browsing seem more appealing as it already is a hassle for some because of it's small text. The downside of this app as to why we didn't give it a perfect score is because of unappealing look for other people. The group sees this app more as a novelty application on your mobile because we're quite satisfied with the normal browser already offered to us. But then again, this is just preference on how we work and view mobile web browsing.
Opera Mini software is for those who constantly browse the net on their mobile. It supports many languages such as French, Hebrew, Spanish and etc. What keeps this app different from the rest is that it has a more sleek look offered in mobile web browsing.
The group gives this app a 4.5/5 . Why? Well it's because of the features involved here that makes mobile web browsing seem more appealing as it already is a hassle for some because of it's small text. The downside of this app as to why we didn't give it a perfect score is because of unappealing look for other people. The group sees this app more as a novelty application on your mobile because we're quite satisfied with the normal browser already offered to us. But then again, this is just preference on how we work and view mobile web browsing.
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