Opera Mini

Opera Mini
Developer(s)Opera
Initial release10 August 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08-10)
Stable release(s)
82.0.2254.72589 Edit this on Wikidata / 21 June 2024
Preview release(s)
77.0.2254.69838[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 21 December 2023
Written inC++, Java, Pike[2]
Engine
  • Extreme/Mini mode: Contents arrive pre-rendered using server sided Presto layout engine.[3]
  • Other modes: WebView (Android) or WebKit (iOS)[4]
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, BlackBerry, Symbian
Included withNokia X family,[5] Samsung feature phones,[6] devices by Celkon, Karbonn, Lava, Intex, Fly, Zen, HCL ME, and other manufacturers[7][8]
Available in90 languages[9]
TypeMobile browser
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.opera.com/mobile/mini Edit this on Wikidata

Opera Mini is a mobile web browser made by Opera. It was primarily designed for the Java ME platform, as a low-end sibling for Opera Mobile, but as of 2022 only the Android build was still under active development. It had previously been developed for iOS, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, BlackBerry, Symbian, and Bada.

Opera Mini requests web pages through Opera Software's compression proxy server. The compression server processes and compresses requested web pages before sending them to the mobile phone. The compression ratio is 90% and the transfer speed is increased by two to three times as a result. The pre-processing increases compatibility with web pages not designed for mobile phones. However, interactive sites which depend upon the device processing JavaScript do not work properly.

In July 2012, Opera Software reported that Opera Mini had 168.8 million users as of March 2012.[10] In February 2013, Opera reported 300 million unique Opera Mini active users and 150 billion page views served during that month. This represented an increase of 25 million users from September 2012.[11]

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  3. ^ "Opera Browsers, Modes & Engines". dev.opera.com.
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  6. ^ "Samsung delivers a faster web on non-smartphones" (Press release). Oslo, Norway: Opera Software. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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  8. ^ Shankland, Stephen (25 August 2011). "Opera finances improve despite fierce competition". CNET. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Opera Mini is going multilingual this Republic Day". 26 January 2016.
  10. ^ "State of the Mobile Web, March 2012". Opera Software. 30 July 2012. Number of users. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  11. ^ Williams, Owen (24 December 2015). "The browser with 300 million users that's breaking your site". TNW | Dd.