Opera browser?

[shuriken]

Hey guys,

Just got my Mogul a couple days ago and have been lurking these forums, xda, and a few other and have most everything figured out.

Just one question though: where does Opera install itself? I can't find it in programs or using file explorer and it's driving me nuts.

Thanks in advance for your help! =]

[muyoso]

If you are talking about Opera Mini, its a java application and therefore the only way you can access it is through the java application. Search the forum, there is a way to make a shortcut that launches Opera without first opening java, so you can access it from the program files list.

[JulieB]

Open Programs, then Java. Opera Mini will be under Applications.

[bojangler]

If you're talking about Opera Mini and you want to be able to launch it directly without having to go through your Java VM program first, I'd suggest checking out this thread: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=7346

[jbbosu]

I would highly recommend checking out Opera Mobile en lieu of Mini..I think it's much better (IMO).

[Sturatt]

Originally Posted by jbbosu

I would highly recommend checking out Opera Mobile en lieu of Mini..I think it's much better (IMO).

just check them both out, cause i know a lot of people that like mini better than mobile

[shuriken]

thanks for the responses!

[SyXbiT]

mini is better.
it's a shame, as mobile 'should' be better, but opera has been lazy and not updated it it.
opera mobile 8.65 is an old rendering engine.
the rendering engine in opera mini 4.0 is actually the rendering engine that'll be used in the desktop 9.5.

i use mini, but as soon as opera gets its act together and releases an update to opera mobile, i'll switch back

[krazytyler]

I agree. Opera Mini is a better browser. However, you should be aware that Opera Mini does not support End to end encryption. So going to a website like Paypal is not secure. The website is unencrypted in order to be transcoded at the Opera Mini server. Here's some info on the FAQ:

Is there any end-to-end security between my handset and — for example — paypal.com or my bank?

No. If you need full end-to-end encryption, you should use a full web browser such as Opera Mobile.

Opera Mini uses a transcoder server to translate HTML/CSS/JavaScript into a more compact format. It will also shrink any images to fit the screen of your handset. This translation step makes Opera Mini fast, small, and also very cheap to use. To be able to do this translation, the Opera Mini server needs to have access to the unencrypted version of the web page. Therefore no end-to-end encryption between the client and the remote web server is possible.

[TurboFool]

I would also have to concur that Mini is the better browser for now. Until 9 is released, Mini provides a drastically better overall experience.