Opera
for Android is the internet browser (browser) Opera first developed
with the framework WebKit (Chromium) that is claimed to facilitate
application developers (developers) to optimize the web site for this
browser.
However, that's not offered by Opera for Android. The author was pinned several advantages that distinguish it from competitors' browsers. What is it? Here are some of them, based on a summary of Kompas Tekno in a media gathering with Opera in Jakarta, Friday (24/05/2013).
1. Off-Road Mode. This is called data compression feature can save internet quota usage for browsing up to 90 percent.
When enabled, Opera for Android will access web data that has been compressed in advance from Opera's server. As
a result, the smartphone just need to pull the data in smaller
quantities than direct connections thereby reducing the consumption of
data and speed up the loading process.
The
method is similar to the "Turbo Mode" on the Opera Mini browser, with
consequent degradation of the display quality of the image file for the
compression process.
Opera
for Android users can also enable the auto-wrapping text that will
compress the text of web pages in a single window view so that users do
not need to do horizontal scrolling.
screenshot
by oik yusuf / kompas.com Display mode option "Off-Road" (left) and
"Private Browsing" (right) in the Opera browser for Android
2. New interface with Speed Dial. Opera for Mobile main display consists of three "home screen" that can be accessed by swiping your finger left and right.
The first display will greet the user is Speed Dial is a little different from the previous browser-Opera browser. To
add a Speed Dial bookmarks, users simply visit a site and then press
the "+" sign is located on the left side of the URL address.screenshot by oik yusuf / kompas.com three screen "homescreen" on Opera for Android. The screen displays the Speed Dial comb. Left of the screen to load history while browsing the news feed of Discovery can be accessed on the right side of the screen.
3. Special screen to display the browsing history. In
the second homescreen that can be accessed with a finger sweep to the
left of the display Speed Dial, Opera for Android presents a history
list so that users can access easily. If desired, this list can be removed.
In
addition, Opera for Mobile also provides the option of "private
browsing" is activated by pressing a button shaped three vertical dots
in the upper right corner of the selection screen browsing tabs. Browser window will change color to black to mark the tab where private browsing is enabled
4. Discovery. This is a new feature implemented in Opera for Android. Discovery can be accessed by swiping a finger to the left side of the screen Speed Dial. Its function is similar to the RSS reader Flipboard with thumbnail photos and captions headlines.
Discovery
delivered content is divided into categories that can be selected by
the user, such as "technology", "lifestyle", "news" and "entertainment".
Selection area can be converted into a number of countries including Indonesia to display content from relevant sources.
Communications
Manager Opera Indonesia Agastia Agnes said that the source of the
content presented by Discovery curated automatically by Opera based on
the level of popularity. "But for now this option is not available to choose their own desired source," he said.
Opera for Android can be used by smartphones with Android operating system version 2.3 or later. The browser also provides the option of syncing bookmarks and Speed Dial between devices via Opera Link profile.
