Opera, one of the world’s major browser developers has launched Opera Mini 50.
In a major upgrade, the popular browser has fully revamped its user interface to allow for more personal and intuitive interactions with the most loved features.
Opera Mini 50 is a small, fast, and powerful browser. It comes with unique features such as data compression, a download manager with offline file-sharing capabilities, and a built-in ad-blocker.
“Since the very first launch almost fifteen years ago, Opera Mini has provided people with a better browsing experience than what they get with the default browsers on their smartphones.
Now, with version 50, it is time for a major upgrade to Opera Mini, with a completely redesigned user experience, where we make the most popular features easier to use.” said Andrzej Czarnecki, Product Manager for Opera Mini.
In the biggest upgrade in five years, Opera Mini 50 is integrating a new and versatile status bar at the top of the browser screen.
The new status bar adds a touch of personalization – users are able to receive welcome messages while browsing, with greetings and hints throughout the day. The status bar also keeps users updated on what’s going on around them. It shows notifications with the latest news, coming updates in the browser, or events from partners.
“With Opera Mini 50, we are reinforcing the connection between users and the features that they love in multiple ways,” said Czarnecki.
“We’ve introduced new styles, themes, and user interactions to improve access to the features users need within superior aesthetics.”
Data savings have always been important for Opera Mini users. In Opera Mini 50, the new status bar displays a data savings widget that comes in pretty handy for viewing your data consumption at a glance.
“We know that data compression in Opera Mini is widely used. Our designers have added the new data-savings widget on the status bar to give users detailed information about their data consumption. It tells them what they need to know about how much data they are saving without navigating through the settings of the browser.” said Czarnecki.
