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Looks like some great new improvements.
See here.
And it is now saving cookies. I was fed up by entering passwords / usernames each time I visted a site requiring log in.
Hope this time around cookies keep working because they initially did for the beta 2 but after some time it stopped saving cookies.
Opera is a nice alternative to PIE, but has anyone tested Mozila's lightweight minimo http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/ ?
I downloaded it and a few sites tested were great. It has a pretty simple interface and lacks of course many of the options, but is quick.. and free
Make sure that if you updated your selector.utf file for the previous beta (no nags about net access) that you need to do it again.
MrByte said:
Opera is a nice alternative to PIE, but has anyone tested Mozila's lightweight minimo http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/ ?
I downloaded it and a few sites tested were great. It has a pretty simple interface and lacks of course many of the options, but is quick.. and free
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minimo seems to run slow on my TYTN II. just did a install, tested it on a local website, and uninstalled it immediately
You should read the "Browser Bible" posted in the General forum. It is a very detailed and updated comparo of all the WM available browsers. It includes MiniMo, Picsel, PIE Plus, Opera Mobile, Opera Mini, etc.
And FYI, it doesn't recommend Minimo...
yes... after further testing... minimo is not yet there.... back to Opera
I note that while entering text in Text-Boxes like replying to this thread if the text is longer than a number lines then when you hit the okay button Opera Mini closes itself. No problem if the text is just a few lines long.
There is something about me that doesn't like using Internet Explorer. On my phone (Sony Ericsson K850i) I use the Opera Mini 4 Beta browser and love the way that it renders sites and you can zoom in and out etc...
I installed Opera Mobile on my HTC hoping that it would be exactly the same as mini but I was very disappointed Not only does it not have the text for the soft keys but it doesn't accept touch screen inputs for pressing links and text boxes. Also you don't have the zoom in/out function so you have to see a fully rendered screen or and "everything on one column" rendering that cripples the content.
Is there a decent browser for Windows Mobile? What I am looking for is something that works exactly like Opera Mini but with more compatibility with flash etc...
Any ideas?
At the least I would like to be able to install Opera mini but it comes as a .jad file (Java Midlet?). Is there any way of installing these as my Kaiser doesn't know what to do with the file atm.
Thanks for any help
Oliver
There must be someone out there who uses a browser that they're happy with?
Is there a version of Opera that works with the touch screen?
Thanks
You don't have Java on your phone? Opera mini is free and it is a Java Midlet so you could try and see how you like it without spending any money. There is another free browser that I have called Minimo.
LINK to direct CAB download-- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/
It isint the perfect browser either but it does alot of what Opera does and lets you set it with preferences too. Give it a shot and see what you think. Don't like it just remove. I will look on my phone to see if I can extract the Java .exe for you.
I use netfront 3.3 its got better functions than PIE and its back and forward functions using your D-pad is very usefull. as for opera if you want it to scroll like opera mini just enable touch and grab on opera v8.65. it will select links as opera mini does it just wont zoom in like opera mini
Ceck out the articles at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Web Browsing, browsers
picsel browseris my fav. look around enough and you'll find it
Thanks for the replies!
I'll definitely have a look round for the browsers you mentioned.
I would much appreciate it if you could provide a Java app to enable Java on my phone too
BTW, I'm using Schap's latest ROM if that helps.
Im a bit confused here about the op. Am I the only person that has a copy of Opera Mobile that does everything that the op said it doesn,t do? Which version of Opera mobile did you try? I use O.M on my kaiser and everything you said it doesnt do, mine does.. Ive got touchscreen interactivity aswell as touch scrolling, i can zoom in and out, 3 can resize the screen format to desk top,just fit and one column. Im runing Opera mobile 8.65 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC. By anychance did you accidentily download the smartphone version?
As above - op must have downloaded opera instead of opera-mini...
I'm posting using o-m and must say it's one of the best if not best browser for the wm platform
WOW!
Just installed Picsel and I love it.
The GUI is a bit dodgy but that's cos it's designed for the clie but I love everything else.
Thanks
(Bit of an effort to find a download though)
Ah, I downloaded the Smartphone version. That's prob why I don't have the touch screen thingy.
BTW Subliminal, there is a difference between Opera Mini and Opera Mobile. Opera Mini is what I have on my Sony Ericsson k850i and I would have thought that Opera Mobile worked similarly. It does all the same things but not as smoothly as Opera Mini.
Opera Mini is for Java based phone apps. Opera Mobile is for WM platform.
Opera Mobile has more functions (I think?)
but one main difference is that Opera Mini is free whereas opera mobile isn't.
A direct shortcut can be created to launch opera mini without the need to load the java midlet first. A quick hex edit can skip the connection permissions and another quick tinker can allow direct links from emails to open in opera mini. Sounds more work than it is.
Ive just been checking out the Netfront v3.4 technical preview
https://www.access.co.jp/english/nfppc/agree_34.html
its alot better than v3.3 and has some very nice features. its got a similar zoom feature to opera mini4 its a scroll and zoom. plus the visual bookmark is nice also. I cant wait for it to go to retail I will be getting it. opera9 will be ready soon also but ive not seen a preview of it yet. from what ive read though its also going to be alot better than v8.65 and incorperate feature of mini opera4 like the page zooming
I've just downloaded opera mini 4 and have installed it onto my phone.
I have one querey.......
when I was instaling it and when I first used it, it say
this program is connecting to .......port 1080...... requires airtime..... you maybe chaged.....
does this mean my phone isn't using the wifi connection when im running opera mini 4?
picsel browser???
here is the link for picselbrowser i just keep on posting it and be quick if you want it
posted it at rapidshare 4 times allready and it keeps getting removed somehow lol
http://rapidshare.com/files/73569495/Picsel_Browser.cab.html
dolbe said:
Ive just been checking out the Netfront v3.4 technical preview
https://www.access.co.jp/english/nfppc/agree_34.html
its alot better than v3.3 and has some very nice features. its got a similar zoom feature to opera mini4 its a scroll and zoom. plus the visual bookmark is nice also. I cant wait for it to go to retail I will be getting it. opera9 will be ready soon also but ive not seen a preview of it yet. from what ive read though its also going to be alot better than v8.65 and incorperate feature of mini opera4 like the page zooming
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I'm also using netfront 3.4 since a little time. Very, very nice !
but... I can't use it with a wifi or USB connection (error : TCP connect...) ... Answer acces.co about that but no technical support on this version ;-(
MonteCristoffOn said:
I'm also using netfront 3.4 since a little time. Very, very nice !
but... I can't use it with a wifi or USB connection (error : TCP connect...) ... Answer acces.co about that but no technical support on this version ;-(
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It must be something to do with your settings, Ive just tried it with usb and wifi and both connect fine. Infact it connects quicker with usb than it did with v3.3.
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It must be something to do with your settings, Ive just tried it with usb and wifi and both connect fine. Infact it connects quicker with usb than it did with v3.3.
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Mmmm... don't reach the solution ;-( , even after modifying the browser settings. Always the same message...
"Cannot load page. Check that you are properly connected to the network. Type : TCP connect"
dolbe, can you give me your settings for this great browser ?
MS DeepFish is the best browser I've seen yet. It's in Beta for now though and has limitations. It's similar to Iphone's Safari - which is great.
Opera Mobile 9 will support zooming, just like Opera Mini. I asked Opera for a release date, but they won't say anything. It's supposed to be released "soon".
Like the title says does anyone know which browser this is in the video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP_rMefqWj8&feature=related
It's Internet Explorer in full screen mode. Any Windows Mobile device has it.
No
No . i think its opera mini 4 running in java manager
Its Deepfish, a beta brower that ended a long time ago. Its not that good a brower. Opera mini is much better.
yip, sure is deepfish...says it right at the top of the screen
It's DeepFish
Yeap, it Microsoft Deepfish. Deepfish was a beta and ended a while agp, some of the deepfish elements can be seen in Internet Explorer Mobile 6.1.
http://labs.live.com/deepfish/
Hi All,
Has anyone else noticed that the Kaiser / IE seems to redirect you to a "pda friendly" version of a website.. I found this alot with News Sites and its nothing like the site you get from a standard PC/Desktop. I dont know how it knows I'm searching from my Kaiser and dont like the "pda friendly" pages, is there anyway to override this "feature" - After all I like to think I am getting to the actual website I want and not what "they" want...
It isn't the Kaiser that takes you to the PDA site. When you access the webserver that hosts the site it checks what browser you are requesting the page from.
neilarmstrong99 said:
Hi All,
Has anyone else noticed that the Kaiser / IE seems to redirect you to a "pda friendly" version of a website.. I found this alot with News Sites and its nothing like the site you get from a standard PC/Desktop. I dont know how it knows I'm searching from my Kaiser and dont like the "pda friendly" pages, is there anyway to override this "feature" - After all I like to think I am getting to the actual website I want and not what "they" want...
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You can avoid this and see the 'real' web by downloading and installing Opera. There is a setting in opera 9.5b's options to see the full web page rather than the mobile version.
Thanks there - I guess I should have known it was the Sites server etc and not the Kaiser.... So IE can't do it then, not had any experience with Opera so will give it a go (assuming I can find it) also I hear there is a Firefox version around called Minimo but again not used it before and dont know if it can do what Opera can....
Many thanks, will let you know how I get on.
Minimo was abandoned somewhere in 2006 at v0.2, was pretty unusable compared to today's browsers like Opera.
Hi,
Thanks for all the advice, yes I can see the pro's of Opera. Very sleek and lets me see the "proper" web page as opposed to the "pda friendly". Shame about Minimo tho as I like Firefox.... Here's to happy web surfing.
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Thanks there - I guess I should have known it was the Sites server etc and not the Kaiser.... So IE can't do it then,
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PIE isn't that great... but in these cases the owners of those particular sites have set it up to give a special version of their sites.
Its possible to get to the real version by messing with the user agent... but Opera does it soooooooo much better there isn't really any point. Opera mini 4 is free and works on any java enabled mobile phone (including the kaiser)
Opera Mobile 9.5 is available as a free beta version for windows mobile devices. Eventually they will release a commercial version which they will charge for and this is the one you really want on your kaiser (and should be worth the money!)
Hi all,
I've currently got 4 web browsers installed:
IE,
Opera 9.5,
Opera Mini 5( beta)
Opera 9.7 (beta)
and am wondering which are safe for online transactions such as purchasing items and online banking.
I'm lead to believe Opera Mini isn't safe as everything is rendered on Opera's servers first so entering any passwords would be on their server.
Do the other Opera browsers work in the same way.
Any advise would be appreciated
kersey said:
Hi all,
I've currently got 4 web browsers installed:
IE,
Opera 9.5,
Opera Mini 5( beta)
Opera 9.7 (beta)
and am wondering which are safe for online transactions such as purchasing items and online banking.
I'm lead to believe Opera Mini isn't safe as everything is rendered on Opera's servers first so entering any passwords would be on their server.
Do the other Opera browsers work in the same way.
Any advise would be appreciated
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IMO these days no browser is really safe and
everything is somehow stored somewhere.
doministry said:
IMO these days no browser is really safe and
everything is somehow stored somewhere.
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Seconded...
kersey said:
Hi all,
I've currently got 4 web browsers installed:
IE,
Opera 9.5,
Opera Mini 5( beta)
Opera 9.7 (beta)
and am wondering which are safe for online transactions such as purchasing items and online banking.
I'm lead to believe Opera Mini isn't safe as everything is rendered on Opera's servers first so entering any passwords would be on their server.
Do the other Opera browsers work in the same way.
Any advise would be appreciated
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BTW Opera Mobile 9.5/9.7 is not supporting certain formats of windows, frames or however it's called,
so it does not support number entering in my bank anyway,
so I just use OperaMinis...