Comments on: Faster Opera 4.1 Mini Is Released Free

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:26:48 +0000

My new tilt doesn’t seem to want to install any of the opera minis

By: Proto732

Proto732 — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:38:10 +0000

Can’t get to 4.1 from IE on the Tilt. I installed 3 and then tried the update routine … but it says it is just going to re-install 3.

Tried “try 4.1″ from within Opera Mini and it says my phone can’t run it.

My other phone (BlackjackII) had no problem w/getting 4.1 from IE.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:16:30 +0000

The page I find has a choice to download to phone or computer. Either way I have to chose “Generic”.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:07:32 +0000

Thanks guys, I’ll give it a try. Do you like it better than Skyfire?

By: confused

confused — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:56:44 +0000

if you scroll down the page you can directly download 4.1. I don’t know why 3 is above 4.1

By: Ryan Rhodes

Ryan Rhodes — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:43:12 +0000

edit to my above post-
I just realized that those instructions will lead you to download version 3.1.2. The wap browser at the moment does not seem to allow you to download version 4.1 on the tilt.

Instead, download 3.1.2 as described above, then in your phone go to Java under all programs, move the cursor over opera mini, hit the right softkey that says “menu”, choose “actions,” and choose “update.” This should allow you to update to 4.1 (It did for me).

Hope this works this time

By: Ryan Rhodes

Ryan Rhodes — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:38:40 +0000

Robert-
Go to operamini.com in IE on the tilt. Choose-
“Try the new Opera Mini 4.1,” then “Download Opera Mini!” then “Download high memory version.”

Opera mini is for just about any modern cell phone that runs Java applications, and as the tilt is a pretty high end device, it definitely runs the high memory version very well. Don’t worry that it does not come up as a supported model.

Good luck!

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:52:34 +0000

Which version of Operamini are we supposed to install on the Tilt? The Tilt does not come up as a supported model.

By: confused

confused — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:37:00 +0000

this will continue to be the only browser I use on my tilt. I finally got into the skyfire beta and was completely underwhelmed. the zoom feature is terrible compared to the opera browser, and since the tilt can barely run a video, youtube and other similar sites are rendered useless.

By: Ryan Rhodes

Ryan Rhodes — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:18:11 +0000

Proto732-
I have heard about that too. However, there are actually two different Opera browsers for mobile phones. The one that you are referring to is Opera Mobile, which is a native WM6 application that installs with a .cab file. This article is about “Opera Mini,” a java-application that you then access on your phone from the java menu. Just go to operamini.com from IE on your phone to download it (make sure you are getting version 4.1)

If you haven’t ever tried the mini version of opera, I highly recommend it, and you won’t run into any of the issues that you are worried about with link permissions. I’ve been using Opera mini for years, and while it can’t match some other browsers (Opera Mobile, Skyfire) in compatibility with things like Flash content, it is BLAZING fast in comparison, and is much more similar to a desktop experience in terms of speed.

By: Proto732

Proto732 — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:21:26 +0000

The biggest thing holding me back from installing Opera is the past inability to properly UN-install it.

I have read other users with the same complaint. After removing Opera in the past, it never returned the links to IE in the registry, so every time you tried to open a page from a link it would go to the default (now non-existant) browser and give and error. I attempted to manually reassociate the app with the extensions, but there was always a new error coming up.

Do they have a proper uninstall for this release?