Meet Opera Neon, the new AI agentic browser
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parduspars last edited byOpera, please decide.Which one is Opera? This situation only confuses users or potential users. This must be Dev>Beta>Stable. That's it.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@parduspars All of them are Opera, they are just different models for different audiences.
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pkap1 last edited by
I think it's really great that Opera tries new things, experiments, tests. I'm sure a lot of features from Neon will end up being integrated into One. Thanks!
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A Former User last edited by
It seems that Opera is going all-in with AI now and that they're more serious about it than with Web 3 which is not marketed actively any longer.
Also Neon doesn't appear to be a "concept browser" as the first Neon but a browser of its own.
I think it's it either exciting or intimidating, depending on your stance towards AI. The question might be: Do I really want this inside a browser or not? Or even more to the point: Do I want such a browser?
I suppose, that Opera One doesn't gain enough traction of its own and doesn't differentiate that much from Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. And although GX is soaring it's still something in the niche.
Opera Crypto didn't stay. Will Opera Air? I remember there also was an Opera Chess - I don't know if it's still updated. But with this new browser this seems more like a bet on the future of web browsing and nobody is able to say where this all leads at the moment. -
parduspars last edited by
@leocg: Accordingly, they should release dozens of different Operas because there are dozens of different audiences. It would be more productive if they focused their attention on a single browser rather than getting distracted. One Opera for different users. My opinion. Thanks.
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andrew84 last edited by
I also was going to criticize the continuing 'copy-paste' of the same browser. But there are already detailed responses, so nothing to comment more. Also, It's nice to see that there are still people who are not influenced by the AI hype.
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susanm last edited by@pilis00: Putting the AI in Opera One would make it easier for those who dislike AI features, to feel like their browser is getting bloated. Just like I am glad that Opera never put the Web3/Crypto stuff into the main browser, I think it is a good move to keep the AI separate too.
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A Former User last edited by
@andrew84 I haven't come to Opera three years ago because of AI. Neither did I come because of crypto or gaming. It was Opera's cleanness and features like the sidebar that draw me in.
I use the chatbot sometime, especially for translating and summarizing which is pretty neat. But when I ask it things I have some knowledge about it's quite underperforming to say the least.
I really hope, that Opera stays focused on their flagship product One. They should really give an ear to their long time users rather than to investors that like the modern buzzwords like "agentic AI".
For me personally I don't see so many alternatives right now, especially since Firefox struggles so much with decline. I tried Brave but it's a crypto browser pretending to be a privacy one. And Vivaldi suffers so often from bugs. Still leaves me with Opera, One to be precise. -
susanm last edited by
@leocg said in Meet Opera Neon, the new AI agentic browser:
@susanm Main browser has/had crypto/web3 stuff and has an AI, Aria.
Didn't know that about the crypto/web3 past, it must have been before my time.
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A Former User last edited by
@susanm They had a crypto browser of its own, actually. But when they abandoned it, they said they‘d transferred the features to Opera One anyway.
Crypto stuff is now in Opera One. But it’s not that prominent and it’s not actively advertised.
Go through the settings and search for „wallet“ in order to find it. -
andrew84 last edited by
@DerSchlingel I decided not to switch to One version and stay on older one version (<100) because it works really smoother for me (especially tabs management on the tabstrip), Also, I really hate the content border in One version (if I don't mistake, Opera is the only browser which has it by default).
I use only old ones Opera typical features. I don't need the tab islands, themes feature (especially when the classic theme doesn't look great), I don't need other bells and whistles. So old version meets all my need currently for simple daily browsing.
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A Former User last edited by
@andrew84 Isn’t it risky securitywise to stay on such an outdated version?
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andrew84 last edited by
@DerSchlingel Maybe risky. I don't know.
But I don't think that watching youtube for example using outdated version is something critical. -
A Former User last edited by
@andrew84 Probably not, but I don’t know for sure. Still I‘m not unhappy with One in itself. But they tend on cannabalize on it by releasing a new browser any other month.
I‘d be a happy user, if they didn’t give me the impression, they‘re now building the „real thing“, as I, naively so, thought this was Opera One. Promoting it as their flagship product.
As you said, there‘s still a lot of refinement necessary, but instead they‘re releasing Air and now Neon. So much for the marketing and One R2 being the „best Opera“ ever released.
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pilis00 last edited byI honestly really like the design Opera One has, a lot more than the older one.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Today, Opera Neon is making a comeback but not as a concept browser.
I think reusing the Neon name will cause some initial confusion between the old, one-time, experimental Neon and this new one. But, I guess since it's a cool name, maybe it'll be worth it.
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A Former User last edited by
@burnout426 Definitely so. But what I‘m wondering about is: Is all this AI stuff generally and in Opera here to stay with benefit for us or will it wither away as one of the most overhyped trends in digital history?
Maybe this also decides whether Neon II will also be remembered as „a concept browser“ from the post or if it really is a thing.
More than the naming it seems to me, is Opera going all in with AI a very bold move.
