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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Hello,

      I'm using Opera Mini browser on different platforms for around ten years.
      Country is Belarus and mobile carrier is Velcom all ten years.

      This week I have an issue with the ads in browser. Browser version is 18.0.2254.106542. It is ads for "Velcom apps club".

      I have 2 options in the ads screen: "Subscribe" and "back". The buttons are close to each other and sometimes I click Subscribe instead of back.

      Wrong subscription happened twice in five days. I unsubscribe immediately after subscribe and It is going to take around 1 USD (2 BYN) out of my balance each time I click wrong button.

      In Velcom, they recommended me to switch to Opera New or Opera Mobile. I didn't find what is Opera New in the Google Search but I know that Opera Mobile is not so good in saving traffic.

      Could you please help me with the following questions:

      1. What can I do to avoid clicking wrong button in Opera Mini ads?

      2. What is Opera New?

      3. What is alternative to Opera Mini which would save around 85-90 percent of my traffic?

      Thanks!

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by sgunhouse

        No idea on 1, as I don't use Mini.

        I'll guess on 2 that they mean Opera Touch. Opera has 3 browser for Android - Opera Browser for Android (what you call Opera Mobile), Opera Mini, and Opera Touch. Opera Touch is intended to be used with 1 hand

        Opera Browser for Android does include a Data Savings mode in Settings; I am not aware of a similar feature in Opera Touch.

        Though if the options in your ad are Subscribe and Back, couldn't you use your phone's Back button instead of the one on the screen?

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        • A Former User
          A Former User @sgunhouse last edited by A Former User

          @sgunhouse I have Opera Mini as well as Opera Browser installed on my Android phone. Both have compression turned on and I feel like Opera Mini compresses my traffic several times better.

          Phone's back button leads to opening previous screen which is not very convenient since I may not remember the link I clicked on it. And the "back" button in Ads opens the page I wanted to view. However, thanks for the suggestion!

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by
            1. There is an app called Opera News, mainly used in Africa.
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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

              Why are you using a very old version of Opera Mini? Current version is 40.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                @leocg Just dislike updates for apps. Want to control what is downloaded and when. I don't handle a very secure information so I don't see a reason to update everything all the time.

                Do you think the Ads will disappear after update?

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg said in Interstitial ads leads to loosing money in one click:

                  Opera News

                  Thank you! Probably this is what they suggested. However, this is not a browser as I understand.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                    Don't know because I don't know who is responsible for them.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                      Okay, but avoiding updates for years also prevents you from getting security updates, what means that you may be highly vulnerable to data stealing, etc.

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