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I am also getting notices like:

Certificate warning
Invalid, or non-verifiable certificate.
The certificate is valid, but
permission denied.
https://js.indexww.com/apl/apl.js
Approve

These instructions worked for me: http://wapreview.com/7758/

Opera Mini is available on various platforms (v8 for Java, v4.5 for Java, Android, iOS, Windows Phone). Where can I find a comparison of the different versions of Opera Mini?

Are the differences significant enough to influence choice of a new phone?

Could we have the ability to save pages in folders in the same way as already exists for bookmarks please?

It would be really useful to have an undo function (and/or a confirm function) for edits made to saved pages and bookmarks.

Phones running Opera Mini java version typically have small screens and it is easy to delete the wrong page/bookmark.

including Opera blogs

I have seen something similar. Some websites display:
Sorry, the browser you are using is not currently supported. Disqus
actively supports the following
browsers:
Firefox
Chrome
Internet Explorer 8+
Safari

Long clicking in opera mini allows a search engine search of selected text.

How can I get the search results in a new tab by default instead of replacing the contents of the open tab?

I have put in a bug report SKIRNE-217264

hi palanismart

try posting your question in the comments to the blog post mentioned by palanismart on 23February. Opera seems to be responding
in the blogs more than in this forum thread.

Thanks, Angelath22.

It's nice to see something official from Opera about using Opera Mini on Nokia phones. I have been using Opera Mini 8 (not 4.5) on my Nokia Asha 311 (s40) phone for some time and am aware of many of its benefits, as well as many of its shortcomings.

I would appreciate your comments on each of the following.

1. Quite a few websites appear blank in Opera Mini. This was raised in the forums, for example in http://forums.opera.com/topic/8033/can-t-read-news-from-operas-home-oage.

Importantly, one of the other websites that is not being displayed in Opera Mini on my phone is Microsoft Mobile, including the page linked in your email above, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mobile/support/.

2. Opera Mini needs to be closed completely if the user needs to make a phone call, send an SMS, move the phone to silent mode, or start/stop music on the phone. Unlike Nokia Xpress, it is not possible to swipe from the top of the screen to get a drop-down menu allowing limited functions like these without needing to close the browser.

This really reduces the usability of the smartphone. (I have raised this before in the forums (http://forums.opera.com/topic/7680/any-plans-for-new-version-of-opera-mini-for-java-j2me) but no response was provided by Opera.)

3. Opera Mini seems to be designed for phones with keypads rather than touchscreens. For example, it requires quite a few steps using menus to move the display between portrait and landscape as the keypad shortcut is not available for touchscreen phones.

4. Opera Mini cannot display PDF attachments; more and more websites are including important information using PDFs. Surely this is something that the Opera Servers could translate in the same way as it does for normal HTML webpages.

5. Some users (including me) have posted some suggestions onto the forum for future functionality (see https://forums.opera.com/post/63213). Can you please comment on which, if any, of these are being considered by the developers, and whether any new versions of Opera Mini (J2ME) are planned.

Thanks again. I look forward to your response on these issues.

Moderators, can you make a "sticky" thread where users can post sites which don't work (properly) in Opera Mini?

I have had the same problem on Opera Mini (Java v8) for at least a few months. Any news articles linked from the Opera home page to time.com just give a blank page. I can't remember if I have ever been able to read articles on time.com.

Developers, should problems like this be posted in the forums or via a bug report, or both?

1. Is a timetable available for the release of the next version of Opera Mini for Java/J2ME?

2. How can users provide feedback/suggestions to the developers?

3. Did any developers move from Nokia to Opera as part of the Microsoft/Opera deals for Opera Mini to replace Nokia Xpress (and Opera Store to replace Nokia Store) on Nokia s40/Asha phones?

I have not been able to find any information since Opera's original announcement 5 months ago that "Opera Mini will become the default web browser for Microsoft’s existing feature phones and Asha phones portfolio" (http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/mobile/2014-08-21)

This process has already started (see, for example, http://blogs.opera.com/mobile/2015/01/microsofts-affordable-phone-comes-preinstalled-opera-mini/ and http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/mobile/support/product/nokia-xpress-asha/faq/?action=singleTopic&topic=FA144249&category=).

At the moment, there are some really significant things that Nokia Xpress does better than Opera Mini 8, as well as lots of things that Opera Mini does better, and some of these should be easy to fix in, say, version 8.2 without needing to wait for more details in a version 9.

For example, it is possible to make a phone call, move the phone to silent mode, or start/stop music on my phone when using Nokia Xpress, whereas Opera Mini needs to be closed completely. This really reduces the usability of the smartphone.

I emailed support@opera.com, which is the contact email address published for Opera on the Nokia Store (e.g. at http://store.ovi.com/content/137560?clickSource=publisher+channel&channel=&pos=2) and received the following automated reply:

Dear Opera User,

Thank you for contacting us. Unfortunately, we are not able to respond to support queries via email. To get help with Opera or provide feedback, please visit .

Thanks for using Opera!

Note the missing address after the words "please visit".

Does anyone know if there is a way to contact Opera other than via this forum?

Opera Software
www.opera.com

What do you mean by "backgrounding"? If you mean having one page download while you are browsing in another tab, Opera Mini 8 for Java does this already; it's one of the things I like best about it!

+1000 for (7) Pdf viewer

And I'd like to add to the list:

(11) Ability to keep night mode on as a default

(12) Ability to move to landscape mode when the phone is horizontal.

(13) Ability to use shortcuts on touchscreen phones (or at least the ability to display a virtual keypad).

(14) Better compatibility for websites, especially those requiring users to be logged in.

(15) Ability to download .txt attachments.

(16) Ability to hang up from a phone call without needing to close Opera Mini.

I can't get too worked up about themes: functionality and speed are the keys to good web browsing.

According to the instructions, Opera Mini can toggle between landscape and portrait modes by pressing *# (as opposed to going through multiple menus).

Is there an alternative for touchscreen phones without a keyboard? Or is there a way of having a keyboard display on the touchscreen within Opera Mini?

Thanks for your response, 53-north.

However, the Asha 503 uses a different operating system (Asha operating system from the Asha 311 (s40).

Can you tell me which version of Opera Mini you are using?

I am currently using Opera Mini 8 on a Nokia Asha 311 (s40 operating system).

With Nokia's own web browsers (standard browser or Nokia XPress), I can swipe from the top of the screen to get a drop-down menu allowing limited functions (make a call, send an SMS, turn phone to silent, etc.) without needing to close the browser. The same menu is available in a number of other apps.

However, I cannot work out how to get this menu with Opera Mini; instead I am forced to close it completely to access one of these other features.

Can anyone suggest a solution?

(I note that Opera may be taking over development of the Nokia browser, https://forums.opera.com/topic/4666/opera-mini-on-nokia-phones. If this happens, the swipe-down menu functionality should be made the default.)