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This isn't related to the grandparent's post but on other platforms Opera Mini does only support a limited amount of Javascript and it runs on their servers. F

This isn't related to the grandparent's post but on other platforms Opera Mini does only support a limited amount of Javascript and it runs on their servers. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Mini#JavaScript_support http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Mini#JavaScript_support: Opera Mini has limited support for JavaScript. Before the page is sent to the mobile device, its onLoad events are fired and all scripts are allowed a maximum of two seconds to execute. The setInterval and setTimeout functions are disabled, so scripts designed to wait a certain amount of time before executing will not execute at all. After the scripts have finished or the timeout is reached, all scripts are stopped and the page is compressed and sent to the mobile device. Once on the device, only a handful of events are allowed to trigger scripts: onUnload, onSubmit, onChange, onClick

lukev 17y ago
Well! I wasn't aware of that. So it sounds like the TOS issue is not a problem for them. Unfortunately, it also means it's a completely crippled browser. Why anyone would WANT to use it instead of something fully functional (like Safari) is beyond me. The days of squinting at tiny mobile versions of websites on a 2x1 cell phone screen are behind us, and good riddance. It would appear that Opera Mini is already obsolete on the iPhone due to its very architecture.
- dagw 17y ago
  Opera mini does a good job of reducing the number of bytes that need to be sent to the phone to render a page. That is very useful for those times when you have a very slow connection or, perhaps more importantly, when you are paying per byte. Granted neither of these cases are exactly everyday occurrences for your average iPhone owner, but for those people who find themselves in the above situation, having something like Opera mini to fall back on would be very handy.
- akmiller 17y ago
  Obviously you haven't used it! It is definitely meant for content consumption, not general interactivity with more complex web apps. What it does it does very well and does it blazingly fast!

lukev 17y ago

Well! I wasn't aware of that. So it sounds like the TOS issue is not a problem for them. Unfortunately, it also means it's a completely crippled browser. Why anyone would WANT to use it instead of something fully functional (like Safari) is beyond me. The days of squinting at tiny mobile versions of websites on a 2x1 cell phone screen are behind us, and good riddance. It would appear that Opera Mini is already obsolete on the iPhone due to its very architecture.

dagw 17y ago
Opera mini does a good job of reducing the number of bytes that need to be sent to the phone to render a page. That is very useful for those times when you have a very slow connection or, perhaps more importantly, when you are paying per byte. Granted neither of these cases are exactly everyday occurrences for your average iPhone owner, but for those people who find themselves in the above situation, having something like Opera mini to fall back on would be very handy.
akmiller 17y ago
Obviously you haven't used it! It is definitely meant for content consumption, not general interactivity with more complex web apps. What it does it does very well and does it blazingly fast!