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Opera Mobile Emulator

53 points by dclaysmith 15y ago

luminarious 15y ago
It's about the easiest way to test a website on a mobile browser, in my opinion.
rudenoise 15y ago
It'd make my work so much easier if all the major mobile browsers released tools like this (outside their ecosystem's SDKs). Opera and FF are in the unusual position of not being the native choice and are/should do this. I wonder if there might be reticence, or possibly no incentive, to do so as the apps market is booming. A stronger web might be bad for app-stores in general.
- sid0 15y ago
  Firefox Mobile has had desktop builds since forever.
- pornel 15y ago
  Firefox has an emulator too: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/ http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/ (the "Developer Tools" download is just a Fennec.app. It's rather spartan, but does the job) This is huge contrast with testing in Android Browser: • requires Android SDK • launched from commandline (README file explaining that is longer than Info.plist needed to make it runnable with a click). • needs extra package downloads started manually from withing the SDK • needs creation of virtual device (with dozen of irrelevant options to fill in that are confusing to newcommers) • slow as hell RIM with Windows-only SDK scattered over several packages requiring registration is even worse.
john2x 15y ago
I use this at work to go through blocked websites. Better than nothing.
- michalstanko 15y ago
  I haven't tried, but I think that enabling Turbo in Opera Desktop might have the same effect?
  - StavrosK 15y ago
    It should, actually. Unfortunately I can't test this.
- stephenatwork 15y ago
  I was under the impression that Opera Mobile connected directly to the requested site and Opera Mini passed through Opera's proxy servers. Am I wrong about this?
  - vetler 15y ago
    Yes, that is correct. Opera Mobile connects directly to the requested sites, unless you enable Opera Turbo, which makes Opera Mobile use the Opera Mini servers.
chrisdew 15y ago
The downloaded .deb is only 32 bit, with no obvious 64 bit option on the page.
neelmegh 15y ago
how close does it emulate the websites on feature phones like Nokia, Samsung and other feature phones?

53 points by dclaysmith 15y ago

It's about the easiest way to test a website on a mobile browser, in my opinion.

It'd make my work so much easier if all the major mobile browsers released tools like this (outside their ecosystem's SDKs). Opera and FF are in the unusual position of not being the native choice and are/should do this. I wonder if there might be reticence, or possibly no incentive, to do so as the apps market is booming. A stronger web might be bad for app-stores in general.

sid0 15y ago
Firefox Mobile has had desktop builds since forever.
pornel 15y ago
Firefox has an emulator too: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/ http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/ (the "Developer Tools" download is just a Fennec.app. It's rather spartan, but does the job) This is huge contrast with testing in Android Browser: • requires Android SDK • launched from commandline (README file explaining that is longer than Info.plist needed to make it runnable with a click). • needs extra package downloads started manually from withing the SDK • needs creation of virtual device (with dozen of irrelevant options to fill in that are confusing to newcommers) • slow as hell RIM with Windows-only SDK scattered over several packages requiring registration is even worse.

john2x 15y ago

I use this at work to go through blocked websites. Better than nothing.

michalstanko 15y ago
I haven't tried, but I think that enabling Turbo in Opera Desktop might have the same effect?
- StavrosK 15y ago
  It should, actually. Unfortunately I can't test this.
stephenatwork 15y ago
I was under the impression that Opera Mobile connected directly to the requested site and Opera Mini passed through Opera's proxy servers. Am I wrong about this?
- vetler 15y ago
  Yes, that is correct. Opera Mobile connects directly to the requested sites, unless you enable Opera Turbo, which makes Opera Mobile use the Opera Mini servers.

chrisdew 15y ago

The downloaded .deb is only 32 bit, with no obvious 64 bit option on the page.

neelmegh 15y ago

how close does it emulate the websites on feature phones like Nokia, Samsung and other feature phones?