Opera 18 for Android brings Tablet support with new UI

Opera has updated the Android browser to version 18 that brings a completely new UI for tablets specifically designed for tablet. It also has the smartphone features Off-Road mode, that compresses websites images and text on slow connection, Discover that lets you get news from magazines and newspapers, Speed Dial and more. This update also brings bug fixes and various stabilisation and performance improvements for Android devices.

To come up with the Opera for Android tablet version, engineers at Opera Software followed the design philosophy of not just scaling up the smartphone interface, nor just shrinking a desktop browser down, but instead tailoring all aspects of the user experience to the tablet form factor, says Opera. Every detail of the user interface is meticulously planned, thought through and re-thought before implementation. Access to the most used functions, such as back and forward buttons and the menu page is conveniently located where your fingers naturally rest while using a tablet, it adds.

Regarding the Opera 18 for Tablets, Johan Schön, SVP for Mobile Consumer Browsers, Opera Software, said

We poured a great deal of thought into the Opera for Android tablet version. The size of devices and mindset of users make the tablet very different from its smaller cousin, the smartphone, and we have to respect that. In Opera 18 for Android, we have spent hours and hours tweaking, and fiddling with the placement of, even the most minute detail, just to get that top tablet feel

New features in Opera 18 for Android

• Based on chromium 31
• New UI for tablet devices
• Improvements in search engine list
• New remote debugging feature (requires new permissions)
• Various stabilization and performance improvements

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