Opera Mini for Java phones

Posted by: robricc

Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 18:56

Read a bit about it here.

Only released in Norway right now and for some reason wouldn't run on my phone out of the box, but I changed a file and it works now. Looks nice and seems very quick. Pics have compression artifacts, but I think that's acceptable on a phone. See if your phone is supported here, then download the attachment.

(I am using a Motorola A780)

To get english, open the menu on the lower left and select "verktøy." Then, under "instillinger," change "språk" to english.
Posted by: robricc

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 18:58

Oh yeah, opera.jar is the high-memory version. Opera_Mini_low.jar is for phones with limited memory.
Posted by: oliver

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 19:22

very interesting... my phone is listed in the supported phones list (i605), but I'm not sure how to send a .jar to my phone over bluetooth. Anyone have any thoughts?
Posted by: wfaulk

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 19:54

I just installed it on my Treo 600 (the low-mem version; the regular one seemed to have a few problems) and it seems to rock.
Posted by: robricc

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 20:44

If you're using Windows XP with SP2, you can right-click on the JAR and under "Send To" there will be a selection for Bluetooth device. Try that. If not, you may need to use the software that came with your bluetooth dongle which (obviously) varies.
Posted by: robricc

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 20:47

Quote:
I just installed it on my Treo 600 (the low-mem version; the regular one seemed to have a few problems) and it seems to rock.

Yeah, it definitely seems to be a very nice and polished application/service. I noticed that Google.com will come up with the Norway site. To force Google in english, I made a bookmark for http://www.google.com/ncr

I guess the caching server is actually located in Norway. Still seems very fast though.
Posted by: wfaulk

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 21:04

Yeah. It's still got some problems for me, like it won't load this BBS, for example, but it loads the things it does load in about a quarter the time of any of the other browsers for the Treo I've found.
Posted by: petteri

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 21:26

I've also got the A780, what file did you change and how did you change it? Thanks!
Posted by: robricc

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 21:39

I already modified the attachment in my first post. I guess it was their way of controlling the download since info from the JAD file had to be appended to another file inside the JAR. Just use what I posted and it should work.
Posted by: petteri

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 22:02

Great thanks!
Posted by: oliver

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 22:16

Quote:
... you can right-click on the JAR and under "Send To" there will be a selection for Bluetooth device ...

That gives me an invalid filetype error on my cellphone. I really hate Nextel, they want everybody to pay per KB to install a program. I guess i need to find the webjal for my phone
Posted by: oliver

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 22:29

Bah... I hate bluetooth. Why does it create an incoming and outgoing serial port? Does any application actually allow you to have 2 com ports?

That's why I couldn't get GPS, or webjal, or any other application to talk to my cellphone.

Anyone know of a fix for this type of issue?
Posted by: robricc

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 30/08/2005 23:34

Quote:
like it won't load this BBS, for example...

This post made using Opera Mini. I had to use the full ULR you get after clicking "Main index" though.
Posted by: Shonky

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 01/09/2005 06:31

Trying to install it on a Nokia 6230. It copies over using the PC suite "Application Installer" via Bluetooth no problem. It shows up in the applications list but is "greyed out" and says "Invalid File" when I try to run it. The only option is to delete it...

Any Nokia users tried Rob's patched version? Or how can I get the original unpatched one?
Posted by: robricc

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 01/09/2005 10:59

Here's the original...
Posted by: Shonky

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 01/09/2005 22:22

Thanks Rob. That un-modified one seems to be working albeit in Norwegian. Perhaps there is some sort of checksum that some phones don't use but mine does?

edit: which I have changed using the instructions in your first post. Looks good.
Posted by: hybrid8

Re: Opera Mini for Java phones - 07/09/2005 03:04

Opera is doing pretty good business in the mobile browser space. They brought in $28.2 Million last year, 66% of which was from their mobile browser. According to an article in Business 2.0, they expect 77% of 2005's revenue from mobile. Over 12 million units shipped pre-bundled with phones this year.

I hope it's departure from their desktop app, which has scarcely 1% of the global browser share. I'm surprised it's that high actually, I've never liked any version I've ever tried very much.

Bruno