Was searching around for a way to make Opera my default without OperaBridge
(because I am still running Fresh 1.1 - OperaBridge doesn't show up in the market)
There is an app available to 1.5 users that will do the same. It's called "Make Opera Default Browser" in the market.
I don't know if all of you already knew about this but it was a GREAT find for me
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Ok, I'm sure it's a quick fix but for some reason when I click on an email link, it opens PIE instead of Opera. I know I had it working with Opera but something must have changed it. I may have set SkyFire as default and then took it out but then it throws it to PIE rather than back to Opera when you disable SkyFire as default. Is there a quick fix for this? I rather not re-install Opera as every time I do it, flash-lite 3.1 gets screwed up some how where it never plays youtube videos (just hangs on loading video)
EDIT: Found the REG edit... DEV's, you can kill this one.
so what was the solution?
That's the solutions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3006453
Hey,
Did anyone here succeed to install and run the new Opera Mobile beta? I installed the beta, but can't run the program - nothing happens. I just click on the program and nothing opens, however the originally supplied Opera works just fine.
No... I couldn't get it on either. Whilst I appreciate that Opera opens so quickly, it sucks that they've integrated it into TF3D and haven't thought about upgrades...
well i did install it but i`m not 100% if it works,
I`ll tell you what happens:
after install i go into Start and press ADD program - u must scroll down a little and at the end (under the default simple Opera, there it is "Opera 9.5"
the browser opens just fine but to be honest i c no major diffrence (Java does not work either) so i`m thinking it is not rly the 9.5 beta2 that is working - maybe i`m still running the integrated 1
ahile said:
well i did install it but i`m not 100% if it works,
I`ll tell you what happens:
after install i go into Start and press ADD program - u must scroll down a little and at the end (under the default simple Opera, there it is "Opera 9.5"
the browser opens just fine but to be honest i c no major diffrence (Java does not work either) so i`m thinking it is not rly the 9.5 beta2 that is working - maybe i`m still running the integrated 1
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Open the main menu of the browser, and go to Help. Scroll down a bit, you should see the version there.
The default (built-in) browser is 9.5?
NLCJ said:
The default (built-in) browser is 9.5?
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Yeah, version 9.5, build 16277.
Anyone wanna dig through registry and se? I guess the "browser" button points to a specific program directory..
Perhaps try and replace the opera 9.5 files with the beta2 one? I might when i get home.
Hello,
I installed Opera 10 Beta 1, which totally sucks for me. I cannot browse a site, because it just freezes.
Do anyone know how to get the old original back, without hard-reseting? I think it was 9.7 or something, but I cannot find it, on Opera's site.
Thanks.
On my device Opera 10 install itself into a new folder and I could use Opera 9 and 10 simultaneously. Uninstall Opera10 via Start>Settings>Remove Application should revert your device to the "original " state. If IE is now your default browser you can set it back to Opera 9 with this cab.
That's right:
Uninstall Opera 10, the old one is still on your device... (In my case, dutch original: rom 9.5)
It might not be your default browser anymore (as I experienced) but you can still find it in your programs list...
I have the solution
I've done some digging and found a solution!
Why would you want to change back to 9.7? Because the browser works better than Opera 10, as 10 is just a Beta..
1. Uninstall Opera 10 Beta from Start / Setting / System / Remove Programs
2. Download Opera 9.7 from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R148IQ5V
3. Enable Zoombar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4599592&postcount=2145
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4898637&postcount=826
That worked fine for me. G-sensor is working, "Launch Browser" works, and URL's from Twitter tab is working
Thanks
It's was really helpful!
Would like to run the RealPush service for stocks information (real time) at www.onvista.de
http://citifirst.onvista.de/snapshot.html?ID_ISSUER_GROUP=56444&ID_NOTATION=14097793&RP=true
Status shows me that neither java nor javascript is running.
Although at least in the Froyo Browser javascript is enabled..
I also tried Opera mobile.
I like the stock broswer.
yeah stock is great, but if you have an slow device, you have to download dolphin broswer from the market.
But this is not realtime, I suspect. At onvista I get not all stocks at realtime, but at least a few.
dolphin been workin good 4 me
Tested also Dolphin - doesn't work.
Does nobody get this running?
Quick overview:
Keep My Opera is an app that protects the Opera browser from being killed without reason.
compatible with Android version 2.1+ (tested on 4.x)
benefits from root access (but can be used without)
just an app, does not depend on custom rom or kernel versions
risk free (makes no patches to kernel or system partition)
consumes very few resources
free and ad-free
Opera Mobile can still be killed if truly necessary for other apps to run
makes no sense unless you are an Opera poweruser
Importance notice about update to v0.58 (28th July 2013):
Keep My Opera can now protect any app, not just Opera Mobile.
The documentation below has not (yet) been updated. It is for the old version v0.52 (which is still available as attachment).
With the new version you can choose which app you want to be protected. It is useful to protect another flavor of Opera, such as Opera Classic (for those of you who hate the new blink-based Opera Mobile).
Note that you can now choose any app of your liking, including other browsers or e-book readers!
What Keep My Opera tries to solve:
Android proactively terminates memory hogs soon after you stop using them. The Opera Mobile web browser is one such memory hog. Web pages are ever increasing in complexity and thus lots of memory is needed to display them.
If you use Opera Mobile a lot, you may like it to stay in memory even while you use other apps. After all, once force-terminated, it takes time and connectivity and bandwidth to reload all those web pages.
When another app needs memory, Android recovers it with the "out of memory" killer (OOM). Opera Mobile is one of the first victims to be killed, ecause of the high memory footprint.
Opera Mobile can also be terminated when Android thinks that you don't use it anymore, for example after you have left it in the background for a while. This happens without actually needing the memory, it's rather just preparing free memory already now for when someone might use it later.
I don't like this behaviour of Android, and so I created Keep My Opera. It tells Android that I'm using Opera (even while I'm not), and it gets killed less
often.
How to use Keep My Opera:
Once installed, you get to review some options and then you activate it. A notification item will appear indicating that Keep My Opera is running.
Touch the notificaton if you want to further change the options, or when you want to stop Keep My Opera.
Enabling everything listed under "Functional Options" achieves the most complete protection.
Note that after rebooting your phone, you have to start Keep My Opera again.
Method #1: Protect process memory (root)
With "Protect process memory" enabled, Keep My Opera will reset the OOM data of Opera Mobile every few seconds.
This helps against the first type of killing (see above) because it makes Opera Mobile a less attractive victim. The OOM killer doesn't notice the real memory usage and decides to kill other things first. If that doesn't help to satisfy the pressing memory needs, of course Opera Mobile can still be killed - it's just not highest on the list. This ensures that you can use your other apps and games normally, without fear of them closing underneath your finger.
This feature requires root access, and also a working installation of BusyBox. It won't do anything without those two, in fact it could even hang and force-close if you enable the option but do not have root or busybox.
The reset action is performed in the /proc filesystem which resides in RAM. There are no permanent changes of any kind, and you can get rid of it simply by stopping Keep My Opera or disabling the option.
Method #2: Move Opera to front (without root)
The other important functionality is "Move Opera to front". It helps against the second type of killing, where Android thinks that you are not using it anymore. Whenever you put your phone to sleep, Opera Mobile will be moved in front of all other apps. When you unlock your phone, it will be the first thing you see. Android will not kill it "just because" - after all, it is the last thing you have "used".
It helps quite a bit to keep Opera Mobile running, and it works without root. However, it is may only be for Opera hardliners like me. I want my web pages to always be cached in RAM, so I can read during the few seconds of an elevator ride etc.
If you don't want Opera Mobile in your face everytime you unlock your phone, you may still be able to use this feature. Read on:
Companion app: Go to Homescreen
This app makes the "Move Opera to front" feature somewhat more tolerable. It pulls the homescreen to front whenever it is activated, and its icon looks like a lock.
Pin it to your lockscreen (provided that your phone supports lockscreen shortcuts), and it drops you off at your homescreen instead of Opera. You can benefit from "Move Opera to front", yet get fewer strange looks from other people when you hand them your phone.
History
Update 28-Jul-2013: v0.58 lets you choose which app to protect (FIXME: documentation doesnt reflect this change)
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Please post feedback here on XDA. Do you like it? Does it work for you? What would you improve?
Keep My Opera v0.52 (bugfix)
The APK attached to the first post has been updated to version v0.52.
This is a bugfix release. The bug affects phones which do not turn the screen on after a phonecall ends. CM10.1 is an example for such a ROM (and Samsung stock is not). In the previous version, Opera would then not be brought to front. This is fixed in v0.52.
Can you add more apps, not just opera?
petrea_86 said:
Can you add more apps, not just opera?
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+1
Also; Second
Great work Jetmarc, I'm an Opera hardliner too and have been waiting for a solution like this so thanks.
Keep My Opera v0.58 (enhancement)
The APK attached to the first post has been updated to Keep My Opera v0.58.
This is an enhancement release, responding to the requests made here in the thread.
You can now choose other flavors of Opera (such as Opera Classic or Opera Mini), as well as completely different browsers or e-book readers.
After you update, review the new configuration option to make sure that the correct app is selected for protection. Note that loading the list of installed apps takes a few seconds. You have to wait for this process to complete when you use Keep My Opera for the first time, and also when you want to change the protected app. Otherwise you can safely ignore it.
Let me know if this enhancement meets your needs, and if there is anything else that can be improved.
An alternative way to keep Opera running: a dummy service
Hello jetmarc and others, I also suffer from this problem a long time, and I was looking everywhere to get a solution. The best solution I previously found was a modded version of Opera Mobile with an added dummy service, which prevents Android from killing Opera, found in Opera forum. (I'm not allowed to post links yet, but the thread title is "Opera and Samsung Galaxy 3 a bunch of crap..." and the poster of the modification is "knumsole", you'll find it when you google it.)
Unfortunately, the moderators of the Opera forum removed that unofficial mod, but I was lucky enough to download it before. I attached it here. Use it at your own risk, it seems to cause no problems for me. Most important: It got NEVER killed.
But unfortunately again, that is an old version of Opera Mobile (11.5) which has problems to display some pages.
So I tried also this "Keep my Opera" (0.58) together with a new version of Opera Classic and I'm relativly happy with that: Opera got only killed one time in a day so far!
But anyway, the solution I would prefer, would be a new version of Opera with that added dummy service. As I said, it got NEVER killed on my android.
So does anyone know how to add a dummy service to a recent version of Opera? I tried to contact the previous author on Opera Forum, but wasn't succesful.
thanks work android 4.3