Problem #2: When typing passwords into a secure text field, there is no way to see the characters onscreen. Only asterisks appears with each qwerty key being pressed.
UPDATE: Going into Advanced settings and turning off inline editing solves this problem. Thanks to MikeMacias and fahrertuer from Twitter! This results in being able to enter text on a pop-up field from the default S60 interface, which in turn makes the copy/paste command possible.
Problem #3: The dreaded "Memory is full" error pops up for the first time since my update to the V20 firmware, and all background apps are immediately annihilated to make way for Opera. After all background apps are shut down, things run fine until 3 tabs are opened simultaneously and then the "memory is full" error occurs repeatedly until I have to shut down Opera.
Problem #4: There is no support for flash, but this is to be expected from previous experience with another Opera version on the HTC Touch Pro 2. This is where S60 Web comes in as a champ with the ability to playback YouTube videos.
Good news #1: Opera Mobile 10 beta is absolutely SMOOTH!!! Navigating between two open tabs, viewing desktop versions of sites, and copying/pasting text is practically trouble-free.
Good news #2: Text is automatically configured to the screen for easier reading upon zooming.
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After a few days of occasionally using Opera 10 beta, I do not think it to be worthy of replacing S60 Web. Being able to copy paste data throughout the interface has been amazing, but not worth the risk of experiencing memory errors. Every time I access this Opera app, it is commonplace to have to shut down other apps in the background to avoid these dreaded pop-ups. However, I discover that this doesn't completely prevent the errors from happening either. Opening more than two tabs generates memory issues, and things can get much worse with the pop-up constantly appearing onscreen. After a while, the Opera 10 beta's ravenous appetite for RAM proves to be detrimental to an efficient user experience on my N97. In all honesty, I prefer to remain with my S60 Web app and its ability to playback flash videos.
However, this does not mean that I will delete the beta app from my N97. There may be future tips on how to better manage RAM on this NSeries device, and I would hate to miss out on seeing Opera 10 again. Since the Safari browser on the iPhone/iPod Touch, there is no other web browser that impresses me as much as this recent beta for Opera. For right now, it is much too early to expect the N97 to support such a robust application. Even after following instructions on how to maximize internal memory usage, deficient memory remains a huge problem. I believe once there is flash video support along with continued N97 RAM improvements, Opera 10 beta will certainly be a more reliable resource.
Trent Smith
Sent from my Nokia N97
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2 comments:
Exactly the same issues brought me back to the Nokia browser. At the moment I don't see any benefit in Opera mobile for my "casual" browsing.
We should not forget that Opera mobile is the first released beta, so maybe (hopefully) we can expect better resource management in further releases. Around 25-30MB of RAM use for a single application is way too much.
New beta is out with much better RAM management.
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