If I need them, most of my bookmarks are now in Opera Mini (though I won’t be updating them) and going to random, unbookmarked sites is no harder with Opera than it is with Safari.Īll in all, I’m going to use Opera Mini instead of Safari at least for now. Having my nine favorite sites in the speed dial suffices for much of what I do. Click Add Bookmarks to add the new website.
If I did the same kind of browsing on my iPhone as I do on my laptop, that would be a fatal flaw since I’m not about to make Opera my default laptop browser. Select#SET BOOKMARK ON SPEEDDIAL FIREFOX DOWNLOAD#
Since most of us do not use Opera as our desktop browser that means you’ve got to download Opera on your main device, import your bookmarks from Firefox, Chrome or IE and then set up Opera Link, and perform a synch over Wi-Fi. Opera Link only synchs bookmarks between versions of Opera on each device. The only way to import bookmarks, and you probably have zillions, is to use the Opera Link, essentially a free, cloud-based service, which synchs bookmarks among your various devices. More serious, though, is the issue of bookmarks. Alternatively, add a bookmark as you prefer doing it, just make sure to add it to the Speed Dial bookmark folder. Type a website address, or choose one from the suggestions in the bottom panel. And unless I missed it, there’s no easy way to drop a link from Opera onto the home screen of your iPhone, the way you can with Safari. Add bookmarks to the Speed Dial To add a new bookmark: Click the big button on the Start Page. That means if someone sends you a link in an email and you click it, Safari will come up. Opera Mini is cool, but there are a few disadvantages, one that’s Apple’s doing, and one that isn’t.Īpple, in its wisdom (or lack thereof, some might argue), keeps a very tight control over the iPhone as a platform, which means the only default browser is Safari.