There is some good news for Indian mobile
users this Republic Day. Opera Mini, the
popular mobile browser, has announced its
first update with support for
90 global
languages including 13 from India. The 13
Indian languages include
Assamese, Bengali,
Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam,
Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and
Urdu.
This means the browser support will extend
beyond languages that are natively supported
by Android, as was the case till now. Users will
be prompted to select a language the first time
they use the updated version of the browser.
“We are continuing our efforts to bring the
internet to as many people as possible, not
only by making it possible to access the
internet on low-bandwidth networks with our
compression technology, but also by making
sure that our browser is easy for anyone to
use and understand. The improved language
support is an important part of our efforts,”
said Christian Uribe, Product Manager for
Opera Mini, in a release.
Another significant improvement in the
browser will be inclusion of a
QR-code reader
and generator. Uribe says Opera understands
that typing long URLs can be challenging and
frustrating.
There is also a
new download manager. “We’ve
done a lot of research on how to improve
downloads in the browser, as we know it’s
something many users care a lot about. We’ve
made loads of improvements and tweaks lately
to improve the stability and speed of
downloads,” adds Uribe.
Source:
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/this-republic-day-opera-mini-to-support-13-indian-languages/