I have been enjoying the Opera desktop web browser lately. In fact, the experience has been so good, that I have been using it on Windows 10, Linux, and macOS. The browser has many great features, plenty of extensions, and it is darn fast too.
I have been enjoying the Opera desktop web browser lately. In fact, the experience has been so good, that I have been using it on Windows 10, Linux, and macOS. The browser has many great features, plenty of extensions, and it is darn fast too.
As an iPhone and iPad user, I thought maybe it was time to use Opera on mobile. After all, why not use the same app across all my devices? Unfortunately, after searching for Opera in the Apple App Store, I noticed something odd — none of the company’s iOS browsers (Opera Mini and Opera Coast) have been updated in 2017. Since we are almost halfway through the year, I decided to ask Opera what was up. Shockingly, the company told me that it no longer has a team working on iOS.
As you can see below, an Opera employee by the name of „Rosi“ sent me a tweet this morning, making the revelation. While the desktop version of the browser is still in development, the company has chosen to abandon its efforts on iOS. To show just how bad it is, the Opera Mini browser hasn’t been updated in almost a year. Opera Coast was updated in December of 2016, however — almost six months ago.
Sadly, this makes me no longer want to use the desktop version of the browser. By no longer developing for iOS, Opera isn’t giving me the experience I desire — the same browser across all devices. As of now, it seems Firefox and Chrome are the best options for those that do want a solidified experience.
What do you think about this news? Are you shocked that Opera no longer has employees working on iOS? Tell me in the comments below.
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