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Opera Mobile 9.5 delayed

Posted by Joshua Karp on Jul 14, 2008 5:31 pm 20 comments
Filed in Symbian, Windows Mobile

When we reviewed the HTC Touch Diamond, we noted that one of the most impressive features of the handset was its excellent web browser. The gesture support, text reformatting, and speed placed it on par with the likes of the iPhone’s Safari as one of the best mobile browsers experiences available to consumers. As it turns out, HTC is using a version of Opera’s Mobile 9.5 browser, software that was supposed to see a general public release by early July. Unfortunately, Opera has just announced that they have delayed the release of the browser until further notice July 17th. Apparently, the beta period revealed a number of bugs that have sent developers back to the drawing board. So sad. Check out the full statement from Opera below, and commence crying…now:

Some things in life don’t go according to plan — at least not in software development. We knew when we announced a release date before we finished development that a showstopper bug might be found that could alter the actual date we release the beta. 

As you can imagine, we encountered a few bugs last week that we needed to fix before we launch. Our engineering team worked through the weekend to fix the bugs. Even though our release is a beta, we’d rather spend the extra time to fix them, thus giving you a better experience. The fixes are almost complete now, but we need two more days to run the build through our quality assurance testing. The new launch date is now set for the 17th.

We’re disappointed to delay, but fixing these bugs will improve the experience with our beta and let you fully test the browser.

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20 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 5:57 pm, The Outside Said:

    crap

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  2. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 5:57 pm, Z Kent Said:

    what a shame. this was a good browser :). A little more time, maybe?

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  3. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:01 pm, Galvatron Said:

    aw man opra puts out a good browser too
    opra mini is the equivalent of mozilla firefox for mobile phones

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  4. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:13 pm, argonnj Said:

    Opera mini is garbage.

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  5. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:22 pm, Bob Said:

    Um, is July 17th never coming? You know something we don’t?

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  6. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:25 pm, Andrewm Said:

    A bit over the top on the title isn’t it? it’s a beta that’s delayed a week… big whoop.

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  7. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:25 pm, Andrewm Said:

    lol, i take it back perhaps my eyes were playing tricks on me :P

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  8. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:26 pm, MadMike Said:

    Joshua,
    how does a specified date amount to indefinitely? Obviously, it means that date isn’t definite even though specified and its a correct description of the circumstance - but indefinite always has the ring of “forever.” Do you believe this to become vaporware?

    From the Opera blog, my impression was although severe, that the bugs weren’t so critical as to indicate a foundation design flaw. Actually, it looked quite cut and dry - Bugs are fixed but give us two more days and you’ll have your software type of deal. It sounded confident to me.

    Do you have a more detailed source of information on the problem?

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  9. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 6:28 pm, Gauntlet Down Said:

    You mean it won;t be here for…==three==…days!?

    Jeez, we’re doomed!

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  10. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 7:06 pm, cmb Said:

    I think the level of communication from Opera is really good and if its delayed a few days its not a big deal .. common 3 more days ? I think that most company would have it delayed for months.

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  11. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 8:59 pm, Steve G Said:

    Safari is working just fine on my iphone

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  12. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 9:20 pm, Lil Whoa Said:

    Does anyone know if you can use Opera Mini on an iPhone? Even more, would it even be an advantage to use this Opera Mobile 9.5 instead of Safari?

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  13. On Jul 14, 2008 @ 11:46 pm, Strugglin Said:

    Testing

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  14. On Jul 15, 2008 @ 12:07 am, Mobilehavoc Said:

    Is this just Windows Mobile or Symbian too?

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  15. On Jul 15, 2008 @ 7:39 am, Steve Said:

    Opera mini is great, but since it’s java it has limitations. It’s opera mobile that everyone is waiting for.

    I’ve been desperately waiting for this release today!

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  16. On Jul 15, 2008 @ 8:11 am, klondt Said:

    good question…several comments on the link suggest it’s just the Windows version.

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  17. On Jul 15, 2008 @ 8:19 am, Alexander Petlichkov Said:

    Anyone know for sure is OPERA 9.5 going to run on NON-touchscreen devices such as Moto Q9 and Samsung i600

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  18. On Jul 15, 2008 @ 8:32 pm, argonnj Said:

    Does anyone know if you can use Opera Mini on an iPhone? Even more, would it even be an advantage to use this Opera Mobile 9.5 instead of Safari?

    First off, Opera Mini is garbage and I can think of no compelling reason to use it on the iphone. As to Opera Mobile, it is only available for WM and Symbian, so your question is moot.

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  19. On Jul 15, 2008 @ 9:58 pm, JKuhn Said:

    thats why its incredibly popular, and works just as well as safari using half the amount of data. Yeah i guess it does suck. LOL

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  20. On Jul 26, 2008 @ 8:39 pm, Collin Said:

    whats the phone in the picture?

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