youtube (save, pause, preview) - lĮnglish is my only language, which I know very well, so I don't need dictionary, etc.

Android's 'Boat Browser' comes closest to Opera 12.x - if you install the poorly performing ad-blocker and file-saver.Īll internet browsers on all platforms need add-ons. It remains my favourite on Linux & Windows. I prefer the old Opera (12.16) to the new Chromium-based Opera. There's no sign Opera will enable non-standardized development tools like NaCl so if you're an open web standards supporter you're also going to appreciate that. Media/links (music, videos) downloader.Persistent User-Agent setting (Chrome resets it for every tab AFAIK).Multiple search engines in the address/search box.Full history readily available via left swipe in the start / new tab page or via shortcut in the menu.Long-press back button for current tab's history.In Opera 20+ you're able to pick the tablet layout (with desktop-like tab bar) over the default one. Chrome's tab-switching and controls are in the most awkward positions I could have ever imagine. Layout configuration: you can set the navigation bar at the bottom (Classic) so the controls and tab-switching stay at your fingertips.Text wrap setting (to disable FontBoosting and make line breaks when you zoom).Customizable Speed Dial, add which and how many pages you want with support for drag and drop folders.Saying it has no use compared to Chrome would be very short-sighted.Ĭhrome has working sync while Opera doesn't (for now), and classic bookmarks, but here's what Opera has over Chrome:

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