Hello there!

We’re excited to invite you to the new beta version of Opera for iOS that features an overhauled user interface inspired by the award-winning aesthetics of Opera One. Now available for testing, our reimagined iOS browser is scheduled for an official launch with initial features and updates  later this summer.

The new Opera for iOS introduces a sleek, intuitive navigation system wrapped in a clean, modular interface. The address bar moves to the bottom of the browser for maximum convenience, and then disappears altogether when you start scrolling through a webpage. This allows you to now switch between three navigation styles: Standard Navigation, Fast Action Button, and the new bottom address bar.

The updates on the start page aren’t stopping here: the old newsfeed has been replaced with a start page carousel. Swiping through this carousel will display a highlighted newsfeed that opens a separate news page, providing you with more in-depth coverage and enabling you to mindfully read the news without distraction. Additionally, it features the latest football matches on live scores, ensuring you won’t miss any action from your favorite teams.

Other new features in this update include swipe to search and new search suggestions. Swipe to search will be quite familiar to iOS users, as it’s a gesture you use all the time when searching for apps on your iPhone. Now, you can simply swipe to search to open the search menu if you don’t want to go through the standard or bottom bar navigation. And new search suggestions make it much more intuitive to find what you’re looking for in the browser by providing keywords that are related to your search so you don’t have to type out the whole query. 

A powerful, personal AI-powered browser

Opera for iOS focuses on speed and security, with a range of built-in, user-friendly features such as ad and tracker blockers and a free VPN. 

And like all of our flagship products, Opera for iOS features Aria – our free, unlimited browser AI. With up-to-date results from around the web – plus the ability to assist in a range of tasks such as information retrieval, text or code generation, and product inquiries – Aria lets you boost your creativity and productivity by harnessing the power of AI. And Voice Input – which allows you to speak your queries aloud, rather than need to type them out – furthermore makes Aria the perfect AI assistant while you’re on the go.

In addition, in this new beta version of the browser, you can ask Aria to generate images in your phone using Google’s Imagen2 image generation model. To do so, all you have to do is prompt Aria to make whatever it is that’s in your head, and our browser AI will turn it into a reality. If it’s not exactly what you had envisioned, Aria can further refine the image until you’re satisfied. From there you can copy the image clipboard, save it, share it – even set it as your phone’s wallpaper.

So whether you’re a tech nerd or a daily iOS user looking to see what we’ve cooked up next, we invite you to join the beta testing of the newly updated Opera for iOS. To participate in the beta, sign up here to receive the Opera for iOS testflight link. You can submit your feedback directly via TestFlight or on our social media channels and Opera forums. 

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