Changelog for Opera 8.50 for Symbian S60

Opera 8.50 for Symbian S60 is available for download.

Release Note

This Opera version runs only on Symbian OS 7.0 and higher. It will not work on older Symbian 6.1 handsets, such as 7650, 3650, N-Gage, SX1, and Sendo X.

At a Glance

• Password manager
• More languages included
• Zoom function
• Configurable keypad shortcuts
• Image downloading and forwarding made easier

Changes since 8.00

User interface

• New password manager for simplified Web site logins
• Implemented editable keypad shortcuts with actions not available through default shortcuts. Available in the settings
• Added ability to zoom in on Web pages, available from the "Display" menu and by using keypad shortcut 0
• Images can now be selected and downloaded without a need for image selection mode
• New start page with integrated Google search
• Significant improvements to navigation between page elements (spatial navigation). Scrolling inside iframes fixed
• Solved multiple issues with form field input handling, including
  • "Cancel" button now works as expected to delete multiple characters if kept pressed
  • Text in input fields can be selected, copied and pasted
  • Solved issue where typing 0 would delete other characters
  • T9 integration issues resolved

Localization

• New languages included in package: Hong Kong Chinese, Indonesian, Russian, and Swedish
• Added localized URL suffixes

Display and standards

• Multiple rendering improvements
• Improved Fit to screen mode

Miscellaneous

• Multiple stability improvements
• Opera will no longer attempt to connect when device is in offline mode