What’s new
in opera mini

Vodacom users in South Africa can now enjoy free data on Opera Mini! Now you can enjoy up to 3GB of free data every month to browse your favorite sites, check football scores, or chat with AI without an active bundle. Free data is now available for MTN and Vodacom users in South Africa.

Find out more here: https://blogs.opera.com/africa/2026/10/south-africa-say-hello-to-more-free-browsing

In our latest update we've made changes to help users understand how Opera Mini's free data campaign works. We've also made a number of performance improvements and fine-tuned a key page in the football section.

🚀 New features:

• Free data: updates to free data dialog
• Media links: improved customisation

📈 Improvements:

• Faster startup thanks to fewer requests/retries
• Football: improved following section and "result only" signposting
• Translations: An error message is now displayed if a page can't be translated

🛠️ Bug fixes:

• The URL was cut off when the omnibar was collapsed
• Legal pages didn't open after their URLs moved
• Crash fixes