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hello again ladies and gentlemen this is Joe handy the Android authority app guy after the intro will show you everything you need to know about the new Opera browser let's start with some new features the first thing you'll notice when you open up the new opera browser is the speed dial feature this is kind of like a bookmarks page you can add frequently visited sites visit the Opera Mobile store and even supports folders right next to that is the discover feature it has the bones of being a really great feature it's essentially a newsfeed that lets you check out some big news from various topics you can change the topics at displays to show off the stuff that you're interested in unfortunately you can't narrow it down any further than that so you may be stuck with generic news perhaps our favorite new feature is the off road feature when activated this nifty feature loads only the essential content of a website this allows for a much faster browsing experience and if you're in an area with spotty internet connection it can help load those websites the 2g coverage probably wouldn't normally load along with these new features opera has a full-featured web browsing experience it definitely loads websites faster than the old opera did and with things like a dedicated download manager and a new more ergonomic design it makes the Opera experience a lot better than it used to be the new design deserves some mention here it goes with the standard top bar with the address bar the tabs button and the menu button all at the top in the settings menu you can actually change this to move all this stuff to the bottom of the screen if you prefer bottom bars to the left of the address bar is a plus button where you can save a page for offline viewing or add it to your speed dial which is pretty nifty you can also share webpages through the menu button if you enjoy doing that as mentioned there are no more bookmarks as this functionality has been replaced by speed dial overall though the design is definitely cleaner and more friendly to the either the old opera was it borrows a few design elements from chrome but that's not necessarily a bad thing why we would have liked to have seen something a little more dynamic we cannot complain the simplicity makes opera that much easier to use there is a lot to like about opera the speed dial feature is actually really awesome once you get used to it and once you get it set up for you granted many will still swear by the bookmark system but usually for bookmarks you have to open a menu and scroll through them opera puts all of that right in the front for easy access off-road mode is definitely one of the better features for any web browser it strips down the website to its bare essentials and loads leave that this can't be useful if your internet connection is spotty and you still want snappy web browsing it can also be used by those who are on limited data plans to help save data by not loading unnecessary elements we also enjoyed the ease of use you can get anywhere an opera from anywhere an opera relatively quickly you are never more than two clicks away from any feature in opera this made it field feather-light as getting to things like speed dial or browser history is excruciating ly simple which we found to be rather wonderful opera like all software isn't flawless there were a couple of things we actually didn't like first and foremost on some larger websites with a lot of content scrolling can get a little jumpy until opera loads the full site so on a few occasions you might be stuck waiting for the site to load all the way before smooth scrolling can happen the only other real downside to opera is its Discoverer tab it has so much promise and if we're more customizable it'd be a feature we could rave about unfortunately in an app who's strongest feature is simplicity Discoverer suffers from being too simple aside from these minor issues we found that opera was an enjoyable browsing experience it's definitely better than it used to be which is great news for opera fans it still ranks among the best web browsers out there so if you're starting to get tired of the one you're using it's worth giving opera a shot once again I'm Joe Hendy the Android authority app guys feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our social media links in the video description