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Opera One Browser Launches With Native AI, Modular Design, Tab Islands, and More

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Opera One, the new version of Opera browser, got its official public release today, boasting native artificial intelligence integration as the standout feature among its rivals.

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Opera One introduces Aria, "the first truly native browser AI," according to the developers. Aria can be invoked via a command line, as well as from the browser sidebar, and leverages OpenAI's GPT technology to optimize web search. From the press release:
Aria is both a web and browser expert that allows users to collaborate with AI while looking for information on the web, generating text or code, or getting their product queries answered. When it comes to customer support, Aria is knowledgeable about Opera's entire database of support documentation and uses the company's current product knowledge to answer users' questions.
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Opera One users on Mac can use a Command-/ keyboard shortcut to display an overlay and interact with Aria. Whenever a question comes to mind, they can use the command line to ask Aria a question and either interact with the browser AI's response immediately in the sidebar or go back to browsing. Opera One also includes access to ChatGPT in the browser sidebar.

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Elsewhere, in what would be the 100th version of Opera, a new Tab Islands feature aims to change how users relate to browser tabs. Tab Islands keep associated tabs together based on context, and users can move tabs around, collapse islands to make them small and come back to them later, or save them into bookmarks or pinboards.

In addition, Opera One also features a new modular design that the developers say is "ready for a generative AI-based future," allowing the browser to dynamically adapt to users' needs by bringing only the key features to the foreground. There's also a new multithreaded compositor under the hood that aims to deliver a faster and smoother user interface layer.

Opera One is available today for free from the company's website, which includes download links for macOS, Windows, and Linux versions.

Article Link: Opera One Browser Launches With Native AI, Modular Design, Tab Islands, and More
 
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We're starting to see the first wave of AI-reimagined apps. It's an exciting time. We're finally going to get the first real disruption to traditional software.

I don't really care for this browser but it's a start of a profound change in how we use software in my opinion.
 
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newtumor said:
If it’s free how does they company make money? Are we the product? Browsing habits tracked etc?
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Like how all browsers make money - getting paid by Google or Microsoft or some other search engine to be the default search engine.

Even Apple's Safari makes a boat load of money from Google this way. People have estimated that Google pays Apple $8 billion - $20 billion/year to be the default engine on Safari.
 
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I only use Opera for the built-in VPN, which has been great so far. Τhis new one comes with a square "Big Sur" style icon, which is good because the old one looked entirely out of place.
 
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I have tried the beta over the last few months and the UI is an absolute mess. I'm not sure why anyone would willingly choose to use it over something mature and a lot easier on the eye like literally all the regular mainstream browsers.

If people want to genuinely try something different then give Arc a go.
 
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As long as there is zero ability to sync between iOS and Mac it is dead in the water to me.

If they implemented that simple function I might start using it.

They have flow working, but seriously I am not sending little messages to myself all day.

This syncing issue is a huge oversight.

So close, but no cigar.

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I may have overlooked how to do this, so if anyone knows how to set sync up I'd be happy to hear.

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As a couple of people have claimed I am spreading MISINFORMATION, here are some links.

Sync between iOS and MacOS Opera does not exist.


Here is a link to Opera's Forum where many others ask about this very issue. (Oh and including one from a Opera Moderator saying
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And yes, that was 2022…
Here we are in 2023 and many of us are still mystified about the missing Sync function.


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No Opera Sync Option on iOS

@mattj said in No Opera Sync Option on iOS: @sgunhouse My bad. I am also a noob here and strangely didn’t see much of the rest of the convo on this before I responded. Your response that I commented on helped make it clear that the sync feature isn’t ava...
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Is there still no way to open mobile tabs on desktop in 2023?

I loved switching from Chrome to Opera and have been using it for about a week. So far everything has been great. But I was in bed last night and opened a bunch of tabs in Opera on my iPhone to read later on my desktop and I can't find a way to access tho...
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Tab islands? First Apple with their floating notches and now Opera has to copy Apple's Marketing attempt at rebranding and directing the narrative.
 
No way I'm trusting Opera, with their reputation.
On mac it's all Safari, on windows it's Firefox.

I know brave blah blah, but I have my extensions set up the way I like in Firefox.
 
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As long as there is zero ability to sync between iOS and Mac it is dead in the water to me.

If they implemented that simple function I might start using it.

They have flow working, but seriously I am not sending little messages to myself all day.

This syncing issue is a huge oversight.

So close, but no cigar.

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I may have overlooked how to do this, so if anyone knows how to set sync up I'd be happy to hear.
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I sync between MacOS, iOS, and Android daily.
 
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arkitect said:
As long as there is zero ability to sync between iOS and Mac it is dead in the water to me.

If they implemented that simple function I might start using it.

They have flow working, but seriously I am not sending little messages to myself all day.

This syncing issue is a huge oversight.

So close, but no cigar.

Edit:
I may have overlooked how to do this, so if anyone knows how to set sync up I'd be happy to hear.
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Eh, opera has had sync for years now , that's spreading false information

Did you log into your account on both machines ?

No offence but enabling sync is really easy, this is spreading misinformation
 
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