How to use Opera Mini Handler on PC?

As you probably know, Opera Mini is one of the most widely-used Web browsers on mobile devices. This application can prove to be more efficient than standard Internet browsers, as it comes with an automatic data saver designed to reduce the amount of data used when rendering web pages, making it a good choice if your Internet connection has a limited data plan, or if you have an old computer with a weaker configuration.

Now, even if Opera Mini was designed exclusively for mobile devices, you can also install it on your Windows computer with the help of the Opera Mini Handler tool.

How to set up and use Opera Mini Handler on your PC

First of all, in order to download Opera Mini Handler for PC, you will have to go to the TechApple.net website and search for this tool, or you can directly grab its latest version by clicking on this link.

Opera Mini Handler requires that Java Run-time Environment, or JRE, for short, is installed on your computer. If you don't have it, you can download it by following this link.

After the download is finished, and all the requirements are met, simply install the program and double-click to open the configuration page.

Configuration Page

From here, you can easily modify various settings, including setting up a timer that will shut down Opera Mini Handler at desired time, activating a "pinger" that will ping a specific web address, change display settings or set up additional network parameters. If you don't need any additional changes and simply want to start browsing the Internet, you can leave all the settings in their default state and click on the small "Save" button located in the bottom-left corner of the window in order to launch Opera Mini.

Another thing you might want to do is disabling the option to display the Opera Mini Handler configuration page every time you want to launch your browser. You can easily do this by un-checking the "Show On Start" box (the first one from the list).

Opera Mini browser on PC

Now that you are done changing the settings and clicking on the save button, you are free to browse any website just as if you were using your mobile phone. Another thing that you might want to know about the Opera Mini Handler for PC is the fact that is uses the Opera server in order to cache and display web pages. Basically, the server acts as a proxy, and you will be able to go to any desired website, even if it is blocked in your country, company or campus.

Opera Mini for PC provides you with all the features that its mobile version comes with. You can save and manage bookmarks, view and clear your browsing history, save web pages, view statistics of your data usage, quickly share websites with your Facebook or Twitter contacts with just a few clicks of a mouse. All you have to do is click on the Opera icon on the bottom bar to bring the menu up.

Opera Mini Options

In addition, by clicking on the "Settings" menu, you will be able to modify various parameters and activate various browsing modes like "private browsing", which will not record any of your online activities, or "night mode" that will dim the browser's brightness, suitable when surfing the Web at late hours. You can even choose to hide or display images from websites, making the pages load faster or slower.

Opera Mini Settings

Using Opera Mini directly from your web browser

If you don't want to install a desktop version of Opera Mini on your Windows PC, you can always display it in your favourite browser by accessing the http://demo.opera-mini.net/public/ address. This way, you can only use Opera Mini's proxy features and access websites that are blocked in your area straight from your Chrome or Firefox in an instant, without having to install any additional applications.

Browser Version

Bypass JRE's website blocking issue

Obviously, just like with the desktop version of Opera Mini Handler, you will need to have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed in order to display the website. Also, more often than desired, Java will block the web page that contains the Opera Mini browser, since it is considered a security risk. You can easily change that by accessing the "Java Configuration" menu on your computer and adding the website to the exception list. If you don't know how to do that, simply type "configure Java" on your search bar to find the tool and launch it.

Java Configuration Search

Once there, click on the "Security" tab, find the "Exception Site List" section and add the "http://demo.opera-mini.net/public/" website to it.

Conclusion

As you can see, setting up and using Opera Mini Handler on your Windows PC is not as hard as you might have thought before reading this guide. You can use the comment section below to leave any additional questions or remarks you might have regarding Opera Mini for PC.