Tip: Adblock for Opera Mobile
If there is any doubt that Opera Mobile is a grown-up browser this bit of news should put it to rest. Desktop Opera has a built-in mechanism to remove ads, using a file called urlfilter.ini. It turns out the desktop file works just as well for the mobile version, removing ads and increasing load times significantly.
Also, because many ads are animated gifs, which uses processor cycles to animate, this should also make your browsing experience snappier, and also allow more screen real estate to see content.
See the difference below:
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| (Click for a larger version) Notice the Bebo and Slingbox ads |
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| (Click for a larger version) Ads gone. Despite appearances, the Macbook ad is actually an Engadget article… supposedly. |
Download a known working copy of urlfilter.ini from here, or see this site for regularly updated versions. The file needs to be copied into your \windows\opera\ directory on your smartphone.
Thanks Adshun for the tip.
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Great tip, thanks!
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As there is no \Opera\ directory in the Windows folder – at least on my Tilt, perhaps it goes into \Opera 9.5.Beta\ in the Application Data folder. I have installed the Opera Beta 2 onto my storage card. Perhaps that is why there is no Opera folder inside the Windows folder in the phone.
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Indeed. Inserting the file into \Application Data\Opera 9.5. Beta\ works.
Very nice!
It’s not like, on my mobile, I read the ads anyway.
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@Richard Good news
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[...] [via: wmpoweruser] [...]
[...] attainable! The desktop version of Opera features an ad-blocking file (urlfilter.ini) and, as wmpoweruser.com points out, this file works just as well when put into your Opera Mobile 9.5 file folder (windowsopera) on [...]
[...] attainable! The desktop version of Opera features an ad-blocking file (urlfilter.ini) and, as wmpoweruser.com points out, this file works just as well when put into your Opera Mobile 9.5 file folder (windowsopera) on [...]
For those that have Opera built-in like the new Sprint HTC Touch Pro, there is indeed a configuration folder under \Windows\Opera9, so it is kind of correct. Otherwise, the default configuration path is in \Application Data\Opera*\ or if you move it manually, in \Storage Card\Application Data\Opera*\
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[...] http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=1605 Dieser Tip ist jedem HD- und Windows-Mobile-Nutzer wärmstens zu empfehlen, da sich die Ladezeiten im Opera dadurch quasi halbieren und die CPU-Last stark gesenkt wird! Einfach nur die Datei urlfilter.ini von der angegebenen Seite nach /Windows/Opera9 kopieren! [...]
Doesn’t seem to work with Opera Mobile 9.7
Anyone?
Thanks
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I think you meant to write "removing ads and decreasing load times significantly."
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