Opera Mini for everybody! Custom apps! Yay!
Posted by Greg Kumparak on August 2nd, 2007 at 07:59 PM
We made you wait a whole two hours for it, and here it is: Custom applications are now possible on the Helio Ocean! The final kinks (We’re glaring at you, file headers.) have been worked out.
It took a lot of effort by a small group of Heliocity members (Huuuge shoutouts to gmonk63 and JustinB, this never could have happened without you guys. No, seriously - they did a ton of work.), but the hard part is over.
The first proof of concept is something that everybody’s been dyin’ for - Opera Mini. That’s right - pure, beautiful, google-proxy-free browsing. It’s not perfect yet - there are a number of bugs we’re workin’ out, but Opera makes a damn good browser.
Download info and more details after the jump
We’re working on an application to allow anyone to convert MIDP 1.0/2.0 apps for Ocean compatibility - It should only be a few days before that’s ready. We’ll have more info in the days to come.
However, Opera Mini is ready now.
To get it (Updated 3/16/08):
Largely due to the incredible community response to Opera Mini, Helio has decided to offer Opera Mini as a supported download for Ocean users. Find out how to get it here.
Non-Ocean users can still get Opera Mini 3 or 4 from https://www.peetre001.com
To get it (Updated 1/5/08):
We no longer host the app on Heliocity, as there are a few people willing to do it who have the time to keep an eye out for updates.
While this may change in the future, you can get your Opera Mini fix over at: https://www.peetre001.com/ (In addition to being Ocean compatible, this site is also Heat/Drift compatible if you remember the s in https://)
It’s not perfect yet.. It wasn’t written specifically for the Ocean, so there are currently some obvious downsides: No landscape, and no QWERTY. Booo! Don’t worry, we’re working on it! (This has since been added)
Be sure to check out the built in RSS Reader and the Photo Blogging tool.
Major thumbs up, once again, to those who did a ton to make this happen - JustinB and Gmonk63, you rock. Oh, and a big huge credit to Opera for making a ridiculously good app that, once the platform obstacles were overcome, pretty much just worked right out of the box.
More applications will begin trickling onto the Ocean soon. Get ready to use you Ocean for a whole lot more.
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 pm
not a media streamer like i dreamed of, but still kicks ass. One small step for HelioCity, One giant leap for Helio 3rd Party Development.
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:06 pm
omfg omfg omfg omfg this is amazing all you guys over at heliocity f’ing rock. now we dont have to hack our phones to get custom apps. oh yea and thanx for this it rocks but it would be 100x better if it let us use in ladnscape and if we could use our qwerties but anyways good work and i love you guys.
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:09 pm
F’in SWEET! Way to go Thox and everyone who helped!!!! (In my best Cartman voice) “KICK ASS”
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:09 pm
!
Huge surprise and very welcome.
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Wow. Amazing work guys!
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:16 pm
make a custom game app, like miniclip.com app. i would love you guys
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:23 pm
oh yeah and good job on the new browser. niceeeeeeeeeeee. this place rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Dudes….sweet…freaking sweet. *cough* im applying at helio *cough*
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Impressive… I would be curious to know if you guys can fix the ‘bugs’ that crawl around in my ocean… I would love to have simple things in life… like page scroller w/ the side volume buttons… and to use groups for something useful like Group Ringtones… Because in the end its the simple things in life that make us happy! I know i know… you throw us a bone and we ask for a steak, but hey that’s what makes our country great!
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:59 pm
wow, you guys are the best! thanks! the best!!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Ok, I submitted a story to digg about this, so please digg up so that people will know and we can get more support!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Nice.
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:10 pm
good work guys …..u guys rock!!!!!!!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:18 pm
thanks to everyone that made this happen. you guys kick ass!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:36 pm
i knew this site would bring about big things
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:42 pm
… get a new AIM app…
or something useful. opera rocks, hurray!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Can someone give me a quick rundown of why Opera mini is an improvement over the current web browser? Sorry I’m clueless.
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:51 am
I usually never post on any forums online, but i have to say it. This is amazing, you guys are amazing, i have always used opera and was dissapointed when i couldnt but now i can thank you.
August 3rd, 2007 at 6:03 am
This SO rocks! Major kudos to all involved!!!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 6:52 am
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:16 am
This is awesome, great job guys. Anyway you can let us in on what you did with the header so we could try porting some other apps?
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:30 am
its not working…
for me anytway….
whenever I click the view in html link it just sits there… nothing happens
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:44 am
ol nvm guys I’m a douche
works great awsome job men!
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:21 am
OMG. This is teh awesome! Thanks so much.. Can’t wait for the improvements!
This is MUCH faster than the Helio browser.
August 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 am
thank you so much!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 am
im thinking, if you teach some of us how to make custom apps…(like tutorials, video tutorials would be nice!!!) then maybe some of us can put free games or myspace IM as applications…
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:01 pm
WOHOOO!! Too bad it’s only in portrait mode. but other than that this is a BIG step forward. YOU ROCK HELIOCITY!!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
holy crap. please PLEASE make an ssh application.
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Great job! Love to see qwerty working in landscapte mode.
Cheers.
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Thanks all for your comments. Thox will be releasing an application to automate the process of converting a J2ME app into WIPI compatible files soon.
Creating tutorials tailored to making apps for the Helio devices is a good idea, but, it would take a lot of difficult coding to create something such as MyspaceIM
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:44 pm
You guys are my f****** heroes.
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Wow this is just what the Dr Ordered. Great Job Folks !!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:54 pm
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August 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 pm
What was the base version of opera mini you used for the install? in theory, using a version for a QWERTY-enabled device as the base install might grant the same function to the Helio. For example a Treo or MDA’s version. Could be worth a try. It might only work in landscape mode then, but I think we’d all be ok with that.
August 3rd, 2007 at 2:10 pm
I appreciate your work. Looking forward to more apps. This browser is much better than the included one. THANKS
August 3rd, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Gorky:
Thanks for the brainstorm!
We’ve tried a few packages, hoping that one might coincide. Unfortunately, while keypad stuff is fairly standard, platform developers tend to write their own functions for listening for keyboard input. As such, Treo/MDA stuff would have all the data for their own keyboards, but it wouldn’t be listening for Helios.
We’ll keep crackin away at it - We’ll check a few more packages just for safe measure, and continue digging around to find out just how other apps utilize the Keyboard.
August 3rd, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Hi,
Sweet, I’m glad HelioCity designed this software.
Thanks,
MAP2010Wireless
August 4th, 2007 at 12:02 am
you guys have done such a great job on this, congrats! Now that you guys have paved the way, it will seem that helio will have an awesome future, becuase of custom apps.
August 4th, 2007 at 10:55 am
So.. if there’s no QWERTY input, how do you GO anywhere or TYPE anything into the browser?
August 4th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
It’s amazing how much better this is than Helio’s standard browser on the Ocean. Pathetic for Helio, props for Heliocity. Thanks!
August 5th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
My helio recently quit displaying web pages properly, and helio customer care was letting me down big time. Thanks to that link, the opera browser now not only works, but works better than the original helio browser did! Opera Mini RSS reader is AWESOME. This is saving me the 800 bucks it was gonna cost me (helio cancellation included) to buy an iphone and move to cingular! Please keep up the good work. I wish cell manufacturers/carriers would just open their SDK’s from the get go. It’d save everyone a ton of time, and make their phones so much more valuable.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:24 am
1 small step for Heloicy, 1 giant leap for all Ocean-kind!
take a smoke break, then get back to work on that QWERTY support.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:04 am
argh, i keep getting a “download interrupted” error each time i try to grab Opera via that link.. so close!
August 7th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
props
August 7th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Thank you so much for sharing it with all the Helio users!!
I’m not sure if this is because of Opera Mini but after I installed it on my Ocean, Helio Mail’s automatic alert. stopped working. It was definitely working before but after the installation, I realized I wasn’t getting any alert for Helio Mail. Finally, today I deleted Opera Mini (sorry…) , and now I’m receiving alerts again… Hhhmmm, I wonder if anyone had the same problem… Thanks
August 8th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
hey guys. first, GREAT JOB!! i know nothing about programming so i would assume that this would take a lot of work.
second, @ Lance, the benefit of the Opera Mini browser is that there’s no filters of any kind. when you use the Helio browser, it’s adapted with Google and displays pages based on Google criteria. that’s why there’s a blue box at the bottom stating that the page has been modified or changed into a mobile version. then if you click the “view as html” link, the page takes forever to load into something that STILL doesn’t look right. opera gives you an internet browser. period. this allows all kinds of avenues just like using FireFox over iExplore. i don’t think im explaining this well, but opera is WAY better that the helio browser.
guys. seriously…keep up the amazing work. i work for FYE and i have to sell these things. the more you guys make’em better, the more i can sell, the more people will have them, use them, get your stuff and spread the word and start the cycle over again. rock on!
August 9th, 2007 at 11:55 am
FYI… check also this tutorial for converting j2me applications for Helio: http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=955
August 14th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
When I point my phone to download it, it goes the to download ‘page’ and shows “install info, contents, installing” but it only gets the install info box and it says ‘Download interrupted. Resume?. I press ok for resume, and eventually it tells me that the download failed. Any Ideas?
Thanks,
Kyle
August 14th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Sorry for two entrys… I also have the exact same problem if I try the download on the mgmaps site.
August 15th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
I have the same problem as Kyle. It starts the download then says “download interrupted..Resume?” It does that twice then says “Download Failed”
am I doing something wrong? I put it in HTML and clicked the link?
August 15th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
I was so jacked to hear about this, but alas it never seems to fall in place for me. I followed the instructions thru Heliocity and the message that comes up…
Custom applications are currently not workin’. We’ll check it out.
I’ll check back later but I hope I’m not missing out for good!
August 16th, 2007 at 7:40 am
with the “download interrupted… Resume?” issue, i hav the same problem, at the same time, i also couldn’t download the mgmaps, or anything from email. i think it’s an issue on Helio’s end. it’s been 3 days, but it works fine at night… =(
only if someone could figure how to install language pack into the Ocean, then we will no longer be restricted on only browsing latin based languages or korean! n_n
August 16th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
i can’t get the opera mini to work on my ocean. can someone help me
August 19th, 2007 at 4:43 am
[...] There are several reasons why you may consider surfing the web using Opera Mini on your Helio Ocean, so I’m not going to go in depth on that front. I’m just going to tell you that it’s possible and all you have to do is follow the set of instructions found over at Heliocity. [...]
August 21st, 2007 at 11:20 am
One word: AWESOME.
THANK YOU!
August 21st, 2007 at 7:53 pm
It’s working for me now, both sites… Not sure what it was, but I’m happy.
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:55 pm
good job guys! thanks for putting some real effort into our “Mobile devices”! keep it up!
August 24th, 2007 at 4:59 am
I have been playing around with Opera Mini on my Ocean now for days. All I can say is… it’s great to be home! Thanks so much guys. I am totally looking forward to being able to utilize wide screen/horizontal and my QWERTY, but believe me when I tell you, I am NOT complaining.
Thanks again!
Anybody got some good links for Ocean - WAP - JAVA - etc?
–
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Gregg
August 28th, 2007 at 11:07 am
I have downloaded the browser but I am not able to do anything with it. What are you guys doing to be able to actually browse? I can’t use my Qwerty so I do not know how to navigate anywhere
August 28th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
mmm Opera Mini… sounds good…
i just DLed it… looks good,
August 29th, 2007 at 5:51 am
Hey, this is interesting…Although I don’t use Opera ’cause it doesn’t do qwerty, ever sence I downloaded it my stock browser works much better. Am I imagining things? Ican load pages now that would freeze up on me before. Anyone else notice this?
August 30th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
When I followed the direction, it told me DOCUMENT NOT FOUND.
Any ideas?
September 2nd, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Works pretty good…Hoping things get worked out soon so the landscape and qwerty work..but I heard Opera does not support landscape mode
September 4th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I kept on getting 404 http error… can someone help?
September 9th, 2007 at 12:53 am
Nice stuff. I’m a complete spastic when it comes to keying in stuff on the number pad, though. I GOT to have the qwerty board, even if the screen doesn’t flip sideways, at least if I could get the qwerty option. I’m having a bit of trouble getting the app to click up and down through the pages (no response) but have no problem at all getting it to flip back and forth through pages I’ve visited (nice!).
After trying for about 30 min, I haven’t been able to get the number-keypad to work properly on a few of the websites - probably their problem. I’ll attempt to download again. (Basically, any page that requires text entry isn’t working for me, but any preloaded pages the opera mini included seems to work fine.) I thought, HEY! It would be GREAT to be able to access Meetup.com … fat chance trying to get my PASSWORD keyed in correctly since I can’t see what I’m entering for text. Any chance to develop a “tool” to overcome that problem… like be able to clip small amounts of text to a clipboard (like a password) that I can’t see? Arrrgh, I guess I COULD log onto that website from a computer and temp change my password to something really easy and simple.
Since I’ve gotten my ocean, I spend 2-3 days every week seeing if there are any new apps out there, so ANYTHING useful is a great bonus! I was a bit PO’d that I couldn’t get Napster to work on it, but even though Helio AND Napster says it doesn’t work, someone in tech support at Helio sent me step by step instructions to get that to work, and that’s nice to have now, too.
I keep begging helio for a good pdf reader, ability to view COMMON attachments on email besides pictures, and maybe flash or mp3-internet or OGG streaming compatibility, but we can only wish, right.
Glad to see someone’s interested in moving the Ocean forward. For now, I am liking it, even with little glitches.
And of course being able to actually ACCESS those “flash only” and “media heavy content” websites would be nice. You’d think Helio would make THEIR OWN website accessible on mobile devices, huh? Reminds me of the “flash only” survey helio sent to my mobile device email address and asked me to complete…. ha ha ha! Improvement #1… make your survey accessible for mobile devices, especially if you are going to send it to my mobile address!!!
September 13th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
This is awsome you guys rock
September 18th, 2007 at 4:23 am
awww how sad … mines not working…
i keep getting this d/l interrupted…
then d/l fail thing…
help anyone?
October 7th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
mine also says download interrupted/failed, plz help?
October 9th, 2007 at 3:37 am
I’m having the same problem Mike and Shabanguh are having. What’s up with that?
October 10th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
I’m also getting download interrupted/failed. Broken file link?
October 12th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
its not working downloaded interrupted. resume? then it says download failed. Im tryin to get on airg thru opera any other advice?
October 12th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
How do i prevent from helio yelling at me for my bandwith usage… what needs to be done in order to keep from consequenses??
October 13th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
NOT WORKING. when you try and the download it keeps saying download cancelled, Resume, doing that 2 or 3 times finally has it error off.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:58 am
“NOT WORKING. when you try and the download it keeps saying download cancelled, Resume, doing that 2 or 3 times finally has it error off.”
Same thing happening here, on a Fin.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Try this file…….
http://helio3g.com/uploads/dload/mini4beta.jad.html
It worked for me when the other ones did not.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Btw, use your mobile browser and don’t forget to set it to html.
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:00 am
nevermind.. chucks link got it installed.. FU*IN AWESOME!
November 4th, 2007 at 10:32 am
i went to http://www.heliocity.net/downloads/ and there is only the beta version am i doing something wrong
November 17th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Anyone else have problems downloading this app? every time i try to download it,it says download interrupted. I’ve tried to download it many times with no results.A little help please?
November 17th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
sweeeeeeeeeet thanks chuck for that link,it works just fine when i thought all hope was lost,lol
November 21st, 2007 at 11:58 pm
If you have problems installing… simply do this…
1) go to customize
2) go to settings
3) go to device
4) go to reset
5) go to default reset
6) enter “0000″
when the helio powers back on.. try the download and install again.
November 22nd, 2007 at 1:10 pm
chuck’s link gives me the download error now when the “contents” box turns yellow…..
November 24th, 2007 at 12:29 am
it isnt werkin for me. it says that the download is interupted 3 times and then says the download failed
November 29th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
The link at http://helio3g.com/uploads/dload/mini4beta.jad.html is giving Page Not Found both with the ocean browser (in both HTML and mobile modes) and with a regular web browser. Perhaps helio3g.com uploads are only temporary? Would someone mind re-uploading this awesome program to helio3g? Thanks!
December 1st, 2007 at 1:20 am
I’ve had my Ocean for a week. I am disappointed that I have been unsuccessful installing Opera. I am always getting “download interrupted” a couple times, then download failed. I’ve tried everything. I’ve reset the device and tried every link I can find. Yes, I’m viewing in HTML. Does anyone know of a solution for this? Thank you.
December 1st, 2007 at 10:54 am
it doesnt work for me
December 5th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Don’t follow Babyface’s reset instructions. It will delete your calendar, internally stored photos and other customizations.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Shaun…Just wait a couple more day….This happened to me too but you have to give it time…trust me….
December 6th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
idk whats up, i hella want that opera mini browser and i can’t download it from helio city, and the alternate link that chuck provided says that the page is no longer available, can someone fix this? email me at darkearl_mion@hotmail.com when it gets fixed plz thanks for the help
December 9th, 2007 at 10:35 am
When I go to Chuck’s URL and click “View in HTML” the browser just goes to a white page. Is this what it’s supposed to do or is the file unavailable again?
December 13th, 2007 at 9:02 am
im havin problems downloadin opera mini and the helio player. Help!
December 13th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
same….tried dl 3 times before it closed
December 19th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Hey,
I tried downloading it three times and it did not work! Can someone please help!
Dont know what to do!
December 19th, 2007 at 11:53 am
my email address is thamayor at rutgers dot edu
December 21st, 2007 at 12:45 pm
you should consider a ssh client or a script that will provide ssh access via text msg
December 22nd, 2007 at 7:24 pm
I have also tried the multi address, in html and I get the same results. The built in browser is killing me! If anyone finds a fix let us know please.
December 22nd, 2007 at 8:58 pm
It will not work on mine… I am getting the failed download errors… any fix to this that Im not seeing on this site?
December 27th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Nothing is working/download starts then it either says download interrupted/I keep hitting ok/then it pops up a few more times/then download failed/or it shows that it’s downloading everything then download failed at the end. Is the site down or whats going on?
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Nothing is working/download starts then it either says download interrupted/I keep hitting ok/then it pops up a few more times/then download failed/or it shows that it’s downloading everything then download failed at the end. Is the site down or whats going on?
i had same prob…
January 4th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Yeah, It says “Page Not Found” Nooo0o0!!
January 5th, 2008 at 1:37 am
I’ve updated the post with a link to a more up-to-date URL. It’ll fix you guys right up. Enjoy!
January 16th, 2008 at 10:32 am
I went to http://www.peetre001.com/opera4final.dd I just get the text of the page but no download or anything.
January 18th, 2008 at 8:26 am
After downloading from the Opera Mini 4 QWERTY link in my Apps it shows Opera Mini 4 in the menu, but when I start using it and going to a few pages I get “Opera Mini 4 (will replace any Opera Mini 3) is now available. > Upgrade (hyperlink)” at the top of the browser screen. Is this because of the hack we’re using that it thinks we’re using an earlier version of Opera Mini?
January 18th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Dominic view the page as HTML when you first go to www,peetre001.com and try to download it.
January 18th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Nevermind, I needed to download the QWERTY FINAL version. Got it!
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:53 am
You are a genius! I love it!!!
Thanks,
Chris
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 pm
im really new to do, but just wondering how do I download the opera mini on my heat phone? i went to the website on my phone, viewed it in HTML but still it does not prompt me to download anything. can someone please help??? thanks a lot!
March 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
[...] in August of ‘07, we managed to get unsupported J2ME applications to run on Helio devices. From day one, Opera Mini [...]
March 15th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I cant get this Opera Mini 4 final in my phone, i keep getting download interrupted
March 15th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
im gonna break this phone i swear.. lol help me out
March 19th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
[...] for some time. Heliocity, a site dedicated to hacking the Helio Ocean, has long had instructions on how to install Opera. In fact, despite being a hack, the Opera Mini browser was already the most popular download among [...]
May 13th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
need a stock checking software