Software Update: Opera 36.0.2130.32 – Tweakers

Opera has released version 36 of its eponymous browser. Opera three years ago moved from the developed Presto rendering engine to Blink in-house. This is part of Chromium, among others, is also used by Google Chrome. Opera is available for Windows, Linux and OS X. There are also versions for BSD and Solaris, but these are still based on the old technology. In version 36 include the homescreen underway. For example, the navigation panel is moved to the left and there are more opportunities to customize things to your taste. There are also several improvements for use with Windows 10.

Refreshed start page
We’ve updated style for our top UI. The start-page navigation panel HAS BEEN moved to the left to Optimize horizontal space on popular widescreen monitors. You have been asking for more customization power on speed dial – in the top-right corner you will find the “Customize start page” cogwheel option, Which Allows you to change themes and customize news section in one place. If opera: // settings you tick “show advanced options”, start page configuration panel will show too few more settings, check for yourself! Note this is not the end of customization enhancements, more is incoming in Opera 37 already.

Modern app-like browsing on Windows 10
The UI has changed even more on Windows 10. Opera now blends with the system, changing colors across the application to match its style. You can now control Whether you want to keep the Opera colors or get a new look by going to System Settings.
Opera now ADAPTS to your input method and makes life easier for Those of you using touch. With touch input, it will automatically Increase the size of toolbar items and all context menus, plus it will give you a new icon for the fullscreen move, exactly like modern apps do.
Usefull We’ve added some cool-looking graphics to make our style blend better with the native style of Windows 10.

Opera vs other browsers
Unlike other browsers, we try to keep as close to Opera UI the platform as possible.
Unlike Firefox, we offer Windows 10 users native notifications, touch-mode support, the full-screen icon and bigger context menus for touch screens, as well as an option to switch to system colors.
Unlike Edge Opera Allows you to Enhance and customize your browsing experience through extensions, zoals sidebar and speed dial extensions. To handle many extensions using toolbar icons in Opera 36 we’ve added an expander.
Plus we alsohave animated themes That look just great on Windows 10.

Read the full changelog here.