It adds more configuration options, offers access to experimental features

Jul 19, 2013 08:45 GMT  ·  By

Opera uploaded to their servers the first Next build (equivalent of a beta release) of their web browser after rolling out the Chromium-powered stable version.

Despite the fact that the company has yet to make available the official list with the changes, a keener eye will notice some modifications in the configuration panel.

Under browser-related options, the UI section has been replaced by Start Page and also includes the possibility to enable/disable preloading of Discover content (news feed), which is enabled by default.

Furthermore, the Website menu is now a lot richer. Display section adds the option to highlight all links and form fields in a webpage by pressing Tab key.

There are also location-related options that let you decide whether websites are allowed to track your physical location or not.

Also new is management of auto-fill information, under Privacy and Security.

It appears that the developer also enabled access to experimental features (opera:flags).

Currently, there are 56 choices available, but enabling them comes with a warning: there is no guarantee for any of them, and mishaps such as the browser deleting all your data or compromised security and/or privacy are on the list of side-effects.

[UPDATE]: Opera Software posted the changes for the freshly released Next build. In addition to what we've mentioned above significant for this revision is support for presentation mode on Mac and the availability of jump lists on Windows 7 and 8.

Also, the developer announced that Opera Next has automatic updates so its users will always have the latest build.

Opera 16.0.1196.14 Next is based on Chromium 29.

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