14 DAY TRIAL // The Touch Bar available on the MacBook Pro is pretty much the top feature that Apple added to its refreshed line of laptops, so now developers are updating their apps to support it.
Opera is obviously one of the first companies to do so, and the recently-released version 44 (still in preview, of course) comes with an early implementation of Touch Bar support. Starting with this version, some Opera shortcuts are available right on the Touch Bar, including navigation controls.
“We didn’t like how Safari had implemented the screenshots of tabs, so we went with a much more useful icons and colours,” Opera explains.
Other improvements in Opera 44
Additionally, version 44 also introduces the credential management API which makes it possible for websites to control storing and filling in of credentials, making it easier for users to log in without compromising security in any way.
Hardware accelerated non-MSE videos are also supported in Opera 44, as the company says that using GPU support for videos that are not streamed can substantially lower power consumption and CPU usage, while also offering high video quality.
And last but not least, the same version comes with an extra security layer, blocking malware shortcuts from being opened in the browser. Whenever an application running on your computer attempts to open a website, you are prompted to allow the task or block it, with an option making it possible to remember the choice for future browsing.
“Malware infecting browsers is an increasing threat on the internet. Together with our Fraud and Malware Protection, we believe this should decrease possible threads that come from such attacks and to increase user awareness of what’s being opened in their browser,” Opera says.
If you want to download the new version of Opera, you can get it right now for Linux, Mac, and Windows, but keep in mind that this is still in its early days and some bugs are still possible.