Opera Has Included Its Aria AI assistant to Opera Mini browser
The browser company has made its AI assistant available to users on Android.
Today, Norway-based browser company announced that its AI assistant, Aria, will be available to Opera Mini users on the Android platform. This move is expected to help users with low-end devices and data constraints access better AI features.
What Can Aria Do?
Aria is an AI assistant that helps users get the latest news and information on different topics, learn more about various subjects, and generate images. To that end, Opera uses a mix of models from OpenAI and Google to get relevant answers.
“AI is rapidly becoming an integral part of the daily internet experience – bringing Aria to Opera Mini is a natural addition to our most-downloaded browser. With the addition of our built-in AI, Aria, we’re excited to explore how AI can further enhance the feature set our users rely on every day,” Jørgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera, said in a statement.
No End to Data Saving
Since its launch in 2005, Opera Mini has helped users save on data while browsing. The company claims that even with the launch of the new AI assistant, it can help in saving data without adding to the app’s size. Through the years, the company has maintained a number is partnerships with local telcos in Africa to offer free data to Opera Mini customers.
Last year, the company had to shut its free data program in Kenya after authorities issued a directive curbing ads on the bookmark tiles interface on browsers. However, the company claims that Opera Mini has reached a billion downloads on Android and more than 100 million users worldwide.
According to data from app analytics firm Appfigures, Opera Mini has clocked 7.1 million downloads this year worldwide. Apart from launching an AI assistant across all its pages, Opera has been experimenting with AI features, such as a way to control tabs through natural language prompts and an operator that helps you complete tasks autonomously.
