<s>
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
a	O
platform-independent	O
browser-based	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
mobile-phone	O
owners	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
application	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
used	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
40,000	O
developers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
owned	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Opera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
and	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
third-party	O
provider	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
2011	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
relaunched	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
platform	O
,	O
after	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Handster	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
store	O
platform	O
company	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
applications	B-Application
for	O
over	O
7,500	O
different	O
devices	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Java	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
delivers	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
app	O
downloads	O
a	O
day	O
and	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
any	O
mobile	O
phone	O
via	O
a	O
visual	O
bookmark	O
with	O
the	O
OMS	O
logo	O
on	O
Speed	O
Dial	O
or	O
Start	O
Page	O
of	O
Opera	B-Protocol
Mini	I-Protocol
or	O
Opera	B-Language
Mobile	I-Language
browsers	O
that	O
run	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
260	O
million	O
devices	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
store	O
is	O
also	O
accessible	O
from	O
any	O
other	O
browser	O
,	O
including	O
desktop	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
any	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
then	O
forwards	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
country-specific	O
store	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
location	O
information	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
mobile	O
carrier	O
or	O
ISP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
86%	O
of	O
the	O
applications	B-Application
for	O
Android-powered	O
phones	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
are	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
require	O
payment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
applications	B-Application
are	O
generally	O
targeted	O
on	O
a	O
particular	O
category	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
business	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
social	O
media	O
apps	O
,	O
e-books	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Opera	O
Software	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
powered	O
by	O
third-party	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
Opera	O
Software	O
acquired	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
platform	O
company	O
Handster	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
leading	O
independent	O
applications	B-Application
store	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
market	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Handster	O
,	O
Opera	O
Software	O
made	O
a	O
major	O
overhaul	O
since	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opera	O
Software	O
announced	O
a	O
revamped	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
with	O
improved	O
distribution	O
and	O
monetization	O
capabilities	O
for	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
customization	O
for	O
white-label	O
marketplaces	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
developers	O
can	O
now	O
upload	O
apps	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
Yandex	O
Store	O
and	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
simultaneously	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
agreements	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Opera	O
Software	O
have	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
replace	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
Nokia	O
feature	O
phones	O
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nokia	O
X	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
of	O
migrating	O
customers	O
from	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
to	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
complete	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
will	O
be	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
Opera	O
Software	O
press-release	O
,	O
by	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
reached	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
million	O
monthly	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
visits	O
and	O
over	O
45	O
million	O
monthly	O
app	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top-three	O
countries	O
in	O
2013	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
users	O
were	O
India	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
,	O
2014	O
Opera	O
's	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
started	O
to	O
offer	O
close	O
to	O
300,000	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
and	O
games	O
across	O
most	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
100	O
apps	O
lists	O
are	O
compiled	O
separately	O
for	O
each	O
country	O
with	O
an	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lists	O
feature	O
17	O
categories	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
business	O
apps	O
to	O
games	O
for	O
every	O
platform	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
apps	O
among	O
the	O
store	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
selected	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
Free	O
&	O
Paid	O
apps	O
1	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
2	O
Opera	B-Protocol
Mini	I-Protocol
web	I-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
3	O
Truecaller	B-Application
4	O
K.O.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
does	O
not	O
rate	O
applications	B-Application
;	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
OMS	O
team	O
ether	O
accepts	O
apps	O
submitted	O
for	O
inclusion	O
into	O
the	O
store	O
or	O
rejects	O
them	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
whether	O
their	O
content	O
is	O
appropriate	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
age	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
keeping	O
objectionable	O
apps	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
does	O
not	O
charge	O
developers	O
for	O
joining	O
mobile	O
store	O
's	O
distribution	O
program	O
and	O
publishing	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
get	O
70%	O
of	O
net	O
revenue	O
from	O
sales	O
of	O
paid	O
apps	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
accepted	O
into	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
50%	O
of	O
net	O
revenue	O
for	O
Java	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	B-Application
are	O
subject	O
to	O
approval	O
by	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
team	O
for	O
basic	O
reliability	O
testing	O
on	O
all	O
the	O
platforms	O
and	O
devices	O
declared	O
by	O
developer	O
in	O
submission	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
does	O
not	O
accept	O
adult	O
and	O
sexual	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
year	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
runs	O
Top	O
Apps	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
awards	O
recognize	O
the	O
best	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
across	O
multiple	O
categories	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
user	O
voting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
signed	O
a	O
cross-app	O
store	O
distribution	O
partnership	O
with	O
Yandex	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
search	O
engine	O
in	O
the	O
Russian-speaking	O
Internet	O
market	O
and	O
the	O
leading	O
search	O
engine	O
in	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
audience	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
agreement	O
allows	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
also	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
the	O
Yandex	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
MTS	O
Belarus	O
and	O
MTS	O
Ukraine	O
launched	O
Opera	O
co-branded	O
app	B-Application
stores	I-Application
for	O
their	O
28	O
million	O
total	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
Opera	O
Software	O
started	O
to	O
offer	O
service	O
that	O
provides	O
mobile	O
carriers	O
 '	O
customers	O
with	O
unlimited	O
access	O
to	O
premium	O
games	O
and	O
apps	O
catalogue	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
technology	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
OMS	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
carrier	O
to	O
implement	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
subscription	O
model	O
for	O
their	O
customers	O
was	O
MTS	O
Russia	O
that	O
launched	O
App	O
Market	O
service	O
together	O
with	O
Opera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
Opera	O
and	O
Yandex	O
announced	O
together	O
with	O
SlideME	B-Application
and	O
CodeNgo	O
the	O
launch	O
and	O
provided	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
open-source	B-Application
One	O
Platform	O
Foundation	O
(	O
OPF	O
)	O
initiative	O
,	O
enabling	O
developers	O
to	O
easily	O
code	O
and	O
submit	O
their	O
apps	O
across	O
multiple	O
alternative	O
app	B-Application
stores	I-Application
.	O
</s>
