Microsoft removed the Nokia browser on basic phones

Microsoft has reached an agreement to use the Opera mini browser to replace the default Xpress browser on Nokia phones.

Opera Mini will replace the default Xpress browser on Nokia's popular phones and Asha series.

Last month, it came with the decision to fire 12,000 Nokia employees, Microsoft announced the Asha phone death declaration and the device running the S40 platform. The replacement of Xpress browser is considered by Microsoft as a ' strategic choice ' of the company.

Under the new agreement, anyone using Nokia's popular phone will receive a notification to replace the default Xpress browser with Opera Mini from October. Meanwhile, new devices will be preinstalled. Opera Mini.

' Users will receive notifications on their phones from October, providing information on how to upgrade from Xpress Browser to Opera Mini, ' said an Opera spokesman. Meanwhile, the Xpress browser will stay in 'maintenance' until December 2015 before officially closing.

Microsoft's deal comes into effect with S30 +, S40 and Asha phones.

Currently, Nokia's universal phone manufacturers are also in maintenance status. However, it is not known how much inventory is in stock and how many devices are in wait for release.

Recently, Microsoft made a big surprise when introducing a $ 25 phone line, Nokia 130. Rich Bernardo - head of business law, Microsoft's phone industry said: 'We continue to sell and Popular phone support and Asha. These products still have good sales with millions of buyers who want to experience mobile products at low prices . '

The popular phones, Nokia's Asha are currently using Nokia Xpress browser, the software is based on Nokia's server proxy.

Opera is the first company to introduce a mobile browser using a proxy, in which proxy server has the ability to compress data for small screen devices, low bandwidth for high latency networks. Opera Mini is being used by 250 million people, according to Opera.