Opera Mobile and Opera Mini users will start seeing a Google search bar on their browser start pages, based on an agreement between the companies. Opera made Google the default search engine on both of its mobile browsers on Wednesday. Google replaces Yahoo, which had supplied search for Opera Mini and Opera Mobile based on a deal the companies formed early last year.
While Google has been the default option on Opera’s desktop browser for seven years, the mobile browser deal is new. Without explaining why their year-old deal has ended, Yahoo said it decided to call off the agreement. "Yahoo has elected not to continue its mobile search partnership with Opera at this time," it said in a statement. "Consumers with Opera browsers will continue to have access to Yahoo oneSearch, and as long-standing partners, Opera and Yahoo will continue to work together." OneSearch is Yahoo’s search service designed to meet the needs of mobile users.