Apparently, iPhone users were ready for a change, or at least willing to give a new browser a try. Opera today announced that its Opera Mini mobile browser was downloaded more than 1 million times in its first day of availability.

According to Apple’s download count, Opera Mini has been added to 1,023,380 Apple devices. Opera submitted its browser to Apple on March 23 following the unveiling of Opera on iPhone during the Mobile World Congress, CTIA and SXSW. The browser was approved and live on the App Store as of April 13.

Opera Mini is the first alternative browser to Apple’s native Safari browser to be approved for the iPhone and iPod touch. 

“Today iPhone users have a choice, and, as the numbers show, they are eager to explore new and faster ways to surf the Web on the iPhone – especially during heavy Web traffic,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software, in a statement.