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• Tab Islands, Tabs and Workspaces

  Discuss Opera One's tab features here

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  @Reino1X said in Tab chain preview not appearing upon hovering over Tab Islands:

  This is a huge problem for me who has tons of tabs and even like 15+ Tab Islands on my main workspace. I cannot feasibly remember each tab island! please, revert the regression, it was completely fine before a recent update.

  This update breaks real workflows managing 15+ tab islands is impossible without clear identification, so please revert this regression as it worked perfectly before.

• AI tools: Sidebar, Prompts, AI tooltip

  Browsing with Opera AI features. Share your feedback here!

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  @SmokDiplodok said in The language used in the AI interface:

  Does anyone know why, after forcing the browser to start in a specific language (the --lang option), the AI interface remains in English? This effect isn't present in Windows 11. It's a minor detail, but it's one of those annoying things.
  Has anyone encountered this behavior?
  Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" x64
  Opera 120.0.5543.93

  This appears to be a limitation on Linux rather than a bug. In Opera, the --lang flag changes the browser UI, but the AI interface stays in English because it’s tied to account or default settings. On Windows 11, the integration is more complete, so this issue doesn’t occur. Likely something Opera needs to fix in a future update.

• Appearance

  Wallpapers, themes, appearance, customization and modular design

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  Nice suggestion—auto-changing the Sonic theme colors to match the cover art would make the visualizer feel more immersive and visually appealing.

• General

  Got something else to share about Opera One?

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  I've run over this article on notebookcheck.com (in German) recently:
  https://www.notebookcheck.com/Wenn-die-Adresszeile-zum-Affiliate-Link-wird-Opera-leitet-aktiv-Adresseingaben-um.1189846.0.html
  And I think it's generally true: Opera isn't very transparent about ads and affiliate links in their browser. The article makes reference to the privacy statement but also shows that it's very general in some ways.

  I've seen this behavior in mobile (Android) and desktop alike that you're sometimes referred to some promotional sites before being referred to the website you put into the address bar.
  You can disable this behavior in the enhanced address bar on desktop, on Android I think you have to disable any suggestions. But it was there by default and even if I disabled all other promotional settings, it's there. So if you're unlike me you don't recognize and even disable things in the browser, you don't really know what's going on there. Leading to such bad press as this one.

  I've also had two new tiles on my speed dial from Amazon and Booking this morning although I turned out "show suggestions". So my personal preference simply is ignored and overruled.

  I know that Opera has to make money for its hard work and I'm willing to support it. But it's also about trust. Can I trust my browser not to do some shady things in the background I don't know about and I wouldn't agree if I knew.

  In the process of installing when I go for further options I'm already asked about such things like promotional campaigns. It should be made a standard part in installation not be hidden in the options menu in my opinion. But it at least is transparent in a way. But I don't want to be "surprised'" later on by such hidden things, I would like to be asked. And I think it would also be the better way for Opera as well.
  Trust can be destroyed and it may never come back, so why not building trust among their users? In the end, it's them and not easy money that keeps Opera going, isn't it?