Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems

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I had this same problem after the recent upgrade to v 49.0.2725.47

This entry under 'Flash exceptions' in Settings:Websites should work if needed for all sites and local files:

file:///* Allow
http://* Allow
https://* Allow

slytheringirl

slytheringirl

@xpvb48 said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

https://

That won't work. Adding exceptions is useless with Opera 49. Only the chrome://site-engagement/ workaround will work on this now broken and disgrace of a browser.

A Former User @slytheringirl

@slytheringirl said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

@xpvb48 said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:
https://

That won't work. Adding exceptions is useless with Opera 49. Only the chrome://site-engagement/ workaround will work on this now broken and disgrace of a browser.

I can only repeat that it worked for me (Opera v49.0.2725.47, Win 8, x64) if not for you, for some reason. If you have this problem it's worth trying at least, just to see if it can solve it.

See post near end of this thread for more info.

https://forums.opera.com/topic/23578/flashplayer-isn-t-working-with-opera-flash-26-27-opera-46-48-49/2

A Former User @slytheringirl

@slytheringirl said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

@xpvb48 said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

https://

That won't work. Adding exceptions is useless with Opera 49. Only the chrome://site-engagement/ workaround will work on this now broken and disgrace of a browser.

You're right. That won't work. Propably You didn't add THIS importatnt thing "* " after "https://". It must be only:
https://* -> Allow,
http://* -> Allow,
and maybe that too:
file:///* -> Allow.
At this point it can't refuse to work.

slytheringirl

slytheringirl @Guest

I did add the "*" but it still won't work. The only way I can get flash to work is if I use the opera://site-engagement workaround.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @slytheringirl

@slytheringirl said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

I did add the "*" but it still won't work.

What site(s) in your case? What OS?

(Don't see and don't remember if you mentioned them)

slytheringirl

slytheringirl

Mostly flash game sites like Dolldivine, etc. Also the adobe test page https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html. I'm on Windows 10 Home 64-bit.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @slytheringirl

@slytheringirl said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

Mostly flash game sites like Dolldivine, etc. Also the adobe test page https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html. I'm on Windows 10 Home 64-bit.

Both of those work fine for me in Opera 49. https://* exception makes the adobe check work and http://* makes dolldivine work. On dolldevine, if I don't have any exceptions that allow flash for the site, I even get a plug-in placeholder that I can click on to enable flash and then click the "allow" button in the toolbar that drops down under the address bar. With that method, it adds an exception specifically for http://www.dolldivine.com:80. I'm not having to mess with opera://site-engagement at all.

If that's not working for you, just to test, download Opera 49, launch the installer, click "options", set "install path" to a folder on your desktop, set "install for" to "Standalone Installation" and install. Then test in that Opera to see if you get the same behavior I do.

slytheringirl

slytheringirl @burnout426

@burnout426 Installed it on USB and to a different folder on laptop as a standalone. Both worked using your exceptions. So it must be a bug somewhere my initial installation. Any ideas as to how to get flash to work without having to do a complete reinstall? I don't want to lose my history of the past 90 days.

slytheringirl

slytheringirl

Update: Did some digging and found a way to back up everything and uninstalled Opera and reinstalled onto my laptop in a different folder; also updated flash. Just like with the stand alones I did, the exceptions worked without restoring my stuff. However, when I restored everything, the problem returned. So, it's definitely a bug somewhere in my profile. Problem is I don't know where in the profile. It's not any of my extensions because I still have the problem with ALL of them disabled. I have a suspicion it may be the preferences file in my profile folder, Deleting that particular file erases EVERYTHING except History, Bookmarks, and Sync Data, but I really don't want to have to manually download ALL of my extensions and re-add the Speed Dials, Speed Dial background or whatever else the Preferences file handles for one stupid mistake the devs made regarding flash since . If I can't find an acceptable solution, I just might switch over to Vivaldi once it goes over to Android. I really need a browser that's reliable and can sync with Android. Firefox is out since, it's another piece of crap on android.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer

Not sure. But, try this while Opera is closed:

In the Preferences file, select and delete all the contents of the "site_engagement" block so that it looks empty like in the following.

"sensors":{},"site_engagement":{},"sound":{}

Do the same for this particular "plugins" block (it's the one for the exceptions).

"plugins":{},"popups":{},"ppapi_broker":{}

Do the same for "permission_autoblocking_data".

"password_protection":{},"permission_autoblocking_data":{},"plugins":{},"popups":{},"ppapi_broker":{},"prompt_no_decision_count":{}

Do the same for "media_engagement".

"important_site_info":{},"javascript":{},"media_engagement":{},"media_stream_camera":{},"media_stream_mic":{}

Then start Opera, add http://*, https://* and file:///* to the Flash exceptions and try things out.

You can clear just one of the blocks in the Preferences file at a time if you want to try and pin down the minimum of what fixes the problem.

Back up your preferences file first though.

slytheringirl

slytheringirl @burnout426

@burnout426 No go. I deleted everything I could find in the Preferences file and flash still won't work. It didn't even delete the exceptions so I'm guessing it wasn't that file after all. I'll be using Vivaldi for anything with flash from now on since flash still works with that browser.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @slytheringirl

@slytheringirl Hmm, there's stuff in the "Local State" file that relates to Flash. You can try renaming that to see if it helps. Or, maybe it's still in the Preferences file. Renaming it will tell you that or not. You could rename it back if that doesn't help or back up the whole profile folder before testing. Maybe the preference that's causing issues isn't obviously-named.

slytheringirl

slytheringirl @burnout426

@burnout426 Thanks for all your input, however, renaming the Local State or Preferences files did nothing. Renaming the Local State just gave me my usual startpage plus a Welcome to Opera page. Renaming the Preferences wound up corrupting my extensions and deleted all their saved data. I had to copy my backups back into the main Opera folder. I even tried deleting these two files and restarting Opera and had the same issue with corrupt extensions and no flash. As I said earlier, I will be sticking to Vivaldi should I have to deal with a flash dependent site. I am not that tech savvy and messing with jargon heavy things makes me nervous. I do appreciate all the help you've offered though. Thanks!

zalex108

zalex108

This easy way worked for me.

Then you can add http://*, https://* and file:///* to options.

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maxonnxc

maxonnxc

opera this flash player problem seem to be on the latest opera version 49. because version 48 works fine. why on earth would the opera staff take away some option from flash player probably the main reason flash player don't work. have you guys ever hear the saying don't fix something that is not broken. fix this problem i really don't want have to move to another browser if i do i wont came back to opera, i hate changes when something is working just fine.

yes im mad because i lost lots of time on the web because flash player will not work with opera version 49

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burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @maxonnxc

@maxonnxc said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

why on earth would the opera staff take away some option from flash player

Opera didn't do it. Google took the option (and the code that supports it) out of Chromium and since Opera uses Chromium, it automatically inherits the change.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @zalex108

@zalex108 said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

This easy way worked for me.

I assume the widevine of those steps has nothing to do with the Flash issue though.

If downgrading and then upgrading again fixes whatever's wrong in @slythergirls's profile, that'd be great. If it does work, I wonder if it has anything to do with the profile or just corrupted program files. For example, maybe just downloading the 49 offline installer and installing over the top of the current 49 will fix things.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @slytheringirl

@slytheringirl said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

@burnout426 Thanks for all your input, however, renaming the Local State or Preferences files did nothing.

Was worth a try. Maybe trying what I mentioned in this post might work.

Another option would be to just delete the "cache" and "media cache" folders in the "AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable" folder.

@slytheringirl said in Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems:

As I said earlier, I will be sticking to Vivaldi should I have to deal with a flash dependent site. I am not that tech savvy and messing with jargon heavy things makes me nervous.

Understood. No problem. If you change your mind on testing more and you find something that works, please share though for others that have the specific issue you have so they can try it. It is possible though that some Vivaldi users might run into the same issue some times as it's based on Chromium just like Opera.