5 reasons people are switching to the Opera browser in Android today

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: No I've never used it, but I checked in quick now and it doesn't really make a difference.
I would like to point out that it used to work in Opera (playing in the background, i.e. with the screen off), and it has stopped for some time. It always works on chrome. It seems to me that youtube changed something or blocked background playback, but on the other hand, this theory doesn't make sense, because chrome and youtube are one family ... it's just that something has changed, chrome has adjusted the changes, and Opera has not . Please take a look at the address after changing to the stationary mode and compare them. The beginning of ".m" disappears from chrome and "desktop" appears next to the address. Nothing changes in the address in Opera.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: Sorry for my spelling mistakes, I use google translator.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: Even in Opera, in desktop mode, when we remove ".m" it adds ".m" again. Something is clearly wrong, it was not so once.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 What about other sites, desktop mode work on them?

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: Other sites? maybe give an example. I looked at bitchute.com quickly, no problem, but I didn't have to use even the desktop mode. I think it should be an example similar to youtube, because here it is specific, in theory youtube blocked this possibility.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 That's what I was trying to check, if it's an Youtube issue or if desktop mode wasn't working at all in Opera for Android.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: Considering that it works on bitchute, it's probably only YouTube, but it's Opera's fault or mine? Since it works in chrome, I think Opera is to blame.
I don't think you can tell so quickly if the desktop mode works well, I didn't even have to run it on bitchute.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 It's YouTube's most probably.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: what now?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 No idea.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: Were you so kind to check it out? I don't have a second phone.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 Check what?

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: Is it really not working on Opera, and on Chrome it does.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 Here it works in Opera eventually.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: What is it about? am I to understand that there is something wrong with me?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 Like I said, the problem is most probably with YouTube.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: So Opera has no influence on it? Then why is there no problem in chrome?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @adam1709 last edited by

@adam1709 If YouTube is sending Opera a different link/page, all Opera can do is to try to convince them to send the same information they send to Chrome or other browsers. If that fail, Opera can try to implement some workaround but it should always be the last option since it may break pages.

[adam1709]

adam1709 @leocg last edited by

@leocg: I checked how it works on Facebook and no problem - I don't even have to turn on the desktop mode.
"If that fail, Opera can try to implement some workaround ..." so I understand it's a matter of some fix? Because what can I do as a user? You are a moderator, you can definitely report it where it needs to be easier than me.

[curious-george]

curious-george last edited by

I'm still preferring Chrome on my phone. Well, mainly because I don't have so much memory on it. And second of all, I just so used to it. But maybe, when I have more space on my phone I will opera a try since I really like this browser.