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    • A Former User
      A Former User @leocg last edited by

      @leocg WTF?
      A lot of users are rightfully upset at having that stupid football suddenly forced on them, without any means to remove it. Yet you say nothing's wrong, and it can just be ignored
      You are just plain wrong. About 10% of the time, when I'm trying to access the settings, I end up clicking that stupid football, which then actively prevents me from doing what I actually need to do, until that damn scores page loads, and then I have to cancel it, and wait for the home screen to loads again.
      I get that you're just a volunteer mod here, and don't actually work for Opera, but you have been placed in a position of trust. So please have a bit more respect for the genuine concerns of the users posting here. Your arrogant and dismissive attitude reflects badly on Opera, and those that have placed their trust in you, when they made you a moderator here.

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        Contrantier 0 Banned @leocg last edited by

        @leocg Nobody's interested in "you can use another browser nobody will stop you" and "you can get used to it". If you don't know the answer to the problem, just admit it.

        The correct answer is "Unfortunately there isn't a way to remove the button yet, but you guys are right, it's a problem that needs to be solved and Opera has no choice but to get on it."

        The button will be gone soon. That is the correct answer. Opera didn't get this far by not listening to any of its user input over the years, so I'm personally not worried, I'm just waiting for the inevitable.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Contrantier 0 last edited by

          @contrantier-0 That's not a problem, so there can't be a "answer to the problem".

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          • jelendyb
            jelendyb @leocg last edited by

            @leocg If unhappy users is not a problem, what's the point of this forum?

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              Contrantier 0 Banned @leocg last edited by Contrantier 0

              @leocg If you actually felt that way, I'd be a bit mad, but you're just lazy and want to pretend nothing's wrong. Nothing you say is going anywhere bud.

              Like I said, I'm not worried despite the opinion you're pretending to have. Lie all you want that it "isn't" a problem. The bug will indeed be fixed soon, I'll wait.

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                Contrantier 0 Banned @jelendyb last edited by

                @jelendyb Hell with that, if unhappy users isn't a problem then what would be the point of the browser existing?

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                  Contrantier 0 Banned @Guest last edited by

                  @april66 He's not "wrong", he's lying. There's a pretty big difference. But either way, his pretend opinion isn't helping anyone, that's for sure.

                  "Yes it is an annoying feature and they do indeed need to fix the bug that prevents removing the football icon" is not a very difficult sentence.

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                    Contrantier 0 Banned @mrtomski last edited by Contrantier 0

                    @mrtomski It's not a feature, it's a malfunction. The developers most likely initially intended, but later forgot to make the icon removable; hence it is a bug. That's why I'm perfectly confident that the glitch will be fixed soon; no worries over here.

                    Until then, I've sent a bug report to the app on the Google Play Store about the icon accidentally being left unremovable.

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                    • Marri802701
                      Marri802701 @Guest last edited by

                      @april66 I have spoken to a developer of the app through the Google Play Store. They plan to fix the issue now, so no worries.

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                      • murph012382
                        murph012382 @Marri802701 last edited by

                        @marri802701
                        Updated & gone now after disabling option thanks for your conversation with the developers

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                        • iamsmallmarley
                          iamsmallmarley @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg yes

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                          • ridiculousness
                            ridiculousness last edited by

                            Re: Football Icon

                            It's not just the icon, it's the bloody irritating tickertape banner of footy results that parades across the home screen above the news section to still have activated

                            This means the totally unnecessary footy stuff is pushing the information I AM interested in, out of view off the bottom of page.

                            I should not have to readjust a customized home page every single time I open Opera.

                            Was it April 1st when some football-obsessed opera programmer decided to add this without any options?

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                            • ridiculousness
                              ridiculousness last edited by

                              Re: Football Icon

                              Apologies. Found the buried setting to turn off.

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                              • jackanders0n
                                jackanders0n last edited by

                                I have same issue..

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                                • annaavery
                                  annaavery @mrtomski last edited by

                                  @mrtomski I understand your frustration with the sports feature on your phone. It can be quite annoying when an update or feature caters to an interest that doesn't resonate with you, especially when it affects the performance of your device. It's unfortunate that your phone's limited resources are being consumed by something you don't care for, and it seems like there should be an option to disable or customize such features to better suit individual preferences. Hopefully, the developers will take feedback like yours into account and provide more flexibility in future updates.
                                  Best Regards!

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                                  • annaavery
                                    annaavery last edited by annaavery

                                    @mrtomski I can see why the sports feature on your phone is causing you frustration. When a feature or update targets an interest that you don't share, it can be very irksome, especially if it degrades the functionality of your gadget. It's bad that something you don't like is using up your phone's limited resources, and it seems like there ought to be a way to disable or alter these functions to better fit personal tastes. With any luck, the developers will consider comments such as yours and allow more freedom in upcoming releases.
                                    Thanks a lots!!

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                                    • bobberblub
                                      bobberblub last edited by

                                      I was annoyed to when sawing the Football stuff, not interested in that so and i dont like stuff that i dont want like most of you.
                                      but just 5 minutes searching in the settings and you can disable most of the stuff, only thing that stays is the Football Button when you press the Opera Symbol at the right bottom of the start site.

                                      to getrid of the navigation shorcut and the Tickertape banner press opera sign.
                                      then the settings symbol on the bottom,.
                                      the settings for the shortcut are under "Navigation Shortcut" .
                                      the settings for the tickertape banner are under "Personalization" disable sport scores there

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