Opera 119.0.5497.88 Stable update
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@sheriffofgrace: Thanks for your message.
Could you clarify what exactly you find wrong or missing in the changelog? We're always open to improving our transparency and accuracy, so specific feedback would be helpful.
Also, regarding the thread you linked: our security team provided detailed responses there, addressing the concerns around Chromium versioning and general security practices. Is there anything in particular that's still unclear or unanswered from that explanation? We’d be happy to elaborate further if needed.
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whisperer last edited by@deathcat said in Opera 119.0.5497.88 Stable update:
@andrew84: It's a mess because the company doesn't have a strategy, they don't know who they're making the browser for and why. They have underdeveloped games in the form of Crypto, GX, Air, Neon, and apparently there is no limit to this idiocy, as a result, bugs on a normal browser are not fixed, ...
That is their business model. The company of course wants en needs to make money and the different browsers are different ways to make money. AFAIK most money comes from Google. When you see a free browser made for gamers, think of it as a browser made to get money from game developers and distributors. Similar for other type of browsers. If you want to know how that works, ask a decent AI model, to get an idea.
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@deathcat: Thanks for pointing that out. We made a mistake and listed the wrong version earlier, as it is only a part of the master branch. To clarify: the current version on the master (developer) branch is indeed 135.0.7049.42, while the stable version is 134.0.6998.205.
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@whisperer: Thanks for the feedback! The changelog focuses mainly on major changes. We understand that smaller fixes matter too and will try to improve the detail in future updates.
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@frozenfan53: Could you let us know exactly what's not working on your end—or if you’re seeing any errors or specific behavior?
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@antonio1678: Just to clear things up: the current Chromium version on stable is 134.0.6998.205, and on the developer version it’s 135.0.7049.42. We take your feedback seriously, and your concerns help us improve.
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A Former User last edited by
@whisperer @andrew84 Totally right, Opera has to make money. The most money they're earning at the moment is from ads, while search revenue, only accounting for some 30% I think, is decreasing.
You could also say, that maintaining only one browser, either Opera One or the pre-One, doesn't get them enough users, though. GX has seen a rising in users as One to my knowledge has not. Custom browsers are a way to raise awareness and win new markets. The standard browser landscape is already crowded and most people stick to the browser that comes with their OS or download Chrome.
BTW that's the reason why Firefox struggles too. They haven't found a sustainable business model so far. Even Vivaldi, which has contracts with search engines, now actively asks for donations which they refused some years ago.
I'm not sure, how big their developer team is. As they're drawing on Chromium, most of them will work on adjusting Chrome to Opera's specific features and UI. Someone said that their development team was as about 10 times as big as Vivaldi's and then it were about 300 to 500.
I see part of the reason to change to the new UI design that it would make it rather easy to modulate on it to create something like GX and Air. Taking Opera Crypto as a blueprint, they might in a foreseeable time, abandon even GX, Air and Neon for a version of One, that is able to be customized as one of these offsprings. I installed Air some time ago out of curiosity and it didn't seem to be so much different then.What sticks me to Opera, still, then? Well, name me another browser, that doesn't come with some annoyance of its own:
Chrome - data harvesting for Google
Edge - data harvesting for Microsoft
Firefox - slower and probably more insecure compared to Chromium
Brave - too much focus on crypto, some shady actions behind the wall
Vivaldi - very small team, still often buggy, too many features
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andrew84 last edited by andrew84
@SheriffOfGrace I don't ask much. I simply would like the basic things worked as smooth as in pre One versions.
Particularly I mean tabs management on the tabstrip for example. And this still looks broken for me (since the One version announcement ~2 years ago). And some other issues related to habitual features which still stay unfixed.Look what I mean as an example (maybe it's an uncommon scenario, but still the issue exists).
I simply want to insert speed dial tab between Opera and youtube tabs. First of all it's a lottery where the tab will jump. Despite of visually it will be inserted before the youtube tab, after mouse button release the tab is jumping on the first position. And it also blocks tabs sliding, tabs restore their positions. Also, after clicking 'new tab' button new tabs is creating somewhere in the middle, not as the last one.
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andrew84 last edited by andrew84
@whisperer said in Opera 119.0.5497.88 Stable update:
How are you supposed to go to another work space with the sidebar turned off? Shouldn't this be readily be available without defining a custom shortcut for each work space?
I had suggestion regarding this. Simply an icon (optional in Settings) next to the address bar, indicating what workspace is in use plus dropdown on click allowing to select workspaces.
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@pilis00: We've looked into the issue, and it appears we can't reproduce it on the developer version of Opera. Everything seems to be working smoothly on our end. Could you let us know if you're experiencing the same issue on the developer version? This information would be really helpful for further troubleshooting.
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@kemical79: Thank you for reporting the YouTube bug. We've informed our ad blocking team about the issue, and they are looking into it. We appreciate your patience and will update you as soon as we have more information.
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daria19 Opera last edited by
@kemical79: If you still encounter any visual issues in the future, could you please provide a screenshot? This will help us investigate further and ensure that everything runs smoothly.
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Frozenfan53 last edited by@daria19: The miniplayer does not popout when I hover the cursor over it, it just says player. This problem is only with Spotify.
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pilis00 last edited by@daria19 on developer it doesn't happen, it does only on stable. Here's a recording showcasing the issue:
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@daria19 said in Opera 119.0.5497.88 Stable update:
@whisperer: Thanks for the feedback! The changelog focuses mainly on major changes. We understand that smaller fixes matter too and will try to improve the detail in future updates.
A fix for a crash when accessing the menu is a minor change? Shouldn't the user be able to determine from the changelog whether this kind of bugs are fixed and thus worth it to update?
