[Compilation] Discussions on the Opera GX start/splash screen

[chawke]

chawke @WaldoAwesome last edited by leocg

The Eric Andre startup sounds insane. Almost like a sabotage attempt on the browser. Fortunately I'm using the regular Opera, not GX. But unfortunately the splash screen is also time-wasting.

Startup speed is still an important factor for browser user-friendliness. Now pretty much every other time I open Opera there is unnecessary waiting time tacked on thanks to the splash screen.

Firefox also has a similar issue. They roll out a lot of updates, that apply when the browser is opened. But at least those automatic updates do something (not just a splash screen) and can be easily disabled.

The reason I use these different browsers is that I use each browser for different purposes -- e.g. I'm signed into different Google accounts on each, so it's easier to keep track of things. But to circumvent this, I can also just use different profiles on Chrome or another browser that still take startup speed seriously. So if I don't find a fix for this soon maybe that's what I'll start doing.

[chawke]

chawke last edited by

Sigh... the splash screen is still there. Going to have to start migrating my Opera tasks to another browser.

[Warfrost]

Warfrost @chawke last edited by

@chawke I found this from a Reddit post about the splash screen- you might try it:

u/YoruAlptraum avatar
YoruAlptraum
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3d ago
don't know if you still having the issue but I made a script that automatically deletes the opera splash screen whenever you open the app from the windows taskbar or windows start menu

since it deletes the opera_gx_splash file when opening the browser you don't need to disable updates or delete the splash file manually.

I have been testing it for a while and it's been working without issues for me so far

https://github.com/YoruAlptraum/no-splash-opera-gx

[chawke]

chawke @Warfrost last edited by

@warfrost Thanks, I'll check it out.

[MPM5YT]

MPM5YT last edited by

its the new update and you cant disable it

[Ben-0001]

Ben-0001 last edited by

When I open Opera GX, the splash screen displays like this. I don't know why or is it an update? The whole browser is in pink and can someone help?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Ben-0001 last edited by

@Ben-0001 What version of Opera GX? You can check in opera://about.

[Dorczaa]

Dorczaa @Ben-0001 last edited by

@Ben-0001 Just uninstall the Anime mod in opera://configure/mods/manage or use the Opera preset mod in the menu on the right.

[FatimaMadhurja]

FatimaMadhurja @leocg last edited by

@leocg Have the splash screen on but doesn't show up most of the times. I have to open and exit opera gx multiple times for it to show up. Any ideas on how to fix it?

[chawke]

chawke @FatimaMadhurja last edited by

@FatimaMadhurja You... want the splash screen? Why on earth?

[FatimaMadhurja]

FatimaMadhurja @chawke last edited by

@chawke I use the Gabriel Hyodo mod for splash screen. It looks cool. But there seems to be some issue that prevents Opera GX from showing the splash screen. Just a couple minutes ago when I opened the browser, the splash screen didn't show. Instead the browser just opened like any other browsers. I had to exit and reopen the browser. Only then the splash screen showed.

[Warfrost]

Warfrost @FatimaMadhurja last edited by Warfrost

@FatimaMadhurja Most people don't like the splash screen- it makes getting to what they need take longer. For me, I usually only get the splash screen once- the first time I open the program after it gets an update. I'm not sure it's supposed to appear more often than that. That being said, you can always look up how to turn the splash screen off and try doing the reverse.