Opera app isnt starting anymore since 6.1
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jonaballen last edited byThe update including fallback fix is in release testing and is currently waiting for appstore review.
We will most likely relese late on Sunday or Monday morning provided that it passes review and no blockers found in testing.
So it will be available in a couple of days.
we always rollout gradually over time (a week) so if you dont find it you have to manually update from the appstore listing.
You will need to open the Opera product page in appstore to see the update button unless you are part of the percentage in rollout.Please note, the first start will most likely fail if 6.1.2 failed. Let it run until it either succeeeds or fail (system memory killed).
then restart.The app will detect if the previous attempt failed and run migration in safe mode, using minimal memory and be much slower, so please be patient for the process to finish.
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rhamonster last edited by
@jonaballen I just updated it and opera still can't open on my ipad 9, which is running ipados 26.
If anything, it is worse now, because now the ipad is restarting the whole system after about a minute of loading. -
bamhamer last edited by bamhamer
@jonaballen I installed 6.1.3, but it didn't bring the expected solution. Still keeps crashing on the loading screen no matter how often I try to restart the process...
PS: Just checked the Apple app store reviews, it seems there are many people with the same issue
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jonaballen last edited by jonaballen
How does it crash, is it just frozen spinner?
or does it just go down and return you to homescreen?Can you also let us know which device you use and can you also try to restart after you restarted the device and wait a few minutes without opening any other apps.
(The more apps you have open the more memory will be in use. After a restart, once the system finishes a few background tasks memory use should be at a minimum)
P.S. also does the progress run longer after a retry or does it crash at the same approximate time all the time?
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jonaballen last edited by
@rhamonster
Hi
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Are you saying that the entire device restarts?Can you tell how long you have been using opera and how many tabs you might have?
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bamhamer last edited by bamhamer
@jonaballen I use an iphone 13 pro max on ios26
I get the spinner for approx 40sec before the app closes and I'm back on the homescreen.
It always runs approx the same time, definitely not much difference before the app shut itself down.
Tried it several times in a row, always the same.
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rhamonster last edited by
@jonaballen I have been using opera since my Nintendo DS.
haha, I'm kidding, I know what you mean.• iPad 9, 64GB, running iPadOS 26;
• Opera is updated to latest version 6.1.3, released yesterday;
• My opera is running in PT-BR language (but I also tried changing to EN-US);
• I have been using Opera on this device for about two years;
• I have about 1 thousand tabs open;
• Opera is the only app open during all tests;
• Device has 18GB of storage available;
• Device is connected at close range to Wi-Fi 5GHZ, ISP at 800mbps speed;
• Device is connected to power brick;What it does when I click on Opera:
It spins on a white screen that says it is "migrating screenshots of my tabs" (I'm translating loosely here). That goes on for 90+ seconds. Then, the screen turns black, the text vanishes, but it keeps spinning for another 90+ seconds. Then, either the iPad just locks up, or it restarts (yes, the entire device). I put my password, and it goes to the main screen, and opera is minimized to the dock.
Usually, the first cycle it just locks up, and the second cycle I try, it restarts the whole device.Thanks!
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jonaballen last edited by
@rhamonster thanks, the shared info gave us a few insights and ideas. We can now replicate the scenario in house.
We have some idea of what could be the issue (memory related) and we are working on another fix.
We understand the problem, but its tricky to implement, so I cant give you a timeframe when we have a solution.Hopefully, within days.
Thank you fpr you help and patience!
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jonaballen last edited by
@rhamonster @bamhamer @briinana @tripleshieldedgaming
Another update and another migration fix
Please try latest update, check appstore product page if it doesnt update automatically.
OFI version 6.1.4
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bamhamer last edited by
yes it worked! It took 3 attempts and I got a "database could not be read" message the first time but now I have everything back!!
