Remove VPN icon from address bar

[flaviu2]

flaviu2 @leocg last edited by

@leocg
I see ... can be added such an option? I mean, this icon is not needed to be there, and it is not when you install a fresh Opera ...

[gcg1000]

gcg1000 last edited by

Being unable to remove the VPN icon, when VPN is no being used, is a nuisance. This feature should be treated as an extension, so when it's disable the icon vanishes. Hope Opera comes up with a solution to this issue.

[flaviu2]

flaviu2 last edited by

I do understand why they chose this behaviour: once you enable VPN once, you want to have the VPN address bar icon as long you can enable/disable it from there.

But another approach would be: if this feature (VPN) is not used for, let say, 10 days, to put as dissapeared. This would give the feeling as smart behaviour.

[SWK058]

SWK058 @gcg1000 last edited by

@gcg1000 Most ppl only use Opera cause the free half (fake) VPN. (Like me)
There are a lot smaller and faster browsers.

[flaviu2]

flaviu2 @SWK058 last edited by

@SWK058 said in Remove VPN icon from address bar:

smaller and faster browsers

post here some examples ... I am curious

[flaviu2]

flaviu2 @SWK058 last edited by

@SWK058
If I am seeking "smaller and faster browsers" in Google, I got:

[TheElderWyrm]

TheElderWyrm @flaviu2 last edited by

@flaviu2 @gcg1000 I had the same problem with my VPN showing up. Turns out you can do this through editing the preferences file directly, just not through the UI. You need to find the preferences file and set "freedom.proxy_switcher.ui_visible" to "false"

[flaviu2]

flaviu2 @TheElderWyrm last edited by

@TheElderWyrm
Interesting, I'll give atry. Thank you!

[flaviu2]

flaviu2 @TheElderWyrm last edited by

@TheElderWyrm

I have only these ... Did not find your freedom.proxy_switcher

[TheElderWyrm]

TheElderWyrm @flaviu2 last edited by

@flaviu2 It's not in the flags, but in the actual prefferences file. '~/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.Opera/Default/Preferences' for me, though it may be a different location for Windows.

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