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    • ahd
      ahd last edited by

      I'm on MacOS 10.13.2 and removed Opera fully, including all references in /Library/... and ~/Library/... I then did a fresh install and it's still the case that there is no Opera setting under Preferences - Browser - User interface that has anything to do with Chromecast, even though http://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2018/01/opera-50-introduces-anti-bitcoin-mining-tool/ says it's part of the new, production release. What gives?! I would love to ditch Chrome for Opera but can't without Chromecast support :<

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @ahd last edited by

        @ahd As far as I know, Chromecast support may not be available in some countries.

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        • ahd
          ahd last edited by

          How about in the United States?

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @ahd last edited by

            @ahd I don't know the places where it's not available but I remember have seen people from US complaining that Chromecast options are not on the settings.

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            • ahd
              ahd @leocg last edited by

              @leocg As the moderator of this forum, do you work for Opera? If so, can you find out and give a definitive answer about whether or not Chromecast is supported by Opera 50.0 in the US? It seems really poor form to advertise it as supporting Chromecast if that's not true for a big piece of the user base...

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @ahd last edited by

                @ahd Nope, moderators do not work for Opera.

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                • zalex108
                  zalex108 last edited by zalex108

                  It seems that you have to enable that option.

                  • Go to Settings and search it on the Search box.
                    | You can test opera://cast/#devices too.

                  At least that worked here - Windows -.


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                  • ahd
                    ahd @zalex108 last edited by

                    @zalex108 Are you in the US? I browsed to opera://cast/#devices and got a "This site can't be reached" error. Sadly, that's consistent with the fact that the Search box in Preferences returns nothing when I search for Chromecast :<

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                    • zalex108
                      zalex108 last edited by zalex108

                      Ok,

                      Since I had to enable the option I thought it was related.

                      Then,
                      look at this, and read also the Sgunhouse's post.

                      To find the file:

                      • OMenu > About Opera
                        | And follow the path to the profile with any explorer.

                      I'm on Spain, so you can try es since Chromecast is enabled.

                      If that is not the file, ask to @leocg.

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                      • zalex108
                        zalex108 last edited by zalex108

                        Sorry,
                        The file is Local State.

                        Use JSONEdit instead any Notepad.

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                        • ahd
                          ahd @zalex108 last edited by

                          @zalex108 Thanks. I'll try it.

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                          • ahd
                            ahd @zalex108 last edited by

                            @zalex108 No joy. I made the edits but they're overwritten upon re-opening the browser. Google wins again. Surprise, surprise 🙂

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                            • zalex108
                              zalex108 @ahd last edited by

                              @ahd

                              Overwrites the file?

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                              • zalex108
                                zalex108 @ahd last edited by zalex108

                                @ahd

                                Try again but then, mark the file as Read only.

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                                • dansimpson61
                                  dansimpson61 last edited by

                                  Any luck?

                                  I have the same problem. Kinda making me crazy.

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                                  • zalex108
                                    zalex108 @dansimpson61 last edited by zalex108

                                    @dansimpson61

                                    There is a post on how to fix it, at least worked for the poster, search for "Cast" on the Forums, the fix is around a week ago.

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                                    • zalex108
                                      zalex108 @zalex108 last edited by zalex108

                                      This one, read the next posts too.

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