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    How to disable location access and notifications for all sites?

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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      All guides on internet seem to refer to older versions of Opera, looking by myself I didn't find it in settings. I want both these options permanently blocked for all sites since it's annoying to disallow every new site.
      I am using latest Opera version - v56

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      • l33t4opera
        l33t4opera last edited by

        Hi @andy-scull, go to opera:settings/content/location, and toggle the switch on the right of "Ask before accessing...". Do the same under opera:settings/content/notifications.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User @l33t4opera last edited by

          @l33t4opera said in How to disable location access and notifications for all sites?:

          opera:settings/content/location

          Hi, does this really prevent sites accessing location and desktop notifications? From how it's phrased ("Ask before accessing") I figure if I disable it then it would automatically allow access without asking the user

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          • l33t4opera
            l33t4opera last edited by

            Hi @andy-scull, yes, it should. When you click the left arrow to the left of "Location", you should see "Blocked" below "Notifications", and yes it's a bug in displaying wrong information, when you switch it off, it should also display "Blocked" on the left of the switch.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @l33t4opera last edited by

              The string not changing when the switch is turned off is by design due to users request.

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              • l33t4opera
                l33t4opera last edited by l33t4opera

                Hi @leocg, for me it's clearly a bug, which needs to be fixed. It's misleading and confusing, when the switch is off, it should display "Blocked" or "Disabled".

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @l33t4opera last edited by

                  It's one of those situations where part of users want something and the other want something else.

                  Some people understand the switch as an on/off one and the string change causes confusion.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User @l33t4opera last edited by

                    @l33t4opera said in How to disable location access and notifications for all sites?:

                    Hi @andy-scull, yes, it should. When you click the left arrow to the left of "Location", you should see "Blocked" below "Notifications", and yes it's a bug in displaying wrong information, when you switch it off, it should also display "Blocked" on the left of the switch.

                    Thanks, you were right, it does permanently deny access for any sites not in allow list.
                    I checked on several online test sites, the result was that the browser supports it but permission was denied.

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                    • l33t4opera
                      l33t4opera @Guest last edited by

                      Hi @andy-scull, you're welcome;-)

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        Topic closed as solved

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