Opera seems to have a problem with frames on a particular website

[clemfandango]

clemfandango last edited by

I use this site a lot on my phone ..

https://www.mirror.co.uk/

and I also run adguard as my main ad blocking solution as well but every browser i've tried on my phone doesn't cope with the frames they use for advertising (i assume they're frames - it's a white box at the bottom of the screen that remains visible even though the advertising is blocked).

The ONLY browser that correctly removes this is Microsoft Edge.

Is there something I can do to make the android version of Opera cope with this as well ?

[clemfandango]

clemfandango last edited by

I should also point out that I've tried DNS level blocking with the DNS66 app and the site above still manges to defeat it and display the frame.

What do Microsoft know that Opera don't ?

[clemfandango]

clemfandango last edited by

Really ? Nobody ?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

Most probably the answer is no or no one knows it.

[clemfandango]

clemfandango last edited by

with respect, it wasn't really a yes or no question.

Opera - and many other browsers - clearly has a problem with this particular website and there's only one browser on the market that copes with it properly.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

For me the site seems okay. What doesn't work on it?

[clemfandango]

clemfandango last edited by

I've highlighted the problem here. This frame is removed by Microsoft Edge.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

It's probably a blocked ad.

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clemfandango last edited by

That's exactly what it is, but opera simply leaves the frame there.

Microsoft Edge correctly removes the frame from the website.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

How about Chrome?

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clemfandango last edited by

Chrome is one of the few browsers, alongside Edge, that actually handle the page properly. The Brave browser works, as does the Samsung Internet Browser.

The CM Browser also works but doesn't particularly handle the page very neatly.

I do currently use Edge full time as my browser of choice but i'd really like to use Opera as I like it's design and I like the idea of the VPN built in, but i'm not prepared to use it if it can't properly handle one of the main sites I visit.

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clemfandango last edited by

"There isn't an answer so I'll ignore it and hope he stops asking awkward questions"

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

Or, most probably, no one knows an answer.

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clemfandango last edited by

Ah well, my mistake. I assumed that the official opera forums would be the place to ask about a flaw in the program.

Apparently not.

Maybe i'll ask reddit.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

This is basically a forum for users to help each other and people may not know the answer for everything.

[clemfandango]

clemfandango last edited by

I know generally what the answer is now anyway - it's because opera on android compresses it's data so any third party adblocking won't generally work, and adguard definitely won't work because of it.

it claims to work if you can switch off 'off road' mode, but i think that's only available on the desktop version

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @clemfandango last edited by

Opera for Android compresses data if you have data saving enabled.

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clemfandango last edited by

I know, but disabling it doesn't fix the problem either so there's still a problem with opera and sites like this.

There are plenty of browsers that DO cope with sites like this just fine so i've got plenty of options. Just a shame none of them will be Opera.