Opera 66.0.3487.0 developer update
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l33t4opera last edited by l33t4operaNew build - Opera developer 66.0.3494.0
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The change log, and the announcement. -
A Former User last edited by
I have just used Opera developer 66.0.3494.0 x64 on Win10 x64 to search Opera's Extensions catalog for
uBlock Origin.Again two extensions with the same name and the same function (ad blocker), but by different developers were found.
With Opera Developer I can visit the corresponding website for the first hit:
With Opera GX LVL 1 (core: 63.0.3368.57388) I see this, at the same time:
I don't understand, neither the existence of two extensions with the same name, nor the different reaction of the web browsers to the web page call. -
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg said in Opera 66.0.3487.0 developer update:
@yanta Better not search for user agent switch
This is something different: In these cases, developers have simply taken the function of their extensions as the basis for their names.
If uBlock Origin had just been named "ad blocker" and other developers had just named their own ad blockers "ad blocker" as well, that'd be fine with me.
In the case of uBlock Origin, however, an independent name of a highly regarded addon was simply copied unchanged. Is this really the policy of the Opera add-on catalog?
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l33t4opera last edited by
Hi @yanta, it looks like the extension by ublockplus is hidden from Opera stable, and other browsers like for example Chrome, Firefox, but is available for Opera beta and developer.
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg said in Opera 66.0.3487.0 developer update:
@yanta Don't know if there is any policy regarding the extensions names.
There is a policy, but there does not seem to be one that would prohibit the exploitation at will of the name of the best rated and most used extensions for one's own purposes. Thanks for the answer, though.
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A Former User last edited by
@l33t4opera said in Opera 66.0.3487.0 developer update:
Hi @yanta, it looks like the extension by ublockplus is hidden from Opera stable, and other browsers like for example Chrome, Firefox, but is available for Opera beta and developer.
Thank you for your investigation. Once again luck (or misfortune) seems to be lying in the spoofing of the user agent...
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l33t4opera last edited by l33t4opera
@yanta You're welcome, but please keep in mind it seems to be hidden for good reasons, as you noticed it yourself as I see. I mean crashing the Opera in incognito mode, when the sidebar is disabled. Also, it looks like the issue concerns most or all extensions, which are displayed/used in the sidebar.
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg Please clarify on what you mean.
The browser if it's a variant of Chromium is the only one that needs to completely check if the extensions work or not on their browser. Plus I really do not think it is that difficult to move the extension bar from its usual place to the sidebar.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@artexjay Chrome store, as far as I know, blocks all browsers other than Chrome. And can't just bypass it by changing the user agent.
That's why you need to use an extension to be able to install Chrome extensions in Opera.If you could download the extension from Chrome store, it probably could be installed in Opera.
