Extension upgrade requires additional permissions...

[Draker]

Draker last edited by

I'm having the same. They could at least say what extension is.

[A Former User]

A Former User @AltairAssassins last edited by

@AltairAssassins Same here. Not only in Opera Stable, in Beta and Dev too.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @AltairAssassins last edited by

@AltairAssassins Where and when are you seeing that message. I don't remember have seen anything like that recently.

[A Former User]

A Former User @AltairAssassins last edited by

@AltairAssassins its happening to me too

[SillyViper]

SillyViper last edited by

I'm having the same issue and it's so annoying. Seriously considering switching to another browser.

[gw3wcv]

gw3wcv last edited by

Having the same problem, it must be the latest update. Do Opera read this or do we need to raise it as a bug/problem?

[luizsep]

luizsep last edited by

As of today, the same started to pop up here... and the only extension that I "have" is the ad-blocker one. I open the extensions manager and there's no way to accept any upgrade. Hope they fix this issue quickly

[perdigao1]

perdigao1 last edited by

I am having this issue now.
I have the following extensions:

• install chrome extensions
• Opera ad blocker
• Zotero connector

None seem to require update (they are all updated) or additional permissions.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I think I found a workaround. Start Opera with --show-component-extension-options, after asking for permission, go to the extensions manager and update Rich Hints Agent.

[perdigao1]

perdigao1 last edited by

Today I started to get this popup message.

I disabled all the extensions and restarted browser but I still get the same error.

The extensions I have are:

• Install chrome extensions
• Opera ad blocker
• Zotero connector

These were working fine before.

[tirsocarranza]

tirsocarranza last edited by

Having this issue too. I have no extensions installed other than the default Ad blocker.

[legatsvm1]

legatsvm1 last edited by

Having this issue too. I also have no extensions installed other than the default Ad blocker.

[rplaye]

rplaye last edited by

@johnd78 said in Opera asking for permission to use user data:

I think I found a workaround. Start Opera with --show-component-extension-options, after asking for permission, go to the extensions manager and update Rich Hints Agent.

I just found this in another thread, tried it and it now seems to be fixed.

[keysy08]

keysy08 @rplaye last edited by

@rplaye Thanks. That's helped!

[A Former User]

A Former User @rplaye last edited by

@rplaye said in Extension upgrade requires additional permissions...:

@johnd78 said in Opera asking for permission to use user data:

I think I found a workaround. Start Opera with --show-component-extension-options, after asking for permission, go to the extensions manager and update Rich Hints Agent.

I just found this in another thread, tried it and it now seems to be fixed.

So I may be dumb, but how do you do this? How do I "Start Opera with --show-component-extension-options"?

[keysy08]

keysy08 @rplaye last edited by

@rplaye That's helped! Thanks.

[rplaye]

rplaye @Guest last edited by rplaye

I created a shortcut to Opera on my desktop, then right clicked on it to go to its properties, and in the Target field I added the --show-component-extension-options which in my case made the full target "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe" --show-component-extension-options

Then start Opera from that shortcut and go to the extensions settings to update the Rich Hints Agent extension.

I'm not sure if there's an easier way to do this.

[mohamm11]

mohamm11 @Guest last edited by

@merijn2 so you basically have to create a shortcut to opera and put that code here then run the shortcut ( i ran it as admin and im not sure if you have to or not)

[runningwolf]

runningwolf last edited by

I'd like to know more about Rich Hints Agent and why does it want to change data on the webiste?

[AltairAssassins]

AltairAssassins @leocg last edited by

@leocg If you download the last version I put in the name of the post, when you open Opera browser, you'll see that message. Take a look on the link and you can see the bug.

Greetings