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    How can I disable tab mute?

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    • gurrubhai
      gurrubhai @hepptech last edited by

      @hepptech said in How can I disable tab mute?:

      This feature is Really Annoying to me.
      How can I disable the Tab mute feature, It just appeared after an update.

      To disable the Tab mute feature in Opera browser:

      Enter "opera://flags" in the address bar.
      Find "Tab audio muting UI control" option.
      Set it to "Disabled".
      Relaunch Opera to apply the changes.

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      • hepptech
        hepptech last edited by

        @gurrubhai said in How can I disable tab mute?:

        To disable the Tab mute feature in Opera browser:
        Enter "opera://flags" in the address bar.
        Find "Tab audio muting UI control" option.
        Set it to "Disabled".
        Relaunch Opera to apply the changes.

        This did not work for me.

        Opera One(version: 100.0.4815.21)
        Opera is up to date
        Update stream:Stable
        System:Windows 10 64-bit
        Chromium version:114.0.5735.110

        What's next?

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        • psikogeek
          psikogeek @gurrubhai last edited by

          @gurrubhai Thanks. the muting flag in "opera://flags" works.

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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer @hepptech last edited by

            @hepptech said in How can I disable tab mute?:

            This did not work for me.
            Opera One(version: 100.0.4815.21)

            Same here. Disabling the flag (disabled by default, but I set it to an explicit disabled just for good measure) has no effect for me, not even in Opera 99 without the Opera One UI.

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            • hepptech
              hepptech @burnout426 last edited by

              @burnout426

              This can't possibly be this difficult resolve.

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              • ADF2k
                ADF2k @burnout426 last edited by

                @burnout426 This still doesnt work when disabling the option in opera://flags
                My version: Opera One (version: 101.0.4843.25)

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @ADF2k last edited by

                  @adf2k You can't disable it as far as I know.

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                  • sunsey
                    sunsey last edited by

                    Solve the quest and find the space to click on to switch to minimized tab. What a great UI designers, but who the hell really cares... We just don't let you even turn off that mute off - feel the pain and our creativity

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                    • EggPlant891
                      EggPlant891 @sunsey last edited by

                      @sunsey Thank you for sharing this example. This is precisely why the button is problematic for me too. I tend to have a music app in a pinned tab like yourself, but the mute button being present means that there is a very small margin that I can click to switch to the tab without accidentally muting my music. The #enable-tab-audio-muting flag does exist, and I have set to Disabled, however the flag appears to have no effect.

                      Opera One (version: 101.0.4843.43)
                      Update stream: Stable
                      System: Windows 10 64-bit
                      Chromium version: 115.0.5790.171
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                      • Wufflers
                        Wufflers last edited by

                        A really frustrating feature, why isn't there simply a toggle to remove this?

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