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    • voswouter87
      voswouter87 @gekamon last edited by

      @gekamon That's really generic website feature advice, this is a browser issue. And the problem only occurred right after an Opera update without me changing anything to my browser settings. This feature also still works just fine in Firefox.

      "Ensure the flag is enabled: Double-check that the "Tab audio muting UI control" flag is still enabled in the browser's settings. Sometimes browser updates or changes can reset certain flags, so it's worth verifying if it's still active."
      Yes, and I never checked it before, so I only checked it when this problem occurred.

      "Clear browser cache and cookies"
      Yea, why don't I delete the usability features of my browser? No thanks. I opened Youtube in an incognito window where the feature does indeed work.

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      • voswouter87
        voswouter87 @leocg last edited by

        @leocg Thanks, had 2 pinned tabs. With no pinned tabs it works again ๐Ÿ™‚

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        • johnkyr
          johnkyr last edited by

          @tierney Thanks. I found it, turned it to Enabled from Default but no change here.

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          • WarlockWeary
            WarlockWeary @voswouter87 last edited by

            @voswouter87 ( Yeap The PIN TABS Is what fixed my mute button ! )
            I unpinned the 4 tabs I had "pinned" and the mute started working immediately.
            No reboot or anything .. thanks for the tip!

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            • JackMayolBK
              JackMayolBK last edited by

              I have about 15 pinned tabs and that since years. It's absolutely no option for me to unpin them, then I would rather give up on the tab not being mutable.
              For me, disabling multiple workspaces does the trick but here again, I need this.
              Still waiting for a fix and I am wondering why this is taking so long for Opera as I doubt this is a hard thing to fix.

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              • WarlockWeary
                WarlockWeary @voswouter87 last edited by

                @voswouter87 said in Mute for tab not working:

                @leocg Thanks, had 2 pinned tabs. With no pinned tabs it works again ๐Ÿ™‚

                Fixed my Mute Tab Problem ! With no pinned tabs it working again ๐Ÿ™‚

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                • digorma
                  digorma last edited by

                  Not working for me as well.
                  Tried Recovery and it worked for a day and then stopped working again.
                  Also tried the "Tab audio muting UI control" flag. Nothing changed.
                  The only thing that I didn't do was disable extensions since I prefer them to not having mute tab working.

                  If I pin a tab then I can mute that tab and all tabs from the same site that I open after. If there's already a tab from that site opened before the pin that opened tab won't work.
                  Still works after unpin the tab if I keep at least 1 tab from that site open. When I close all tabs from that site then the mute stop working again and I have to pin a tab.
                  Pin tabs won't affect tabs of other sites.

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                  • voswouter87
                    voswouter87 @JackMayolBK last edited by

                    @jackmayolbk Yea it's pretty bad. I hope they fix this. Submitted a feature request.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @voswouter87 last edited by

                      @voswouter87 It's a bug, so submitting a feature request doesn't make any sense.

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                      • Pfalzgraf
                        Pfalzgraf @leocg last edited by

                        @leocg
                        But what makes sense?? Please, explain.
                        If it will not be fixed soon, I will go on working with an other browser.

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                        • Jellycube
                          Jellycube last edited by

                          Same problem here.
                          What I found out is that the mute button seems to work but mutes wrong tabs. Might also be trying to mute non existing tabs as sometimes I canโ€™t find one that is muted.
                          The problem seems to occur mostly while using several workspaces. I also had the problem between tabs in a single workspace but couldnโ€™t replicate it.
                          Replicating the problem between workspaces is easy. I just open tabs in workspace 1 and in workspace 2. While I can mute the tabs in workspace 1 the tabs in workspace 2 either mute a tab in workspace 1 or no tab at all.

                          System:
                          Opera GX LVL4 (core: 98.0.4759.56)
                          Update stream: Early Access
                          System: Windows 11 64-bit
                          Chromium version: 112.0.5615.165

                          Windows 11 Pro 22H2 (22621.1702)

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                          • gekamon
                            gekamon Banned last edited by

                            It's possible that there might be a bug or a recent update that caused the tab muting functionality to stop working in your browser. In addition to enabling the "Tab audio muting UI control" option in opera://flags, you can try the following steps to troubleshoot the issue:

                            Clear browser cache: Clearing the cache and browser data can help resolve any temporary glitches that may be affecting the tab muting feature.

                            Disable conflicting extensions: Temporarily disable any extensions or plugins that might be interfering with the tab muting functionality.

                            Update your browser: Ensure that your Opera browser is up to date with the latest version. Updates often include bug fixes and improvements that can address such issues.

                            Reset browser settings: As a last resort, you can try resetting your browser settings to their default values. This will revert any custom settings and potentially fix any misconfigurations that may be causing the problem.

                            If none of these steps resolve the issue, it may be worth reaching out to Opera's support team or community forums to see if there are any known issues or specific solutions related to the tab muting problem you're experiencing.

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                            • WarlockWeary
                              WarlockWeary @gekamon last edited by

                              @gekamon said in Mute for tab not working:

                              It's possible that there might be a bug or a recent update that caused the tab muting functionality to stop working in your browser. In addition to enabling the "Tab audio muting UI control" option in opera://flags, you can try the following steps to troubleshoot the issue:

                              Clear browser cache: Clearing the cache and browser data can help resolve any temporary glitches that may be affecting the tab muting feature.

                              Disable conflicting extensions: Temporarily disable any extensions or plugins that might be interfering with the tab muting functionality.

                              Update your browser: Ensure that your Opera browser is up to date with the latest version. Updates often include bug fixes and improvements that can address such issues.

                              Reset browser settings: As a last resort, you can try resetting your browser settings to their default values. This will revert any custom settings and potentially fix any misconfigurations that may be causing the problem.

                              If none of these steps resolve the issue, it may be worth reaching out to Opera's support team or community forums to see if there are any known issues or specific solutions related to the tab muting problem you're experiencing.

                              Tried all of this .. nothing worked .. only thing that worked was to "unpin" all tabs.
                              And then the mute button started working on all windows just fine.

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                              • Pfalzgraf
                                Pfalzgraf @gekamon last edited by

                                @gekamon
                                Thanks for your advice.
                                No positive change of the issue.

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                                • fr4ntic
                                  fr4ntic last edited by

                                  Lets hope they fix it in version 99. They allowed to hide big red warning in Developer Tools so there is a chance they read this forum ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                  • Pfalzgraf
                                    Pfalzgraf @fr4ntic last edited by

                                    @fr4ntic
                                    Hello, just now I made an update to version 99.0.4788.9. But the issue still exists. :-((

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                                    • fr4ntic
                                      fr4ntic @Pfalzgraf last edited by

                                      @pfalzgraf

                                      Yeah, now muting works only in 2nd workspace for me. Hard to understand it. Please fix.

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                                      • elitoncabral
                                        elitoncabral last edited by

                                        I opened a new window and transferred my tabs to it and it solved the issue,

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                                        • ChinoneChilly
                                          ChinoneChilly last edited by

                                          Currently, on v99.0.4788.13, the issue still persists for me no matter the flag settings mentioned above or any workspaces.
                                          Although I did notice if you right-click on the tab and select the "Mute tab" option then that works but clicking the sound icon itself on the same tab does nothing, just wanted to mention it here in case it helps.

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                                          • JackMayolBK
                                            JackMayolBK last edited by

                                            Again new update and still nothing... I mean really?

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