General Opera One Feedback Topic

[nweasel]

nweasel last edited by

Good morning,

I recently received the update to version 102.0.4880.56 of Opera One which has introduced many, MANY issues that make using the browser a challenge, to put it lightly. Let's start off with system specs:

• Windows 10 Pro 22H2 64-bit
• Intel Core i9-10900K
• 32 GB RAM

Post update, where all of the Speed Dial bookmarks became rounded (I don't think it was the version I have now and that some may not have automatically installed since then), performance of Opera One has become miserable. Let's list a few issues:

• When closing the last tab of a window, the window no longer closes and it continues to open a new tab.
• When watching a video, the framerate is massively below even 30 FPS unless the window is made smaller (or full screen mode is activated).
• The spacing on right click menus is atrocious.

These are just a few examples that I have experienced thus far, besides the fact that performance is generally much slower when loading any pages, including just the Speed Dial itself, not to mention that when popping out a tab, sometimes the entire browser will crash (that was present before this update). I pray that a hot fix (or rollback) is in process, because if these issues aren't fixed, I might have to switch web browsers just to be able to have a standard level of performance again.

Additional Notes: I fresh reinstalled Opera One (unintentionally, which was frustrating, but at least I could test). Issues still present with no extensions. Lucid Mode never active (performance has never been good with it active).

[terminatedprocess]

terminatedprocess @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 It would be nice to have a menu option to merge all instances of Opera into one instance.

[Stratospheric]

Stratospheric @Horkol last edited by

@horkol This is a complete abomination. They really decided to kill Opera, or the very best internet browser.

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Stratospheric @canadagoose4everreturns last edited by

@canadagoose4everreturns That or use the older versions.

[N4f33z]

N4f33z last edited by

In edge I was quickly able to get to the search bar with F4, however it doesn't let me on Opera.

Also you know how when you sign into something for the first time, it asks to save the password. Sometimes, it doesn't register the correct username on some websites and on edge this was easily fixable by editing right there and then when it asked if you wanted to save it. However, on here it just says save password or no, without giving you the option to edit it without going to the password manager in settings.

Finally, the workspaces feature is useful, but the profiles on edge were way better. For example, I have personal and school profiles on edge. On the personal profile it had my school email and bookmarks and passwords and the personal profile was for home. On Opera though, the workspaces have the same bookmarks and the same settings and everything. Workspaces are good, however I have to keep on using edge for my school account and it is annoying.

Please fix these.

[sushmitaswarna]

sushmitaswarna last edited by

I've been using Opera for years. I chose this over chrome/firefox because of the super useful features like auto adblocker, copy option on text selecting and whatsapp/messenger on the side bar. But now I am seriously considering moving away from my long beloved browser.

Every time there is an update since version 100, I am terrified of what basic feature they would be removing now in order to appear more cool!!! First they disabled the feature of scrolling pages by clicking and dragging on the edge of the screen. You have to put the cursor at a small distance away from the edge to scroll. Then somehow they brought it back after a few days. But now with the latest update today, when I drag my mouse to scroll a page from the edge of the screen, as soon as I lift the click the mouse, the window splits in half on the right side. To make things worse, when I click on the button between minimize and close window (where the "make full screen" button should be), the window splits again, but this time on the top half of the pc screen.🥲

And now when I take my mouse to the top edge of the screen to select a tab, it just doesn't select it!!!!!! Again, you'd have to bring the cursor a bit down to select the tab.

On a side note, how do I know that the mighty Opera has launched another of it's revolutionary updates? Being a heavy Opera user, I normally pin it on my taskbar and start menu. With each update, the pins disappear and I have to re-pin them every time. In some cases, it also removes my login from the Opera profile. Gives you a brand new browser, how epic!!!

Seriously speaking, it appears that Opera is on a quest of figuring out innovative ways of annoying its users.

[Denizen976]

Denizen976 last edited by leocg

The way that Bookmarking open tabs is done, is horrible.

Please come up with a much easier way to bookmark all open tabs in a window.

They are supposed to be Bookmarks, not SpeddDial groups.

Saving tabs as Speed Dial groups are not conducive to saving bookmarks.

When all tabs in a window get saved as items in a Speed Dial group, the group has no name. If you have multiple windows open with multiple tabs, you wind up with several un-named Speed Dial collections. This is not helpful.

Renaming a Speed Dial collection is slow.

The only way to get the collections from Speed Dial to Bookmarks is to open the bookmark bar and click-drag the collection down to bookmarks. Crossing any nested set of bookmarks that the mouse pointer usually results in the nested collection popping open, and the whole sidebar display accordions out, making dragging prone to errors.

When you have to repeat this 5 or 6 times, it is quite a pain.

[EChavezS]

EChavezS last edited by

That's my perception. Videos from several pages stop playing at a particular point. I can reload the page, same story, go to another browser, all ok, playback flawlessly. And it became rather sssssslow, Sometimes I am not sure if I am connected. Test another browser, it flies. Is it just my perception? I am actually considering downgrading Opera to before the AImnation..

Ernesto.

[SunSplash]

SunSplash last edited by leocg

where do admins read and consider! feedback for opera versions?

like this one?
and forward it to the developers/decision makers. opera has become a pure joke to me. or nightmare.

I hate everything about this opera one crap. all sh... wanna reinstall 97 or something, doesnt work. i am definitely gonna change after 15 years ore so. looking for new home. using firefox for now.

veery bad development. vpn has disappeared from adress line. how stupid is that? everybody loved that. was my main reason for using. opera. so sick. then this aria crap. so bad answers. maybe they sold it to google or what. bad work guys. please guys, just stay with what you were good at. horrible. absolute nightmare. has become worse and worse the last versions. ugly dark mode. going with the trend doesnt make you better.

(have uninstalled now.) will observe development

[myswtest]

myswtest last edited by myswtest

In our Linux environment, it's easy to install a "pre-opera one" version.

It's my understanding this is mostly a user to user forum, but there are active admins out here. I doubt seriously Devs are watching (retired Dev here, and I wouldn't be out here )

For me, the VPN icon in the URL bar (address line) is in plain sight, and I can see it switch on and off.

Didn't sell it to Google.

"ugly dark mode"?? disable it.

"aria cr@p"?? disable it.

"just stay with what you were good at".
Not gonna happen ... too much of an investment at this stage to revert back, just because a few folks want the previous generation Opera. Just download pre-One version (and good luck with future security fixes and enhancements )

I've had, pretty much, no issues with Opera One. Maybe it's my runtime environment, or my specific usage of Opera (I run four different browsers, each with a specific use case).

[SunSplash]

SunSplash @myswtest last edited by leocg

@myswtest

hi thank you for your prompt answer, honestly!
so step by step:
"In our Linux environment, it's easy to install a "pre-opera one" version."
Dont understand, what do you mean?

"user to user forum" / I doubt seriously Devs are watching (retired Dev here

.. so it´s a one-way thing. bad for users.
thats what the development looks like for me.

"For me, the VPN icon in the URL bar (address line) is in plain site, and I can see it switch on and off."
here definitely not. gone. no clue why.

"ugly dark mode"?? disable it.

"aria cr@p"?? disable it.

you know, thats the thing, then this big o, when starting, the sound, then dark mode (should never! be standard), aria is simply bad, so until not good should be not promoted as a working AI chat, but in beta mode or so (or was it?). can´t compare to any other I know.

then by the way, the reason for my post was originally that always my mouse moves to the right side of the screen, opera reduces to half screen size and shows me all other open windows. ) I hate that, a thousand little things, you see?

a company that uses a dark mode as standard also doesnt have my trust, is not my crowd anymore . i think you should work more neutral. to me opera has a feature overload. also the tabs
:((( I forgot that.

I cant close a tab with my tablet (ms surface). simply cant. just with mouse. but i use my tablet not to have to use a mouse.

its crap, sorry. better do something simple fast and brilliant (also not fast anymore), chrome much faster on my ms surface with win 11 and so son and so on.

and if the devs dont visit this forum - that says it all.
developing stuff in their bubble?

no. I think it´s time for a great crowd developed browser. anyways, thats the future in my eyes.

ok, thanks for your time! the disable disable strategy is not really a solution. as you see, theres more about it.

[nounours1895]

nounours1895 last edited by leocg

The latest Opera One(version : 103.0.4928.34) seems excellent: I particularly love the workspaces in the left vertical toolbar.

I have temporarily stopped using my previous browsers, until I have got a deeper experience on it.

But Opera misses a crucial feature: the possibility to backup its entire configuration including the workspaces.

In case of crash or other problem, we Must have the possibility to import a backup in order to avoid to re-create the workspaces.

Without this feature, Opera is useless, because such a workload would be too high !

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terminatedprocess @nounours1895 last edited by

@nounours1895 You can backup the %appdata%\Opera Software folder. Use 7-zip (free) to right-click and zip it. Then put your zip somewhere. Another option is Macrium Reflect software (trial but you need to pay) and that will backup your entire Windows while you are using it. Well worth it!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @nounours1895 last edited by

@nounours1895 Enabling Sync plus backing up the profile directory should do it.

[nounours1895]

nounours1895 @terminatedprocess last edited by nounours1895

@terminatedprocess said in General Opera One Feedback Topic:

You can backup the %appdata%\Opera Software folder. Use 7-zip (free) to right-click and zip it. Then put your zip somewhere.

I understand, but what is the %appdata% folder: I mean what is its real location under W10 ?

Is it "C:\Users\Michel\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" , the path shown in the "help -> About" ?

[NitramO]

NitramO last edited by

Hi, i recently switched from OperaGX to Brave because i also switched from Windows to Linux (and there is not OperaGX on Linux...) and i just seen a video from a YouTuber talking about Opera One, so i wanted to try it, but it actually suffers from the same lack as OperaGX namely no "extension sync" option... So i'll go back to Brave for now, notify me when you can do your work properly Opera Team...

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terminatedprocess @nounours1895 last edited by

@nounours1895 type window-r. Then type %appdata% and you will see where it goes. You can also do this in Explorer.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I'm using Opera for quite and a half year now. I used to use Opera when it was still running on the Presto engine. Afterwards I used Chrome, Firefox and Vivaldi. But now, after changing to Opera again, it's my main browser. And I'm very satisfied so far, although it may have some quirks here and there.

What I particular like about Opera:

• Its clear UI which is elegant and smooth

• Workspaces: I usually use one "pivate" and one "work"

• My Flow is very handy

• I like and use the sidebar especially for messaging and music

• Ad - and tracking protection, although it's rather basic, I admit.

• Pop-Out-Video is also very handy.

• Easy File is a very good feature, I like to use.

• The new AI-tools make my life easier,

• I especially like the screenshot-tool which gives the opportunity to edit the images

• I use Pinboards for collecting content.

• Enhancing quality of videos

So there's so much that's almost peculiar to Opera. They're actually fantastic featrues, I wouldn't want to miss. And I haven't talked about the basic features others have as well.
I don't rather need VPN, Cashback, Shopping Center and these kind of things. But they can be easily opted out. That's great.

What are your favorite tools and features in Opera? And what are your reasons to use it?

[nounours1895]

nounours1895 @Guest last edited by nounours1895

@celticcross
But now, after changing to Opera again, it's my main browser.
Exactly the same for me.
The workspaces are a must for me: previously I was obliged to use 4 or 5 browsers, because I always have a lot of tabs...
Regarding your other points, I admit that I should watch an Opera tuto because I don't see where the following functions are:

** I like and use the sidebar especially for messaging and music

• Pop-Out-Video is also very handy.

• I use Pinboards for collecting content.

• Easy File is a very good feature, I like to use.

• I especially like the screenshot-tool which gives the opportunity to edit the images*

What are these features ? or at least, where I can find a tuto for these ?

Thanks

[momoxx]

momoxx last edited by

after using chrome for years i decided to change to opera cause i heard good stuff about it , i download it , installed it after that it asked me to import my data of chrome i thought its a great feature little do i know that its gonna ruin my weekend since for some reason when they imported my info it logged me out of all my google accounts which one of them i don't have his password neither the recovery methods since its a very old account , the account is linked to all my personal stuff , ty opera for you effort in making my life worst