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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      @JasonGr the version 100.0 on your computer will change. From Opera to Opera One. Also, new AI availible called Aria.
      @leocg How did it stopped happen? Because of the music/video on YouTube playlist or what?

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        @JasonGr What driving makes you crazy? Because of the Opera update or what?

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

          @taymallah Don't know, one day the problem had been gone. Maybe Opera have fixed it somehow.

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          • sanghoang04
            sanghoang04 @leocg last edited by

            @leocg said in Minimized windows move to foreground:

            @jasongr I used to have a similar issue, with a tab getting focus and moving to foreground when it updated.

            Same here 😞

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            • rekameohs
              rekameohs @sanghoang04 last edited by

              I am having the same issue and it is quite frustrating. I click on tab #1 and it jumps back to tab #2. I again click on tab #1 and it immediately jumps back to tab #2. It's like Opera is a 2-year old, saying "No, I want to got to tab 2".

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              • Sisyphosbln
                Sisyphosbln last edited by

                Following problem.
                I have two windows open.
                Window 1 has a stream/videos running. Window 2 is the window in which I am active and writing. For example as now in the message.
                While writing/but also when changing tabs or without clicking anything, Opera changes the focus to window 1. Sometimes I end the stream with certain key combinations or pause/move it.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @Sisyphosbln last edited by

                  @sisyphosbln Known issue. It had disappeared but seems to have returned now.

                  They are working on a fix.

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                  • JasonGr
                    JasonGr @Guest last edited by

                    @taymallah The issue is. Windows randomly jump to the foreground which move focus away from what I'm doing, like writing/designing/etc... that is what is driving me crazy.

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                    • JasonGr
                      JasonGr @rekameohs last edited by

                      @rekameohs This happens constantly. With this update multitasking is a nightmare.

                      In the middle of a meeting a random youtube video just started playing. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from and eventually just had to kill Opera and rejoin the meeting.

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                      • Daftshadow
                        Daftshadow last edited by

                        Since the most recent update, Opera now automatically switches focus to another tab or browser when a page is loaded. How to disable this in settings? I can't find the option to turn this feature off.

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                        • JmzDk1289
                          JmzDk1289 last edited by

                          When I have multiple windows open, and attempt to minimize one to focus on another, the minimized window reopens at the foreground after about 30 seconds. This is eating energy. I think this has been mentioned before and will probably be fixed soon.

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                          • deurotelle
                            deurotelle @leocg last edited by

                            @leocg It's happening to me and it's nuts. I restarted, uninstalled and reinstalled...nothing helps.

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                            • iconx7
                              iconx7 last edited by

                              Same problem and it's extremely annoying. Has anyone found a fix?

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                              • taffercharles
                                taffercharles last edited by taffercharles

                                Same problem here, thought was windows at first, but now it's clear it's opera. Man this is annoying. It looks like a broken internet explorer at this point. I don't think they want to fix it, I think they want to drive us to use something else.
                                I think it happens every time there's a visual change on the screen. Like you open e'mail, and then alt tab to another screen, but then the email loads the ads, it switches back to the email without you wanting it to.

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User @taffercharles last edited by

                                  Confirmed with 100.0.4815.54 on Win10.

                                  Opera randomly jumps between open windows.

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                                  • donq
                                    donq @Guest last edited by

                                    @vegelund If you disable notifications in settings, does that help? Many versions ago there was similar issue, then it was caused by conflict of Opera and MS Teams.

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User @donq last edited by A Former User

                                      @donq

                                      I'm not using time on troubleshooting, as I most often have one window active in Opera.

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                                      • JasonGr
                                        JasonGr @donq last edited by

                                        @donq I've set "quieter" notifications since I don't want to block notifications on all sites. I'll update if this seems to have solved the problem but it may be difficult since the issue itself isn't something I can simply replicate, I just have to wait and see if Opera does its thing.

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                                        • weissjan
                                          weissjan @donq last edited by

                                          @donq I tried disabling all notifications through settings in Opera, does not help.

                                          A nice troubleshooting option is an open Slack tab, after max. a few minutes in any other tab / Opera window I jump back to the Slack tab.

                                          Is there any more documented / official bug tracking than this forum to follow the bug?

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                                          • Parry7x
                                            Parry7x last edited by

                                            How is this not fixed or acknowledged over a week later? Are they sleeping?

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