[Compilation] Discussions on the Opera GX start/splash screen
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Zaknhrae last edited by
Thank you so much, I was about to change my browser because of this shit. WTF is wrong with their marketing team, are they really that dumb? If it just played once it could be dismissed, but every single forking time? What the hell is so appealing about a strange dude screaming while making retarded faces? I barely knew the guy, but after this I doubt he's funny...
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Helion1999 last edited by
@red-crystal Yeah i have the same problem Devs almost put every control for every setting except this one and the earrape they put sounds like they are mocking us
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memeem last edited by
this should not be a thing its a terrible shitty feature i dont need some fuckwit screaming at me when i open my browser whoever thought this was a good idea should be fired... out of a cannon
there should not be discussions for workarounds because it should not be here to start with
i finally made the switch from chrome and im really considering switching back with this shit because dont care how many youtubers reccomend this shit -
Greeceball last edited by
@tomhan i can't find the opera gx option and it only shows opera software, not gx
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Baraz-gamer last edited by@memeem It has been fixed now, about 20 hours later, which is pretty good, because there is a collective process behind updates.
Mistakes were made for sure. Many Humans work on this ; it happens.
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nikosama last edited by
Well, this is annoying af.
There is a video on how to remove this in case someone is wondering.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8KcH3imE_k
Thanks GX team !
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maxiy last edited by
@baraz-gamer "Mistakes were made" nah man whatever team thought of this should be fired and whoever agreed on this to be released should never touch a computer in his/her life . this was the DUMBEST idea a human thought of doing to a browser that used by a lot of people in different of professions.
the sad thing is even if you disable it it will still play and annoy the fk out of you .
imagen you're in the middle of work and you had to search for something this fker comes and scream at you WTF how did this even got out of the idea box ? is this one of those every idea is a good idea ? cuz trust me a lot of people stopped using your shitty browser cuz of that stunt . -
rastanz last edited by rastanzYep, apart from the usual crashes and freezes that presents itself with every update of Opera GX (like clockwork), your added Eric Andre splash intro is annoying as fuck.
Like many have suggested here, I also deleted the startup exe from the install folder to be rid of that screaming dickhead.
Why OPERA devs? If your intention was to have all your supporters jump ship to another browser simply because you think this stupid prank was funny then you probably succeeded.
Dumb ass move.
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duncanm last edited by
It's back to the normal splash screen but it still can't be disabled in settings, I have it set to not show the splash screen and it's still doing it every time. So it's either delete the .exe repeatedly or move on, maybe to regular Opera.
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Warfrost last edited by
Update- logged on today, opened Opera GX and the screeching demon is gone! Thank you, Opera GX for responding so quickly! For the peace of the kingdom!
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Elijah35397 last edited by
There's a lot of people on strange websites like, Reddit. Shudder. Who are ticked off about the Eric Andre intro.
Well, forget 'em. That was the hardest Ive laughed in months. Is there an option to toggle it back on? If not that please please needs to be a feature.
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chawke last edited by leocgThe Eric Andre startup sounds insane. Almost like a sabotage attempt on the browser. Fortunately I'm using the regular Opera, not GX. But unfortunately the splash screen is also time-wasting.
Startup speed is still an important factor for browser user-friendliness. Now pretty much every other time I open Opera there is unnecessary waiting time tacked on thanks to the splash screen.
Firefox also has a similar issue. They roll out a lot of updates, that apply when the browser is opened. But at least those automatic updates do something (not just a splash screen) and can be easily disabled.
The reason I use these different browsers is that I use each browser for different purposes -- e.g. I'm signed into different Google accounts on each, so it's easier to keep track of things. But to circumvent this, I can also just use different profiles on Chrome or another browser that still take startup speed seriously. So if I don't find a fix for this soon maybe that's what I'll start doing.
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chawke last edited by
Sigh... the splash screen is still there. Going to have to start migrating my Opera tasks to another browser.
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Warfrost last edited by
@chawke I found this from a Reddit post about the splash screen- you might try it:
u/YoruAlptraum avatar
YoruAlptraum
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3d ago
don't know if you still having the issue but I made a script that automatically deletes the opera splash screen whenever you open the app from the windows taskbar or windows start menusince it deletes the opera_gx_splash file when opening the browser you don't need to disable updates or delete the splash file manually.
I have been testing it for a while and it's been working without issues for me so far
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