[Compilation] Discussions on the Opera GX start/splash screen

[rastanz]

rastanz last edited by rastanz

Yep, 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.

[duncanm]

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.

[Warfrost]

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!

[Elijah35397]

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.

[Davoda1]

Davoda1 @duncanm last edited by

@duncanm I could disable it and it's working (at least for me)
Go to settings and look for "splash screen on startup"

[duncanm]

duncanm @Davoda1 last edited by

@davoda1 I tried that, didn't work, had to delete the .exe.

[Davoda1]

Davoda1 @duncanm last edited by

@duncanm Even after the update that came out today? That is interesting, and I don't know why; but today Opera changed the splash screen back to what it used to be. Anyway, deleting the executable will ultimately disable the feature irrelevant of settings.

[Hellxsh]

Hellxsh @panosvag10 last edited by

@panosvag10 i did

[chawke]

chawke @WaldoAwesome last edited by leocg

The 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.

[chawke]

chawke last edited by

Sigh... the splash screen is still there. Going to have to start migrating my Opera tasks to another browser.

[Warfrost]

Warfrost @chawke 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 menu

since 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

https://github.com/YoruAlptraum/no-splash-opera-gx

[chawke]

chawke @Warfrost last edited by

@warfrost Thanks, I'll check it out.

[MPM5YT]

MPM5YT last edited by

its the new update and you cant disable it