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    Tabs in groups - how do I stop it & disable automatic grouping

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    • nottstu
      nottstu last edited by

      @leocg said in Tabs in groups - how do I stop it & disable automatic grouping:

      @nottstu Disabling it in settings doesn't work?

      Thanks - probably would if I could find it!!

      Can you give me fuller instructions please? (on Android)

      Many thanks.

      I was being quite radical & adventurous when I first installed Opera, as much as anything due to it being then the only browser to offer multiple tabs & I think tab groups are an obvious advance on the concept but I want to stay in charge. Automation is fine for my car gearbox but not my phone!

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @nottstu last edited by

        @nottstu In settings open the Browser section, there you will see an option to disable automatic tab islands.

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        • nottstu
          nottstu @leocg last edited by

          @leocg said in Tabs in groups - how do I stop it & disable automatic grouping:

          @nottstu In settings open the Browser section, there you will see an option to disable automatic tab islands.

          Got it thank you. Quite easy of course so don't know why I couldn't find it myself but I couldn't!

          Bit puzzled about why they talk about 'groups' and 'islands' when they seem to mean the same thing, or am I missing sorething?

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          • sandango
            sandango @leocg last edited by

            @leocg Thanks a lot, it was a nag to me too.

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            • FucOpera
              FucOpera @nottstu last edited by leocg

              @nottstu Right there with you Bud

              in android, on a pixel 6 pro, there is NO 3 dots

              I cannot find a way into settings

              I dug around best I could

              I have used Opera since win95 if not longer, it was a fine product

              Phone is Chrome only cuz opened pages remain findable

              Really unhappy

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @FucOpera last edited by

                @FucOpera Did you try clicking on the avatar icon and, then, in the gear one?

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                • nottstu
                  nottstu @FucOpera last edited by

                  @FucOpera my Opera goes back to v1 & Win 3.1 - Opera 2, which memory seems to say was the first of any browser with tabs, was a big excitement.

                  With current options on phone I'm beginning to feel the temptation of how Chrome displays the open tabs list with big enough screenshots but I can't believe the Opera controls are totally inaccessible.

                  I get them by clicking on the icon that looks like it's meant to represent a head & shoulders in a circle, which pops up a menu that has browser settings and access to the gear icon that has more options.

                  You tried that?

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                  • nottstu
                    nottstu @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg sorry, I just realised you said what I said except earlier! No disrespect intended!!
                    (and now I have to wait 600 seconds....)

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                    • cska133
                      cska133 @leocg last edited by

                      @leocg said in Tabs in groups - how do I stop it & disable automatic grouping:

                      @nottstu In settings open the Browser section, there you will see an option to disable automatic tab islands.

                      Could you please post a screenshot of that place in the settings

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @cska133 last edited by

                        @cska133 What do you see when you open the browser section?

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                        • cska133
                          cska133 @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg sorry stil have older version, thatswhy please a screenshot

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @cska133 last edited by

                            @cska133 Older versions don't have tabs islands.

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                            • cska133
                              cska133 @leocg last edited by

                              @leocg yes i know. But thats way i aks you please send me screenshot of the settings so that i can see the place in settings where to disable tab grouping

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @cska133 last edited by

                                @cska133 But why do you want a screenshot if the option is not available in your version of Opera?

                                What the screenshot would be for?

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                                • nottstu
                                  nottstu @cska133 last edited by nottstu

                                  @cska133 ![alt text]!

                                  Click 'user's head' icon
                                  Screenshot_20250703_183534_Opera.jpg

                                  Screenshot_20250703_183534_Opera.jpg

                                  Click 'gear' icon

                                  Screenshot_20250703_183514_Opera.jpg

                                  Click 'browser'

                                  Screenshot_20250703_183500_Opera.jpg

                                  That cover it?

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                                  • cska133
                                    cska133 @nottstu last edited by

                                    @nottstu thank you

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