Opera 122.0.5643.17 Crashes/Freezes When Clicking Sidebar Apps (WhatsApp, etc.)

Unza-Khalid

Unza-Khalid

Description:
After updating to Opera version 122.0.5643.17, I noticed a recurring crash/freeze issue with sidebar integrations, especially WhatsApp.

The first time I open WhatsApp from the sidebar, it works fine.

But when I click the WhatsApp icon again after some time (while browsing YouTube or doing other tasks), Opera suddenly crashes or sometimes freezes (hangs and becomes unresponsive).

This issue does not only occur with WhatsApp — occasionally, clicking other sidebar apps also triggers the same behavior.

The problem started only after updating Opera to version 122.0.5643.17. It never happened in the previous version.

Steps to reproduce:

Open Opera (version 122.0.5643.17).

Browse normally (e.g., watch a YouTube video or open any website).

Click any sidebar app icon (e.g., WhatsApp).

After some minutes, click the sidebar app icon again.

Opera either freezes or crashes immediately.

Expected result:
Sidebar apps should open/reload without Opera freezing or crashing.

Actual result:
Opera frequently freezes (becomes unresponsive) or crashes completely.

System details:

Opera version: 122.0.5643.17

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)