@jonaballen I have been using opera since my Nintendo DS.
haha, I'm kidding, I know what you mean.
• iPad 9, 64GB, running iPadOS 26;
• Opera is updated to latest version 6.1.3, released yesterday;
• My opera is running in PT-BR language (but I also tried changing to EN-US);
• I have been using Opera on this device for about two years;
• I have about 1 thousand tabs open;
• Opera is the only app open during all tests;
• Device has 18GB of storage available;
• Device is connected at close range to Wi-Fi 5GHZ, ISP at 800mbps speed;
• Device is connected to power brick;
What it does when I click on Opera:
It spins on a white screen that says it is "migrating screenshots of my tabs" (I'm translating loosely here). That goes on for 90+ seconds. Then, the screen turns black, the text vanishes, but it keeps spinning for another 90+ seconds. Then, either the iPad just locks up, or it restarts (yes, the entire device). I put my password, and it goes to the main screen, and opera is minimized to the dock.
Usually, the first cycle it just locks up, and the second cycle I try, it restarts the whole device.
Thanks!