As of this evening, when I try to make a call on Google Hangouts using Opera, I get this, no matter what device I use:

This only happens in Opera on multiple devices. Hangouts calling works just fine on Edge & Chrome, so this is an Opera-only issue, and it happens on Opera for all devices.

I have had Opera installed for months with no recent re-installs and no known updates. Everything was fine earlier today and nothing changed to my knowledge.

@leocg I've noticed a very sudden and dramatic decline in performance since Opera's latest update. Just today, my computer was at 100% CPU usage with most of that going to Opera, when I had one single tab open: my Gmail inbox.

This is an extreme example, but in general, since the latest update, I've noticed Opera generally takes up much more memory than before, and causes an overall lag on the system that goes away immediately as soon as I close Opera.

As it is, the default split screen feature makes the new, updated Opera almost unusable until changing the flag to disable split screen. There's a number of situations where I just want to separate tabs into two separate windows - and split screen takes that option away from me.

The split screen option would be so much more practical, and far less disruptive, if you could split screen by right-click dragging - while typical tab moving/dragging etc would remain on left-click.

Of course, it doesn't even matter if it's left click/right click. What matters is, split screen needs to have some distinct trigger - a hot key? a key combination? etc. - something to distinguish from when I just want to drag a tab.

That way, I'm not forced to split screen when I don't want to use it, but I have the option available to me when I do want to use it.

@leocg said in Google Hangouts calls stopped working on Opera, work on all other browsers:

@annoyed-at-updates To get old versions, see www.opera.com/download.

To stop automatic updates, check the FAQ

hey, thanks for the pointers.

i tried a variety of older versions and now none of them are able to complete a Google Hangouts call.

i'm not having this issue with any other browser, and this is a core of my internet usage so i guess i have to jump ship.

If you want a split screen with multiple windows, all you have to do is hit Windows + (arrow key). Eg if you want one window on left and another window on right, Windows + L arrow for one window and Windows + R arrow for the other. That way is so much simpler than this new feature, and the new feature makes the browser unusable for when I want to drag & separate tabs.

I miskeyed a URL. Now, any time I want to go to that URL, Opera always & only suggests the miskeyed URL.

It used to be that I could click on the X next to a URL on the search bar to remove a suggestion.

But I guess the feature was working too well, because now it's not there anymore.

Y'all keep finding the weirdest things to eff around with instead of just leaving them alone.

As it is, the default split screen feature makes the new, updated Opera almost unusable until changing the flag to disable split screen. There's a number of situations where I just want to separate tabs into two separate windows - and split screen takes that option away from me.

The split screen option would be so much more practical, and far less disruptive, if you could split screen by right-click dragging - while typical tab moving/dragging etc would remain on left-click.

Of course, it doesn't even matter if it's left click/right click. What matters is, split screen needs to have some distinct trigger - a hot key? a key combination? etc. - something to distinguish from when I just want to drag a tab.

That way, I'm not forced to split screen when I don't want to use it, but I have the option available to me when I do want to use it.

Hi everyone,

Lately, I've noticed that when I close one window in Opera, all Opera windows close simultaneously. Not tabs, but windows.

What I'd like to be able to do is, say I have three windows open: I close one window, but I want to keep the other two open.

Is there a way I can do that?

My version is 107.0.5045.71. I have do not have any extensions installed/enabled, and I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling. Anecdotally, this issue seems more common when I'm on a video call (e.g. FB Messenger or Google Meet), but this isn't a 100% iron-clad rule.

@hinokami98 Did you ever find a solution? I've been experiencing the same problem for the last couple updates now.

I've attached a screen shot of what the instructions look like for recording a voice message on the Opera Sidebar version of Whatsapp.

The problem is, the instructions are faulty. The thing I need to click on to change the setting...does not exist.

How do I get this to work?

When I use the Facebook Messenger add-on for Opera, I'm not able to send voice clips because the Opera FB Messenger add-on doesn't have access to the microphone.

I haven't been able to find an option for where to give mic access to the Messenger add-on.

Yes, I can go to opera://settings/content/microphone to give mic access, but this always & only applies to the Facebook website itself. Opera's settings section doesn't do anything to the Messenger add-on, nor does the Messenger add-on trigger any sort of padlock logo for me to click on (like I would do for a website).

@leocg I've noticed a very sudden and dramatic decline in performance since Opera's latest update. Just today, my computer was at 100% CPU usage with most of that going to Opera, when I had one single tab open: my Gmail inbox.

This is an extreme example, but in general, since the latest update, I've noticed Opera generally takes up much more memory than before, and causes an overall lag on the system that goes away immediately as soon as I close Opera.

@leocg said in Google Hangouts calls stopped working on Opera, work on all other browsers:

@annoyed-at-updates Most probably because the issue has nothing to do with an update of Opera but with some change in Google Hangouts, that ended up breaking the workarounds done to make the page usable in Opera.

that makes complete sense, yeah. alright, so i'm still annoyed at updates being shoved down my throat, but i'm annoyed at Google's updates instead of Opera's! i now know what my true enemy is!

@leocg said in Google Hangouts calls stopped working on Opera, work on all other browsers:

@annoyed-at-updates To get old versions, see www.opera.com/download.

To stop automatic updates, check the FAQ

hey, thanks for the pointers.

i tried a variety of older versions and now none of them are able to complete a Google Hangouts call.

i'm not having this issue with any other browser, and this is a core of my internet usage so i guess i have to jump ship.