Posts made by chawke

@Warfrost said in [Compilation] Discussions on the Opera GX start/splash screen:

@chawke That's so odd. I still only get the splash screen the first time I log in after an update, which I like because then I know there was an update. They really ought to add a setting to just turn it off, or turn it off except for right after an update.

The vast majority complaining in this thread don't want the splash screen at all, including after updates, as updates are relatively frequent and the splash screen wastes an addition 10-20 seconds each time. The splash screen appeared almost every other time I opened Opera or Opera GX on Windows or Mac. There's no permanent way to disable it.

Most people don't care about updates and certainly don't need their attention distracted by it. If they were really curious they could easily seek it out.

In addition to having stopped using Opera and Opera GX on both Windows and Mac, I also stopped using Chrome and Edge on macOS (but not Windows) since on Mac they have sort of the converse issue that Opera has: 10-20 second delays when CLOSING the browser, during which nothing on the screen is responsive. Again did a lot of troubleshooting for those.

Currently just using Safari, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo on macOS; and the same on Windows but with Edge and Chrome (where they don't have this issue) and no Safari. Some of these browsers still have certain issues on certain sites but I think these issues still beat the unsolicited significant delays from the other browsers.

@Warfrost Agreed, I'm not sure why anyone would want the splash screen. I was only using Opera for one specific task but recently switched to another browser for that. I guess the ultimate solution, until they add a way to keep the splash screen off, is to not use Opera. Regarding your note about how to turn the splash screen off, various things have been suggested, none of which consistently worked (across versions) for myself and others.

@FatimaMadhurja You... want the splash screen? Why on earth?

Please add a permanent way to disable the Opera splash screen that appears after updates, for all versions of Opera including the standard Opera and Opera GX, for both Windows and macOS. Due to the frequency of updates, the time wasted for the splash screen greatly adds up. If I open a browser for an urgent task, I don't want to wait 10 seconds for an annoying screen and sound to take up valuable time and potentially distract me from the task I was trying to efficiently complete. Opera used to have the fastest start time but that is no longer the case partly due to this. This is a much-requested/complained-about feature as can be inferred by other posts on this forum and elsewhere on the internet.

For current workarounds, I've read about deleting opera_gx_splash, but apparently that can reappear when Opera is updated. A former thing I tried was deleting #opera-one-introduction at opera://flags/ but that didn't work and no longer seems to be an option anyway.

When I open Opera GX (Stable 114.0.5282.123, for Windows 64-bit), the window is completely blank white and I can only close it by force quitting it (e.g. via Task Manager). When I try to uninstall it, the uninstall prompt appears for 1-2 seconds but then quickly disappears. I tried Revo Uninstaller but that also opens the Opera GX uninstall prompt which again closes too quickly to use.

I then downloaded and installed the latest version of Opera GX (Stable 115.0.5322.142), which works fine so far, but the old Opera GX is still there. How can I remove the old one?

@warfrost Thanks, I'll check it out.

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

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.

@leocg Thanks for clarifying. So does anyone know how to get rid of the update splash screen specifically?

Guess what? Disabling #opera-one-introduction at opera://flags/ did not get rid of the annoying time-wasting splash screen that now appears at the start of each new version.

@makezu said in Can't disable splash screen:

Opera://flags -> #opera-one-introduction -> Disabled

I have just applied this. Hope it works.

I recommend everyone send feedback to Opera to add a standard option to disable the splash screen.