Posts made by jaekobcaed

Well, the download page for GX gives an overview of the general features. GX has all of the primary features of the standard version but with a load of great new features that may or may not be released in the standard version.

That said, if you're asking about what data will be synced if you make the switch from standard Opera to GX... as far as I know, all data that you have set to sync will auto-sync to GX (except speed dial, I believe) as long as you're signed in to your Opera account on both. Don't quote me on that but I run GX on my PC and standard Opera on my laptop; all that I have set to sync works on both of them without any noticeable lag.

Hmm, oddly enough, the sound returned just a few moments ago and I didn't do anything so I'm guessing it was on Facebook's end.

Hi, recently I've noticed that the side panel Messenger no longer gives me audio notifications, but using Facebook's site directly still gives them to me. I've tried all of the recommended suggestions and none of them worked. I also double-checked my Facebook account settings to make sure I had audio notifications enabled (I did). I also double-checked to ensure I didn't have it muted (I didn't).

This issue only began yesterday and I can't find any fixes for it. I can't check other browsers since they don't have the side panel Messenger ability, but as I said, visiting Facebook directly still gives me audio notifications for messages. I use the side panel Messenger every day and the audio notifications are great for when I'm gaming and not paying attention to it, so I'd very much like to be able to resolve this. This feature is one of several major reasons why I love this browser.

Here is the info that the sticky thread recommends adding:

• OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
• GX Version: 73.0.3856.400

Thanks in advance for any recommendations/suggestions/solutions!

A simple but useful extension, especially for those of us who tend to be forgetful. There aren't a load of features but it basically just adds something to Opera that I wish they'd add officially. It's easy to use, it works, it's great.

A must-have privacy extension for everyone, in my opinion. Why only one or two browsers has this built-in is beyond me. This extension encourages the browser to use the HTTPS protocol whenever it's available and gives you the option to outright block sites that don't use it (which is to say, not many sites nowadays). HTTPS essentially means that the only thing a would-be hacker or your ISP can see is the site you're visiting. They can't see the pages you visit or the information you send or receive from a site. This is especially important for anyone who purchases Anything online or for anyone who does online banking. However, if you're old-fashioned and don't do either of those, it's still useful. In essence, it means you'll get greater security and privacy with no slowdown and, unless you use it to block sites that don't use HTTPS, then it shouldn't break any sites either. Definitely download it immediately.

@leocg Awesome, thanks for the help!

@leocg Okay, no worries. It won't hurt if I allow it though, will it?

@leocg Ah gotcha, so I should allow it each time? Would I have any problems if I chose to not let it through every time?

Hi, this isn't so much of a support request as much as it is me asking a quick question, thus I didn't go through all of the instructions for posting problems.

Occasionally, and very randomly, I'll be using GX and will get a random prompt for the Windows firewall. There doesn't seem to be any particular rhyme or reason to it. It's definitely something within GX that's causing this because it flat-out lists GX in the prompt. Is this normal? If so, should I allow it each time?

I'm currently using Windows 7 and in terms of security software, I'm running Kaspersky Security Cloud free with Microsoft's EMET and the Windows firewall. My Opera GX version is 72.0.3815.487 but this has been happening for a while, across multiple versions.

@kavlito: It is automatically ensuring most sites switch to HTTPS when available. Sometimes, it's not available on a site so the extension can't do anything about that. However, it does have a feature to auto-block connections to sites that can't enable HTTPS. I'd only recommend that if you are on a highly sensitive PC; the average, home PC would be fine with just the basic functionality.

@sloakedd I've been using it for years and have never once seen any sort of popup or alert. In fact, the only reason I knew there was a paid version was when I was just exploring my extensions one day, visiting all of their sites to read up on the developers.

Perhaps you downloaded a free trial of their desktop version of Adguard instead of the browser extension? Try looking for it in your installed programs list via your OS. The extension is 100% free, whereas the desktop software is a paid service because it adds ad blocking, privacy protection and malware protection across all applications that access the internet.

I have four workspaces enabled on GX and I was just curious if they take up more RAM if I have more of them enabled, even if no tabs are currently active within them. I usually only use two of them at a time, but I sometimes do use all four when I'm really multitasking.

The reason I'm asking this is because I've noticed that GX tends to inexplicably use more RAM as time goes on, even when I close all tabs, which makes me wonder if there's a memory leak somewhere. I figured I'd ask about the workspaces thing, though, so I can know if I should disable one of them to take up less RAM.

Thanks for any answers!

I occasionally get lag or a stutter on videos when using GX. I don't have this issue with Chrome, however. What I've noticed is that if you watch Youtube videos with anything major running in the background (usually RuneScape for me), that's when this happens and I can usually fix it by restarting the browser.

However, I did find a thread on the main Opera forum that addresses this issue and it seemed to help me, so maybe it'll help you too?

Also, regarding Opera's built-in ad blocker, I use standard Opera on my laptop and I just run the built-in blocker (for the sake of performance) and I notice that it doesn't block as many ads as I wish it would. I use GX on my PC and I ended up installing my favorite ad blocker (Adguard) on it because it always worked exceptionally well on previous browsers. Thankfully, it works just as well on GX.

This is genuinely my favorite ad blocker that I've ever used. I've used many of the major ad blockers and while all of them have done their job at least partially well, this one is definitely the best. It has the best selection of features and options that are available. It also functions as a guard against trackers if you enable the right filters.

Provided that you keep your filters up to date (you can change the update interval as you wish but I still manually update a couple times per day), it blocks virtually every ad and includes the ability to block those annoying cookies notifications, as well as any ad block prevention banners. Of course, those prevention banners also keep themselves up to date, so you want to keep your filters up to date as often as possible. But I digress...

This ad blocker is feature-rich, powerful, effective, it's not bloated and it doesn't cause any noticeable slowdown. I highly recommend using it in every browser you use. I use it over Opera's built-in blocker (though I keep Opera blocking trackers for an added level of privacy) on my main PC as Opera's blocker still misses some ads here and there.

Definitely give Adguard a go! It will help improve your browser's security, it'll help guard against invasion of privacy and it gets rid of the annoyance of ads!

@semihgggg Oh no, I get that but I mean, you have the full color palette available to you, couldn't you just pick a more neutral color that doesn't bother you?

I'm certainly not against this (even though I probably won't use it) but if you have issues with your eyes, isn't the darker theme better for you? If the colors are an issue, try using the advanced color editor and giving it a more neutral color. Just a suggestion, I think GX definitely needs a light theme option either way.