Posts made by stevebass

@nadeosvk Thank you Thank You! Opera is back up and running.

Thanks for this. I plowed through your list (very clear and concise; you could be a tech writer!) and checked everything. Only two questions:

@robrio said in Change my country:

Clear location data: Go to your Opera settings and clear your browser’s cache and cookies, which might be storing outdated location data.

Double checking: In Android, that's Clear Data, correct? (It's in Privacy and Security, and separate from Cookies.)

I'll try data clearing first as removing Cookies will take a longer recovery (passwords, etc.).

@robrio said in Change my country:

GPS-based location: Try enabling GPS on your device while using Opera, as it might rely on Wi-Fi-based location, which can be inaccurate.

I couldn't find any GPS in Android's Settings; the only thing close is Location, which is set to allow in Opera (precise location) only while using the app.

Everything's been okay, until today when I got a Finnish reference... Weird, no?

@leocg problem solved. Thanks for the detective work

I learned that Opera originates in Norway and has servers in five countries...

The United States
Germany
Canada
The Netherlands
Singapore

@leocg yes, both opera's data savings and ad locker are both enabled.

I disabled data savings and ABC TV (see previous screencap) worked perfectly.

leocg -- I think you're on the something!

@VibrantSpectator Those are possibiities, VS -- I'll ponder and see how it'll play out. Thanks for the ideas.

@leocg I'd buy that, but every site that guessing my location picks the Netherlands. I'd say that's a big coincidence and why I suspect there's something in either Opera or my Android OS that's pointing to the wrong country.

@leocg is not only Amazon... It occurs ion many sites.

Installed opera mobile last year in the U.S. I don't use opera's VPN (or any VPN).

Opera thinks I'm alway in the Netherlands; subsequently, Amazon and other sites agree.

How do I convince Opera to use my real location.!

In an old post, leocg suggested "viewing [https://help.opera.com/en/latest/crashes-and-issues/#backup](link url) for more information about the folders and files in the profile directory."

The page suggests saving specific files and folders located in /AppData/Roaming/Opera Software/Opera Stable.

Short of creating a Batch file (wow, remember those?), what harm in backing up the entire folder (mine is only 1GB) and restoring the whole thing -- rather than individual files? Any danger in doing it that way?

@leocg "on Site Settings" -- and then Clear Data?

I'm on a path to try and remove unnecessary cookies after visiting some sites.

I can find a way to remove all cookies (and along with it, I imagine, all site login info).

But I can't find a way, or an app, to to remove individual site cookies.

Any help and guidance most welcome.

@sgunhouse I had a suspicion that was the issue, primarily because Opera Mobile doesn't allow extensions; I couldn't figure out how malware could have snuck in.

So that's is very good news -- and thanks for supplying it.

I have both Quiz Game and Monkey.redirectmaster.cox displaying in Opera.

Both games sporadically appear on Opera's Speedial. They're both easily deleted, but I want to determine where they're located and remove them from my Samsung S21.

I've tried:

1. Sophos (A/V) -- no malware.
2. Temporarily installed Norton 360 -- no malware.
3. Temporarily installed Malwarebytes -- no malware.
4. I don't see any any malware or unknown apps in Settings*Apps.
5. I connected the phone to my PC and browsed, but couldn't find any unusual filenames.

Any suggestions most welcome.