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202 articles

Opera browser coverage from Techdows: what is new in each Opera release, built-in features like the free VPN, workspaces and sidebar, customization tips, and fixes for common Opera issues on Windows and Mac.

How to
Tab islands in Opera One

How to disable Opera browser’s ‘Tab Islands’ Feature

June 25, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Tab islands in Opera One

Opera One has a new tab organizing feature that automatically arranges related tabs into groups or tab islands, if you don’t like that you can disable it.

Posted in: How to, Opera, Tips and Tricks
How to
How to enable or disable AI Prompts ChatGPT chatSonic chatbots in Opera browser

How to enable or disable AI Prompts & ChatGPT Chatbot in Opera browser

March 24, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
How to enable or disable AI Prompts ChatGPT chatSonic chatbots in Opera browser

Opera browser received AI Prompts and GPT-based Chatbots ChatGPT, and Chatsonic in Sidebar. Here is how they work and how you can enable or disable.

Posted in: How to, Opera, Tips and Tricks
Opera

How to Disable Opera browser’s Automatic Video Pop out feature

January 26, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Recently, Opera browser introduced two new features named Automatic Video Pop out and Meme generator. While Opera-supported Video pop out for a long time, the new feature available in version 83 pops out video automatically when the user switches to the next tab. If you found the feature annoying, here is how you can disable it. …

Posted in: Opera, Tips and Tricks
News

Opera 83 launches Automatic Video Pop out & Meme Generator features

January 21, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Opera browser has added Automatic video pop out for videos and Meme generator to Snapshot tool in version 83 for desktop version.

Posted in: News, Opera
Google Chrome

Chrome gets Windows 11 design improvements for Menus

October 1, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google is updating the Chrome to match Windows 11 design by redesigning menus with rounded corners, other visual changes may include mica material

Posted in: Google Chrome, Opera, Windows 11
News

Opera browser is available in Windows 11 Microsoft Store for download

September 30, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

You can now download and install Opera browser from Microsoft Store also apart from web, you should be running Windows 11 for that.

Posted in: News, Opera, Windows 11
News
Enter Opera Reader Mode

Opera 81 introduces Reader Mode for a better Reading Experience

September 21, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Enter Opera Reader Mode

After Android, desktop Opera browser got Reader Mode. The feature when enabled makes web page reader friendly by removing clutter, ads & other distractions

Posted in: News, Opera
News
Opera 79 released here is whats new

Opera 79 for Windows, Mac and Linux released, here is what’s new

September 20, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Opera 79 released here is whats new

Opera 79 was released with improvements to Pinboards, Easy Files, and Windows and Mac system theme support.

Posted in: News, Opera
How to

Here’s How to Enable Native Reader Mode for Opera browser on computer

August 25, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Opera on desktop doesn’t come with Reader Mode built-in, Android version does. Here’s how to enable Chrome’s Reader Mode in Opera browser on a computer.

Posted in: How to, News, Opera, Tips and Tricks
News

Opera browser tests Pinboards feature

June 11, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Opera Software is testing Pinboards feature in Opera 78. Here is our first look at how to save, access and share them from inside Opera browser.

Posted in: News, Opera
News

Opera 76 gets feature to reduce duplicate tabs and other improvements

April 7, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Finally, Opera has got Switch to tab button in version 76., There’s something special about it the way it highlights the open tab when you hover the button.

Posted in: News, Opera
News

Enable or Disable Tab Snoozing in Opera browser

January 25, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Opera 74 gets Tab snoozing feature, here is how you can enable or disbale it.

Posted in: News, Opera, Tips and Tricks
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