


But, if I manage to quickly switch to another tab (Like settings or any pages except for the starting page), I wouldn't lag until at some point it slowly starts to freeze as I hover over my bookmarks to see if my browser is lagging or not.

the symptoms are shown in the video I attached but to explain, whenever I open Opera GX it begins to lag tremendously especially when I am on the starting page.

My Opera GX has been lagging since the 23rd of January. No, the search bar isn't the issue that I am lagging tremendously, I've tried to change my search engine several times which wasn't effective. And also, I've recently made the same report regarding this issue, but apparently, the issue is with the search bar. Feel free to consider the following alternatives: Brave, Vivaldi, or Firefox.Ok I'm just going to post this here as well because I'm desperateīefore I start, I would like to state that I have tried all the solutions to fix this issue. If you’re still seeing ads, you can switch to another browser. Restart your browser and check if it blocks ads now. Select the time range and then check all the three options available to make sure you clear everything. To do that on Opera, click on the Opera logo and go to History → Clear browsing data. That’s why you should regularly clear your cache and cookies. Your browser cache and cookies can slow down your browsing experience and cause many other issues if it gets too big. uBlock is a cross-platform browser extension that allows users to filter and block content, including ads. Many Opera users confirmed that switching to uBlock Origin fixed the problem. To update Opera, click on the Opera logo in the left-hand corner of the screen, select Update & Recovery, and click on the Check for update button. If this is an issue that Opera is aware of, chances are the company already rolled out a hotfix for that with the newer browser update. Not running the latest Opera version? Check for updates and install any pending updates and patches. So, if your adblocker fails to filter out certain ads today, maybe it will block them next week. Unfortunately, this list is often one step behind ad providers. Adblockers rely on a list of ad sources and scripts that needs to be updated regularly. Keep in mind that ad blocking is not an exact science. If you’re using a stand-alone adblocker extension, ensure it’s enabled. Click on the Opera logo, go to Settings, and toggle on the adblocking feature under Privacy Protection. This applies to both the built-in adblocker that Opera comes equipped with as well as third-party adblockers.įix Adblocking Not Working in Opera Browserįirst, make sure the adblocker feature is enabled. But many Opera users recently started complained about the browser not blocking ads.
