Changelog for 128

128.0.5799.0 – 2026-02-04 blog post

  • DNA-122173 Enable #platform-software-h264-encoder-in-gpu by default everywhere
  • DNA-123214 VideoPictureInPictureWindowControllerWithVideoHandlerBrowserTest.SeekBarAndTimerHiddenIfMediaPositionAbsent fails
  • DNA-123997 Crash at extensions::TabsUpdateFunction::Run
  • DNA-124178 TestWorkspaces.testReopenLastClosedTab fails on GOTH
  • DNA-124373 [Mac] Not possible to import Passwords from other browsers in settings
  • DNA-124374 Crash at syncer::SyncUserSettingsImpl::SetSelectedTypes
  • DNA-124375 Crash at extensions::ProxySwitcherPrivateEventRouter::~ProxySwitcherPrivateEventRouter
  • DNA-124393 Clean up legacy Settings code
  • DNA-124403 [Win] Not possible to import Passwords from other browsers in settings
  • RNA-408 Popups appearing in wrong places
  • RNA-1035 [Lin|Mac] White flashbang in dark mode during page loading
  • RNA-1085 [Start page] Frame around focused element is hardly visible in dark themes
  • RNA-1122 SD edit popup: designs inconsistencies
  • RNA-1168 Adjust width of History sidebar panel
  • RNA-1746 Split screen is removed from tab island when detached
  • RNA-1844 [Settings] Missing padding at the bottom of the page
  • RNA-1875 Open tabs are lost after update
  • RNA-1953 Opera AI icon is not visible after switching light/dark mode until side panel refresh
  • RNA-1955 [macOS] [More split screen] Cursor does not change to resize arrows when hovering over the divider line
  • RNA-2006 [macOS] Split screen drop area text “simultaneously” split across lines
  • RNA-2014 Tab island tooltip overlaps with tab preview text
  • RNA-2027 Opening a link with cmd+click / cntrl+click from split screen opens a new tab island with one tab
  • RNA-2071 Tab Islands are not kept in ‘Recently closed’ section after browser restart
  • RNA-2075 Translations for O127
  • RNA-2081 Activate sidebar buttons on mousedown
  • RNA-2087 Activate new tab / search tab buttons in top bar on mousedown
  • RNA-2090 Crash at PageInfoViewFactory::GetPermissionIcon
  • RNA-2093 Cannot reeenter split screen via drag and drop after exiting 4-tab split layout
  • RNA-2100 Change split screen menu option name to “Exit Split Screen”
  • RNA-2122 Slash sign is displayed on Internal Pages
  • RNA-2131 OMenu issues after RNA-1921
  • RNA-2132 Upgrade & welcome page not restored
  • RNA-2138 Increase Gmail and Calendar width in the sidebar
  • RNA-2151 Start Page is blank
  • RNA-2221 [Settings][Password manager] Clicking ‘Manage passkeys in your Chrome profile’ in Password manager settings redirects to main settings page
  • RNA-2224 SD edit popup missing image border

128.0.5790.0 – 2026-01-26 blog post

  • DNA-123652 Crash at settings::PeopleHandler::OnJavascriptAllowed
  • DNA-123737 Crash at constrained_window::CreateWebModalDialogViews
  • DNA-124220 Crash at opera::TabGroupView::DetachTab when creating island of pinned tabs
  • DNA-124288 Improve highlighting search results in child views
  • RNA-1246 Easy files doesn’t work in full screen mode
  • RNA-1376 ‘How does it work?’ link doesn’t work – for both Gmail & Calendar
  • RNA-1683 [History redesign] Cannot select multiple positions with a Shift key
  • RNA-1919 Showing Tab Island name in Tab Context Menu → Move to
  • RNA-1921 Showing tab island name in O menu (win/lin only)
  • RNA-1958 Pinned side panel width is not remembered per panel
  • RNA-1978 Crash when importing open tabs from other browsers on onboarding
  • RNA-1990 Crash when creating new window by dropping tab island with multiple split screens
  • RNA-1997 Implement expanding domain chips’ full URL by one click
  • RNA-2003 No transparency on tabs in Tab Islands
  • RNA-2009 Crash when detaching miniplayer using button in sidebar panel
  • RNA-2010 Crash at extensions::ProxySwitcherPrivateEventRouter::~ProxySwitcherPrivateEventRouter
  • RNA-2023 [Split Screen 1.0] URL tooltip appears in incorrect position and even outside the browser window
  • RNA-2026 Tab island (with name) shows an empty space or the first tab name while dragging
  • RNA-2028 [Settings] Sub pages of Privacy and security sections have Privacy protection section displayed
  • RNA-2030 Missing context menu option to create tab island from 2 split screens
  • RNA-2032 [More split screen] Move fix for blank ebay out from layout class
  • RNA-2048 Dev Tools > Elements > Styles is lagging on Opera internal pages
  • RNA-2081 Activate sidebar buttons on mousedown
  • RNA-2108 [Speeddial] Custom speeddial images distort when focused on

128.0.5783.0 – 2026-01-19 blog post

  • CHR-10159 Update Chromium on master to 143.0.7499.41
  • DNA-121441 Remove installer_lib.dll target
  • DNA-124125 Crash when adding wallpaper with unsupported extension
  • DNA-124218 Add new top-level VPN page
  • DNA-124225 Crash at opera::ContentFilterPopupContentView::UpdateFilter
  • DNA-124226 Enable build-time PlayReady support
  • DNA-124244 Crash at windows_util::CanOperateOnWindow
  • DNA-124284 Chromium components are not updated
  • DNA-124288 Improve highlighting search results in child views
  • DNA-124293 Crash at extensions::ProxySwitcherPrivateEventRouter::~ProxySwitcherPrivateEventRouter
  • DNA-124307 Bump major version to 128.0
  • DNA-124320 base::Features with options are shown as disabled in opera://flags for default values
  • RNA-991 [More split screen] Tab detach button and close button not always visible on hover
  • RNA-1709 Allow dropping domain chip to the start or end of a tab island
  • RNA-1746 Split screen is removed from tab island when detached
  • RNA-1785 [Mac] Tab island tooltip is dismissed without user action
  • RNA-1820 [More split screen] Fullscreen hides split screen layout, only active page shown
  • RNA-1852 [More split screen] Adding ebay.com as third page to split screen shows blank pane and causes 100%+ CPU usage
  • RNA-1877 privacyProtection not accessible, manage exceptions/lists accessible when option is off
  • RNA-1879 [Settings][VPN] Opening VPN in settings from VPN badge dialog leads to empty page
  • RNA-1888 [Settings] Sub page options displayed on ‘On startup’ page
  • RNA-1903 [Win] Opera automatically switches to background when logging out from Opera account
  • RNA-1916 Enable #tab-island-customization on all streams
  • RNA-1943 [More split screen] Duplicating a horizontal/grid split screen opens in vertical layout
  • RNA-1945 [Settings] Empty section for Opera translate
  • RNA-1948 Enable #sharing-point on developer
  • RNA-1952 Crash when creating split screen in private window
  • RNA-1972 Crash at views::StyledLabel::SetText when changing language in translate popup
  • RNA-1973 More Sony websites are blocked in Opera
  • RNA-1974 [Settings] Blank ‘manage spell check’ when searching for ‘spell check’
  • RNA-1975 Add ScopedFeatureOverride for more-split-screen to test depending on feature
  • RNA-1976 Rename “More Split Screen” to “Enhanced Split Screen” in Early Bird
  • RNA-1993 [Win] Duplicate ‘Quit Opera?’ text shown in dialog body
  • RNA-1998 [More split screen] Crash on closing a tab being part of a split screen
  • RNA-2001 Split screen created in private window is empty

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