138.0.6038.0 – 2026-10-01 blog post

• CHR-10443 Update Chromium on master to 153.0.8010.5
• DNA-125047 [Linux] Crash at ui::Layer::StackRelativeTo (startpage crash)
• DNA-125537 Adding and removing payment cards in the browser results in incorrect values
• DNA-125722 [Crash] [Windows] gcm::GCMClientImpl::Register
• DNA-125752 Crash at ui::WaylandWindowDragController::Drag
• DNA-125767 VP9, AV1 decoding not working in Snap build
• DNA-125772 Crash at opera::BeSTCredentialsSerializer::NotifyWhenReady
• DNA-125789 Assertion failure in CaptivePortalDetector::DetectCaptivePortal() when enabling auto-VPN
• DNA-125790 Crash at opera::BeSTCredentialsSerializer::NotifyWhenReady – root cause
• DNA-125794 Bump major version to 138
• RNA-4390 Make Opera Yours widget appears again after browser’s restart
• RNA-4553 [React settings] Deep links to several settings sub-pages redirect to Appearance instead of the target page
• RNA-4631 [Win] Switching a workspace leaves an unreachable empty page DevTools target, which hangs any WebDriver client
• RNA-4649 Save Vertical Tabs state per-window in session
• RNA-4655 [Vertical tabs] Dropdown for vertical tabs “New Tab” button setting should have rounded corners on Windows
• RNA-4690 [React settings] opera://settings/syncSetup does not sync data
• RNA-4711 [React settings] Missing information about open tabs in “Sync data” section
• RNA-4729 Add popup warning about sound use to Easy Setup
• RNA-4730 Add popup warning about sound use to Settings
• RNA-4731 [React settings] Unable to edit existing ad|tracker blocker exceptions
• RNA-4732 [React settings] Lack of warning about invalid site address when adding/editing ad|tracker blocker exception
• RNA-4738 [React settings] Settings search no longer updates the URL
• RNA-4743 [React settings] “Autofill and passwords” and “On startup” settings pages show no section title
• RNA-4746 [Chat GPT] Chat opens in a new tab when closed with the ‘x’ button in a previous one
• RNA-4748 [Chat GPT] When asking chat about a site that lannot be loaded it takes context from an active tab in another window
• RNA-4770 Extension name is not visible on site settings page
• RNA-4771 [Vertical tabs] Search in tabs button does not work when sidebar is hidden or in auto-hide mode
• RNA-4775 [Mac] Onboarding is slow and doesn’t respond for some time after the intro
• RNA-4785 Add new tab button in wrong position after creating and closing 4-pane split screen
• RNA-4788 Implement way for extension to determine it was installed from sidebar panel
• RNA-4808 [Mac] Opera is brought to front when VPN is auto-connected after changing wi-fi to public
• RNA-4836 [React Settings] Features in Early Bird are not visible
• RNA-4839 [Vertical tabs] Tab favicon displays both red dot and sound/mute indicator in collapsed state during meeting
• RNA-4841 [React settings] Search phrases are splitted
• RNA-4842 [Claude] Switching tab from the tab with opened Claude panel closes the panel and opens with a fresh session
• RNA-4865 Enable #vertical-tabs-collapse-per-window on developer
• RNA-4871 [React settings] “Expired” status text is not displayed in red in VPN Pro settings
• RNA-4881 [React settings] List of languages is not displayed in spell check settings
• RNA-4883 [Vertical Tabs] Remove enabled flag #vertical-tabs-new-tab-on-top
• RNA-4885 Cannot click on tabs after changing layout from vertical tabs to horizontal
• RNA-4886 [React settings] Preview line is visible when selecting a non-classic wallpaper or adding a custom wallpaper in Classic theme
• RNA-4887 [React settings] Items in “Customize the elements in the sidebar” are aligned in the same line
• RNA-4888 [React settings] Additional “Show enhanced tab tooltips” setting is visible
• RNA-4890 [React settings] Missing icons in “Privacy & security”

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