Opera Web Browser 72 released. Here is how to install Opera Web Browser 72 on Linux Ubuntu 20.10 and Ubuntu 20.10 Systems. Opera adds built-in music player for Spotify, Apple Music & YouTube Music.
Opera Web Browser 72
The new Player in Opera lets you log into Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music directly from the browser’s sidebar.
The new Player feature can be accessed in the browser’s sidebar, beneath the messengers section. To play, stop or skip a track, you don’t have to leave your current tab or even open the Player: playback can be controlled with the standard playback buttons on your keyboard or by hovering over the Player icon in the sidebar, where a mini playback control menu will appear.
Instagram feature in the Opera browser
Opera 68 comes with built-in Instagram sidebar.
To start using Instagram in Opera, just click the Instagram icon in the sidebar on the left and log into your Instagram account. Then you’re all set: you can use the social network the way you’re used to, and finally put down your phone.
You can access your main Instagram feed, along with Instastories, the explore function, and DMs – which, needless to say, have grown in popularity in recent weeks.
Using this new feature one can use Instagram on the desktop while they browse. They can:
- Direct messaging – Opera lets you message friends and followers on Instagram in the sidebar panel.
- Browse your feed and Watch stories – Watch Instastories and browse your feed from your sidebar. Explore and search Instagram conveniently.
- View all of Instagram – Instagram in your sidebar makes it easier to browse, follow, message, view, like, watch, and comment.
- Get started easily – Simply click the Instagram icon in your sidebar and sign into your account to use Instagram directly in your Opera browser.
Note that Opera already has several built-in messengers in the sidebar, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and VKontakte.
72.0.3815.378 – 2020-11-18 blog post
- CHR-8192 Update chromium on desktop-stable-86-3815 to 86.0.4240.198
- DNA-86550 XHRUint8Array test time out
- DNA-88631 Unintended volume drop
- DNA-88708 [Snap] Inproper area snapped
- DNA-88726 [Mac] Overlay ‘pause’ icon when Opera auto-pauses the Player
- DNA-88903 Detach video button should not be visible
- DNA-88938 Make home page reflect service configuration
- DNA-88943 Learn more link on home page doesnt work
- DNA-88944 Apple Music service slow to open
- DNA-88948 Fetch audio focus request id from MediaSession
- DNA-88949 Detach video button missing
- DNA-88966 No accessiblity titles for services icons in home page
- DNA-88967 Investigate creating a single BrowserSidebarModel instance
- DNA-88995 Overlay “pause” is displayed when it shouldn’t
- DNA-89017 Error when signing out of YouTube Music
- DNA-89054 Audio is not resumed when muting audio in tab
- DNA-89094 DCHECK when pressing Reload button
- DNA-89095 Manage service data through PlayerService
- DNA-89100 [Player] Crash – many scenarios
- DNA-89187 Reload button doesn’t work properly
- DNA-89189 Update icons and buttons
- DNA-89217 Enable #player-service on developer stream
- DNA-89220 SidebarCarouselTests.* failing
- DNA-89230 Crash at v8::Context::Enter()
- DNA-89244 Define default widths per service
- DNA-89245 Improve Spotify logo layout in home page buttons
- DNA-89248 Crash at opera::WebPageBrowserSidebarItemContentViewViews::UpdatePlayerService()
- DNA-89278 [Sidebar] No notification for downloads and workspaces
- DNA-89285 [Engine] Unable to launch skype with Opera
- DNA-89292 Do not block page loads waiting for sitecheck data
- DNA-89316 Should be able to navigate directly to playerServices section in settings
- DNA-89339 Make popup appear with tooltip-like behavior
- DNA-89340 Implement control panel looks in light and dark mode
- DNA-89341 Make the control panel buttons work
- DNA-89342 Add support for the DNA to the rollout system
- DNA-89344 Show Music Service icon in the control panel
- DNA-89360 Make ‘Settings’ menu entry go to settings
- DNA-89366 Make opera://feedback/babe attachable by the webdriver
- DNA-89419 Crash at base::Value::GetAsDictionary(base::DictionaryValue const**) const
- DNA-89469 Autopause does not work
- DNA-89477 Do not wait with starting the player if the interrupting session is short
- DNA-89480 Crash when hovering player panel
- DNA-89484 Crash at base::internal::CheckedObserverAdapter::IsMarkedForRemoval()
- DNA-89489 Put control panel behind feature flag
- DNA-89514 Implement feedback button for Player
- DNA-89516 Do not auto-pause the Player when there is no sound
- DNA-89553 Make the control panel show current song
- DNA-89557 No accessibility title for rating and close buttons inside feedback dialog
- DNA-89561 Make the control panel show artwork that represents current track
- DNA-89575 Handle longer track and artist names
- DNA-89577 Make progress bar work correctly
- DNA-89630 Controler pop-up is too high (and service logo too)
- DNA-89634 Panel width is reset when it shouldn’t
- DNA-89654 Request higher resolution images for HiDPI
- DNA-89655 Enable #player-service-control-panel on Developer stream
- DNA-89671 No accessiblity titles for control panel elements
- DNA-89672 String change “A world of music…”
- DNA-89679 Player — don’t show control panel when Player in sidebar is opened
- DNA-89722 Album cover arts are not visible
- DNA-89766 Address bar does not respond to actions
- DNA-89776 Control panel does not disappear after hovering elsewhere
- DNA-89778 Implement multi-window behavior when no Player is pinned
- DNA-89795 Player is enable after Opera restart (when in Settings was turned off)
- DNA-89803 Artwork is cropped to the right
- DNA-89812 Sidebar panel should hide when toggle between windows
- DNA-89820 Incorrect music services for Philippines
- DNA-89846 Do not show the control panel if there is nothing to show
- DNA-89878 Clarify notification dot for messengers
- DNA-89901 [Mac][Player] Zombie crash at exit
- DNA-89952 Crash at opera::BrowserSidebarPlayerItemContentViewViews::LoadPlayerServiceURL()
- DNA-89964 Player stays in the autopause after reloading panel
- DNA-89971 Multi window behaviour is not respected anymore
- DNA-89976 Disallow docking for Player
- DNA-89986 Enable #player-service and #player-service-control-panel on all streams
- DNA-90006 Change services order in RU/UA/BY
Opera Stable for Linux – deb packages
Opera Stable for Linux – RPM packages
Opera Stable for Linux – snap package