How to Allow or Block Sound Access on Opera Browser

The Opera Browser has always been known for providing the best user experience. It is because they’ve tried to push their boundaries and make everything easier for the user. From the appearance to the security, everything about Opera is top-notch.

Talking about the ease of using the browser, we often come across some websites that play unnecessary videos without our permission. It can be super annoying and also consume a lot of unwanted data.

News websites usually employ these tactics to generate views on their videos or ads. However, Opera gives you the option to allow or block sound access to its users.

Yesterday, while my father was browsing on his laptop, a TV commercial started playing at high volume, disturbing the whole house. My father got furious as well and asked for a solution.

Then, I told him about the block feature on Opera and how we can use it exclusively for various websites on the internet. He was curious and wanted to know more.

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Let’s see how to allow or block sound on Opera browser —

Block Sound Access on Opera

The unnecessary playing of videos and sounds on a website without your consent can be disturbing, especially when reading through a news article and suddenly a live video player pop-ups and starts auto-play. The best solution is to block them.

Here are the steps to block sound access on Opera Browser:

1. Launch the Opera Browser on the computer.
2. Click on the Settings from the sidebar.
   It will open the Opera Settings page.
3. Scroll down to the bottom to find the Advanced Settings section.
4. Within the Advanced section, go to the Privacy and Security section.
5. Click to open the Site Settings tab.
   
6. Scroll down to the bottom and click to expand – Additional content settings.
7. Select to open the Sound settings tab.
   It will open the Sound settings page.
8. Disable the toggle button for Allow sites to play sound option.
   

It will stop the sound for all the websites on the Opera browser.

Alternatively, you can also add websites to the Mute section if you specifically want to block sound access for them. It doesn’t get affected by the toggle button above. Just click on the Add button and enter the URL to mute sound permissions.

By following the above steps, you can get rid of any annoying videos that start playing automatically without your permission in the Opera browser.

Allow Sound Access on Opera

Several websites will not function at all if you block the sound access on Opera. For instance, YouTube and Instagram are full of videos and reels that especially need sound access.

Here are the steps to allow sound access on the Opera Browser:

1. Launch the Opera Browser on the computer.
2. Click on the Settings from the sidebar.
3. Scroll down to the bottom to find the Advanced Settings section.
   
4. Within the Advanced section, go to the Privacy and Security section.
5. Click to open the Site Settings tab.
   
6. Scroll down to the bottom and click to expand – Additional content settings.
7. Select to open the Sound settings tab.
   It will open the Sound settings page.
8. Enable the toggle button for Allow sites to play sound option.
   

It will allow the Opera browser to play sound and audio on all the websites.

Similar to the mute section, as mentioned previously, you can add websites in the Allow section to enable sound access for them specifically. Just click on the Add button and enter the URL to allow sound permissions.

Both of the above methods will help you enable sound on the websites you browse on the Opera Browser. While some websites may be annoying, some may need sound to give you the full experience.

Bottom Line: Sound Access Opera

The Opera Browser has been updating its system and features for a long time now. That’s the reason most of the users are impressed with its speed and privacy settings. It is giving tough competition to giants like Google Chrome now. If it continues on its path, it will prove to be the best of the best.

Opera provides an exciting feature to allow or block sound access for websites according to your convenience. Now, you don’t have to listen to unnecessary video ads that play without reason and disturb your browsing.

You can add all the annoying websites under the Mute section of the Sound Settings to block sound access for them. Likewise, websites like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram can be under the Allow sound access section.

After my father learned how to block sound access on news websites, he could scroll through them in peace without disturbing anyone in the house. He was pleased with the feature and faced no problems later.

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Which websites have you put under the Mute section to stop the sound permissions in Opera?