Opera Mobile 9.5: How to increase the maximum number of tabs

July 21, 2008 · by Haavard

The first Opera Mobile beta is finally out, and it's looking quite nice. One thing that might be a problem to some is that there is a limit to the number of tabs you can have open. This makes sense if your phone is a bit limited on resources, but some of you may have a phone that can handle more tabs.

To increase the number of allowed tabs, go to opera:config, and set "Maximum Allowed Tabs" to the number of your choice (you may have to restart Opera).

Note that this opera:config setting does not work in Opera for desktop.

Readers' comments 5

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LadyGFriday, August 15, 2008 9:34:07 PM
How can I decrease the number of tabs, I found a link online and typed it in and now I have like 25 or 30 tabs opening up any time I try to type in something, and what I am typing in never comes up.
I love Opera but I can't use it anymore, can anyone help me????
João EirasMonday, September 1, 2008 10:37:25 PM
Originally posted by LadyG:

I love Opera but I can't use it anymore, can anyone help me????

Could you post a url ?
Ralf DemuthWednesday, October 22, 2008 7:54:30 PM
I can't find this in the Beta for UIQ. Is this 9.5 on win mobile only?
HaavardFriday, October 24, 2008 10:23:27 AM
Yes, I believe it's WM only. Apparently most UIQ phones wouldn't be able to handle more tabs anyway.
Ralf DemuthFriday, October 24, 2008 11:48:14 AM
OK, thank you for that information