Feature "Rendering layers as group" missing in QGIS 3.36

[cxcandid]

What is the bug or the crash?

QGIS 3.24 introduced the feature Rendering layers as groups (https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/visualchangelog324/index.html#feature-rendering-layers-as-groups) which I cannot find in QGIS 3.36.

Was this feature deliberately removed without any indication, or do I miss something?

Steps to reproduce the issue

see https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/432427/creating-polygon-mask-in-qgis

Versions

QGIS 3.36.2 Windows

Supported QGIS version

• I'm running a supported QGIS version according to the roadmap.

New profile

• I tried with a new QGIS profile

Additional context

No response

[nyalldawson]

It's still there. What can't you see?

[agiudiceandrea]

@cxcandid, it seems to me the "Rendering layers as group" is available for layers group using QGIS 3.36.2 on Windows:

May you please provide a sample project and layers and exact steps to replicate the issue?

[cxcandid]

It looks like the issue depends on the layer styling panel. If the layer styling panel is visible from the start, Render Layers as a Group is visible as well.
But if the layer styling panel is disabled from start, I get the message Not supported or no layer when opening the layer styling panel for the group.

If I select my World Map layer and select group1 again, the Render Layer as a Group dialog is visible as expected.

[cxcandid]

It's even not possible to activate the Layer Styling dialog from the layer group context menu.
There is no Properties... entry.