NO VPN icon next to my address bar :(

[jachui]

jachui @leocg last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 06:03

@leocg thanks for answering this.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 06:30

So, you're saying that if you goto the URL opera://settings/vpn in Opera, it just redirects to opera://settings instead of showing the VPN off/on switch?

[jachui]

jachui @burnout426 last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 06:32

@burnout426 yes it is.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 06:37

What locale do you use in Opera and on your OS and what country are you in (if you don't mind sharing)?

[jachui]

jachui @burnout426 last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 06:40

@burnout426 China.

[jachui]

jachui @leocg last edited by jachui 17 Jun 2019, 06:55 17 Jun 2019, 06:50

@leocg I think Opera should make a notice on pages to users that VPN may not be available in some countries or regions so that they wont be as confused as I am.

introduction of VPN on official pages

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 11:29

What happens if you download the Opera installer, click "options", set "install path" to a folder on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation", set the language to US English, uncheck "import data from default browser" and install? Does it show up then? (If it does, it still might not work in China, but you can try.)

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 11:49

Download this zip file, extract it and load launcher.exe to test if VPN shows up there. It's just a fresh, standalone installation of the latest stable Opera that I put on my US English Windows 10 Pro and zipped up. VPN shows up in it. You can see what it does on your system.

[jachui]

jachui @burnout426 last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 13:40

@burnout426 Thanks a lot! Will try it later.

[jachui]

jachui @burnout426 last edited by jachui 17 Jun 2019, 13:59 17 Jun 2019, 13:59

@burnout426 I really appreciated your help Unfortunately it still doesn't show up. I have also set my region settings in Windows to US or UK and rebooted my device, but it remains.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 14:05

It was worth a try at least.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 15:48

I double-checked with Opera. The VPN feature just isn't available in China.

[jachui]

jachui @burnout426 last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 15:52

@burnout426 Got it. So I thought Opera should make it clearer to us users, like placing some notes under their introduction.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @jachui last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 15:53

@jachui Yes, that sounds like a good idea.

[jachui]

jachui @burnout426 last edited by 17 Jun 2019, 15:56

@burnout426 Whatever, thanks for your help again. This is my first time chatting so long with foreigners on-line. You're just so warm-hearted.