[Solved]Address/Search bar doesn't work, won't let me enter, grays out text, etc

[hailwoden]

hailwoden last edited by

If i open a new tab and i write something inside the bar, i am unable to hit the enter button...even the with the automatic search filling, it doesn't allow me to do that. If i open another tab instead, it accept it. But if i open an additional one, the writing become gray and the cursor move before the duckduckgo symbol. This issue started just from few days.

Version:72.0.3815.207

[hailwoden]

hailwoden @Swollward last edited by

@Swollward same here
Version:72.0.3815.207

[CaerRythyr]

CaerRythyr @Guest last edited by

@amalgamat2 It's probably because they're one Windows 7.

[CaerRythyr]

CaerRythyr last edited by

Also having this issue for a few days now. Started on .186 and continues into .207.

[A Former User]

A Former User @deathcat last edited by

@deathcat totally agree. I think I'll wait till the end of this week and then follow your example.

[indigo123987]

indigo123987 last edited by

Same issue here since a couple of days.
Opera 73.0.3856.31

[paulparis]

paulparis last edited by

Hi,
since last update, the address bar research doesn't work anymore, I just don't get any response from it, whatever I put in it. Duck and go is my default research engine and it worked perfectly fine before last engine...
Does anyone know about this issue?
Thanks

[magrega]

magrega @paulparis last edited by

@paulparis the same thing with google search
the input jsut greys out after pressing enter

[Mishakedr]

Mishakedr @paulparis last edited by

@paulparis I have the same situation. I have to open a new tab, then it works from the second third time. LOL

[Pyll0]

Pyll0 last edited by Pyll0

with these replies, it appears to be a bug on the latest auto-update version of Opera for Windows 72.0.3815.207

PS there is a post that provides URL to download all older version of Opera. I intended to fall back, but it looks like auto-update forces me back to the latest.

If anyone knows how to stay on a particular version of Opera, appreciate if you share how

https://forums.opera.com/topic/25324/how-do-you-download-an-old-version-of-opera/2

[ferrarif2015]

ferrarif2015 last edited by

Opera, how many posts here do you need to fix this terrible bug?!!!???
What are you doing all this time?

It is basic browser functionality - how do you do testing?

[jjayy]

jjayy last edited by

so this is how Opera looses market share... with a bug that rends address bar unusable and 5 days from the first report with no fix or official information.
p.s.
I've changed my default browser to MS Edge because I cannot function like this

[A Former User]

A Former User @CaerRythyr last edited by

@CaerRythyr confirming the version numbers, same here

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera last edited by

We are currently investigating this issue and looking for a fix. We will release update as soon as we resolve the problem.

[Pyll0]

Pyll0 @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga Thanks for listening to us. Keep up the hard work!

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by

Opera should have a customizable update section (like in FireFox) where the auto-update feature can be turned off. I'd also suggest having a 'rollback' button which will allow to install previous build. This will exclude headache when searching previous versions and manually disabling the auto-updates.

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by

update is ready https://get.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/72.0.3815.211/

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 72.0.3815.211 includes fix for another internal issue, but not yet resolves address bar problem.

[Pyll0]

Pyll0 @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga said in Address/Search bar doesn't work, won't let me enter, grays out text, etc:

@andrew84 72.0.3815.211 includes fix for another internal issue, but not yet resolves address bar problem.

Thanks for managing our expectation

[andrew84]

andrew84 last edited by

.178 .186 .200 .207 .211

5 updates since 28 Oct and soon will be the 6th. What's happening there.