[Solved]Google sending old version of its page to Opera

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 26 May 2017, 23:30

I'm still not able to reproduce.

Any anti-virus, anti-malware, privacy or related software being used?

[chewchewy1]

chewchewy1 last edited by 26 May 2017, 23:38

@leocg On my end, I only have Avast, and I'm using the built in adblock on Opera.
I out my laptop to sleep last night, and turned it on today, and it showed the old layout when I first used Google about two hours ago. I just updated to the recent version about two hours ago, and it was still an issue until I turned on VPN.
I did a test when the layout switched on Opera, and much like others, the new layout was there on Chrome, but Opera had been reverted to the old layout.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 27 May 2017, 00:21

From where you all are connecting? I managed to reproduce the issue by enabling the VPN and setting it to use the Canadian server, what means that Google may be sending the old page based on the user's ip address or location.

[aimzz]

aimzz last edited by 27 May 2017, 00:23

@bebner
My google search results started looking exactly like your screenie today, after Opera updated to ver. 45.0.2552.881. Actually opened Edge & did google search. The results were in the current format (as opposed to Opera update's retro style)

Don't have any suggestions, but devs are bound to fix it with so many people reporting prob.

[chewchewy1]

chewchewy1 last edited by 27 May 2017, 00:28

@leocg My IP location would be in the US. Is it just a location based thing or something?

[tstewart42]

tstewart42 last edited by 27 May 2017, 00:46

I'm having the same issue. I am using Avira anti-virus, the most recent dev version of Opera on Windows 10, and I am located in Canada.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 27 May 2017, 00:59

Is it just a location based thing or something?

I don't know, I just found it interesting that the problem only happens when I use a Canadian IP.

[aimzz]

aimzz last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:00

I first noticed it after Opera updated to ver. 45.0.2552.881. Is anyone experiencing it with an older version?

[chewchewy1]

chewchewy1 last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:00

@leocg So this issue does not duplicate when you use a US IP?

[aimzz]

aimzz last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:02

So this issue does not duplicate when you use a US IP?

I have the problem and am using a US IP

[withinrafael]

withinrafael last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:14

Having this issue on latest beta, US IP.

Version:	46.0.2597.6 (PGO) - Opera is up to date
Update stream:	beta
System:	Windows 10 64-bit (WoW64)
Browser identification

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) 
Chrome/59.0.3071.26 Safari/537.36 OPR/46.0.2597.6 (Edition beta)

[chewchewy1]

chewchewy1 last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:23

I can only think of two possibilities. That the last update, or two broke something, again, or it's something on Google's side.

[withinrafael]

withinrafael last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:27

This happened within the last few hours on my end, I did not take an Opera update. Definitely Google side. Also verified Opera Browser.js shim isn't affecting anything (?operabrowserjs=no)

[aimzz]

aimzz last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:38

I tried a google search using Edge (rolls eyes). The Google home page & search results were formatted the way they are supposed to be, so it doesn't look like a google thing.

EDIT:

Wait... just tried IE. It's the old-style google there-- same issue as Opera. WTF?

[alterthebridge]

alterthebridge last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:44

Hi,

@leocg I am based in Canada. I'm guessing now it could be a regional problem. I still have to try an older version but will do tomorrow sometime.

[chewchewy1]

chewchewy1 last edited by 27 May 2017, 01:52

It most certainly has to be a regional thing, as when I swapped my VPN to anything else beside US and Canada, with my other options being optimal location, Germany, Singapore, and Netherlands, I'm good. Switch to either Canada, US, or my local IP, and I'm using that other layout.

@aimzz I just tried it on my Edge and Chrome again. Those still work fine. I can't test Firefox since I don't have it, though.

[withinrafael]

withinrafael last edited by 27 May 2017, 03:57

This just resolved itself 854pm PST. US user. Opera beta.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 27 May 2017, 04:00

@leocg So this issue does not duplicate when you use a US IP?

Nope, so far it could see it happening by using the VPN set to Canada.

[james438]

james438 last edited by 27 May 2017, 04:41

When I used VPN it briefly corrected the issue, but only for maybe 30 minutes.

[james438]

james438 last edited by 27 May 2017, 04:53

spoke too soon. Issue just resolved itself.