Set Opera as Assistant not available now?

[A Former User]

A Former User @lucasbs last edited by

@lucasbs I asked this question here ↓ because I don’t know where else to write.
https://www.opera.com/en/contact/support-form
Waiting for an answer.
Where else can I ask this question?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@lexusxp There is no other place.

[A Former User]

A Former User @lucasbs last edited by

@lucasbs
"We will pass on your suggestion to our developers team."
So wait&see

@lucasbs , please, can you explain, how do you use (install) previous versions?

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @Guest last edited by

@lexusxp You may download older versions of Opera over the internet. There are infinite sites.

Versions above 57.2 don't have the Assist function. But maybe it's my phone.

Make sure you backup the browser data (bookmarks, history, open tabs), either through opera's account, or by Titantium Backup (root)

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @lucasbs last edited by

Any update on this ?

Did opera at least acknowledge the existence of this bug !?

[A Former User]

A Former User @lucasbs last edited by

@lucasbs Nothing yet. When the Opera update comes out, if something changes, I will try not to forget to write here

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@lexusxp hm... So, while we are waiting for the results, I’ll probably use this kind of crutch
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhomc.search (found this solution on Reddit)
It's much better then nothing and makes 99% of what needed:
Home button long tap -> search bar with focus on keyboard -> search results in Opera

Thank you all, nice forum, but question is not closed, of course.
2057 year. Resurrected robotic dinosaurs attacked the last Tesla's colony on Mars, but I still can't press home button to use Opera.

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @lucasbs last edited by leocg

For crist sake ! Opera 59.0.2926.53920 is out and this major problem still there !

[bzzrakktazzz]

bzzrakktazzz last edited by

Bump, any news on this?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

No. I use "SearchBar Ex" for this option. Try to use it with Opera. It's OK imho

[bzzrakktazzz]

bzzrakktazzz @Guest last edited by

@lexusxp said in Set Opera as Assistant not available now?:

No. I use "SearchBar Ex" for this option. Try to use it with Opera. It's OK imho

That app seems cool but I like this one here a lot better:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=amirz.assistmapper

Seems to solve my issue although I'd prefer if opera put the function back...

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @lucasbs last edited by

Anything ?

Have they fixed this !?

Not gonna update to 60 only to have the trouble of downgrading later

[A Former User]

A Former User @lucasbs last edited by

@lucasbs 60.1.3004.55238 not fixed. Still using "SearchBar Ex"

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @lucasbs last edited by

Anything !?

Not gonna update before someone tell me this was fixed

How many months has it been ?

I'm receiving endless popups about updating opera. Wish I could shove these popups on a private area of the developer that removed the feature.

Third party is out of question

[johnholmess1122]

johnholmess1122 @aen4aen last edited by

Aww.. I was about to say same.
@aen4aen said in Set Opera as Assistant not available now?:

@lexusxp same here.

Opera was available to replace google assistant as a web page launcher

https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7394306?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=fr

[yaseen23]

yaseen23 last edited by

That assistant was actuallly very help ful, waiting for update to get stable the function

[Whostetler]

Whostetler @johnholmess1122 last edited by

@johnholmess1122 said in Set Opera as Assistant not available now?:

Aww.. I was about to say same.
@aen4aen said in Set Opera as Assistant not available now?:

@lexusxp same here.

Opera was available to replace google assistant as a web page launcher

https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7394306?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=fr

In my Opera installation directory, there is nothing named 'opera assistant' and neither in the profile folder. Maybe you are talking about Opera's auto updater?

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @Guest last edited by

I may have found a workaround.

• Download an older Opera version (one that had the assist function)
• Enable the assist on Android
• Then update Opera.

Android will keep the assist function, even though Opera made the stupid choice to remove it.

[John1122]

John1122 last edited by

That assistant was actuallly very help ful, waiting for update to get stable the function

[lucasbs]

lucasbs @John1122 last edited by lucasbs

I'm also waiting for this. Will keep flooding this forum until the bastards bring back what they took.

Meanwhile, I posted a workaround above to have it back. In a way.