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

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    • DennyLKC
      DennyLKC last edited by

      Same here on 72.0.3815.211

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      • Tohkai
        Tohkai last edited by

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        In most occurences, the search bar shows strictly no URLs, no recommendations, no history, nothing. It expands only slightly as shown in the picture. Pressing enter does nothing. If I open a dozen of tabs, this will do it for like 8 of them - 2 working normally. This renders Opera completely unusable for me, and does the same on Beta.

        Beta worked fine until I logged into my opera account - then it did the same thing, hinting that my history probably causes problems in the search bar

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        • namero999
          namero999 @gmiazga last edited by

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

          Thanks for chiming in. It's important to hear from Opera on one of the most central features (search and navigation).

          Can confirm that the just released 72.0.3815.211 doesn't solve the issue yet. But it's good to know it's being addressed.

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          • Chuck95
            Chuck95 last edited by

            I'm having the same problem. I was previously on version 72.0.3815.186. I've just restored the browser at default settings and updated to 72.0.3815.211, but problem's still there.

            I'm using Windows 10 Pro 64Bit build 20H2.

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            • fbk-201
              fbk-201 last edited by

              I'm having the same issue here, Opera Beta Version:73.0.3856.31, using a Windows 10 PC.

              Super annoying bug.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                The new version is out but the problem still exists.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                  @perk-one As already said above

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                  • paulparis
                    paulparis @gmiazga last edited by

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

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

                    Hi, it seems I found a way to go around this just by clearing the cache!
                    It's working back since I did it.

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                    • paulparis
                      paulparis last edited by

                      I managed to make this work again just by clearing the cache! It's working fine since I did it this morning

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                      • paulparis
                        paulparis @Mishakedr last edited by

                        @Mishakedr I managed to make this work again just by clearing the cache! It's working fine since I did it this morning

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                        • Pyll0
                          Pyll0 @paulparis last edited by

                          @paulparis more details on the How-s?

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                          • freelanceartist
                            freelanceartist last edited by

                            Clearing cache doesn't fix a thing, issue still persists, update didn't fix it.

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              I found out that you can open a secound empty tab and then the first one works just fine.

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                                • klkokloll
                                  klkokloll last edited by

                                  Same over here. Opera version 72.0.3815.207

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                                  • pc-net
                                    pc-net last edited by

                                    "clear all browser data" has no affect on this issue

                                    Win10 x64
                                    Opera 72.0.3815.211

                                    my observation:
                                    shortly after starting opera browser or opening a new tab it seems to work correct, bookmark-suggestions respectively search-suggestions on typing into adress-bar are shown ... but then the issue returns randomly ...

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                                    • gmiazga
                                      gmiazga Opera last edited by

                                      A workaround has been pushed from server which should have addressed this issue. This will be later followed up by client hotfix.

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                                      • pc-net
                                        pc-net last edited by

                                        version 72.0.3815.211 seems to fix this issue 🙂

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                                        • leocg
                                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @pc-net last edited by leocg

                                          @pc-net It haven't but the workaround mentioned above seems to have fixed the issue.

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                                          • ..buszmen..
                                            ..buszmen.. @leocg last edited by

                                            @leocg Maybe not for all, but it did fix it for me as well

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