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

[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.

[DennyLKC]

DennyLKC last edited by

Same here on 72.0.3815.211

[Tohkai]

Tohkai last edited by

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