i just updated to version 68.0.3618.46 and now the floating search box (alt+space) does not work anymore?

That was THE feature that i deem superior to all other browsers and now it seems gone?

If that should be the case i'm gonna stay on 67.0.3575.137 forever.

@burnout426 what a shame, honestly. I thought that feature to be one of the best.
I used it only to bring up the instant search, never used it for the "search the tabs" part of it.

The convenience of having instant search in a floating omnibox in the same tab was tremendous. Less clicking / less movement, not having to open another tab/window/side panel, that was the whole genius point of it. It was perfect.

I guess i won't update opera anymore in order to be able to continue using the instant Search feature.

@avl could it be still enabled in flags? I would so love to continue using instant search!
That's my main feature that makes Opera superior to all other browsers.

Having to open a new tab/sidepanel/window to search something is such a downgrade.
Exactly for that: NOT having to click more and switch between tabs and such made the instant search so excellent and a must have feature imho.
Now i have to resort to open a new tab every time i want to look something up. That's so backwards. It was great when i could do that without leaving my active tab.

I'm not gonna update anymore so i can continue using instant search.

EDIT: if anybody should make a floating search bar extension, or knows about one: please tag me. I'd love to have that.

@spotteron
install this opera add-on so you can download chrome extensions, then simply install the ecosia chrome extension

Additionally, you can add ecosia manually to search engines in opera://settings/searchEngines.

Or you use this opera add-on
which allows you to set a custom new page. Simply put ecosia there and whenever you open a new tab, it will open with ecosia.

@burnout426 do you know why the removed it? I thought that was a stand-out feature! Nother browser had that. I loved it, it was so convenient. Bring up search in the same tab/window without having to open anything else.

@donq it looked like this and allowed you to search (use search engine) while being in the same tab

@diegosdf i'm staying on v67 and won't be updating anymore.
Instant search is THE feature that makes Opera superior to all other browsers. It's convenient and outstanding in so many ways.

Still no chance to bring back instant search or at least let us have it in flags so it's up to us wether we enable it or not? I assume not as it seems.

In August i decided to not use Opera anymore due to not providing the excellent instant search anymore.

I resorted to use the ueli app, a neat and terrific keystroke launcher, and settled for brave browser as my main browser.

I wish Opera would bring instant search back. It made Opera truly superiour to other browsers.

low RAM consumption, floating instant search box feature, chrome extension compatibility.

Don' know, i tried many browsers, but Opera has overall the best feel for me personally ^_^

Just missing the in-build tab tiling / tab stacking feature like Vivaldi has. But i can survive without it lol

@burtz yeah it is not the best looking extension, agreed lol

i see now nods as far as i know, there is no extension that would provide what you're asking for.
Maybe on github, haven't looked there yet.

@alexmercer97 No it does not only search apps and files. You can set a web search too (or in fact many other searches, any you want: imdb, youtube, wiki etc).
I use it for websearch all the time, it is so so convenient.

@alexmercer97 i resorted to use ueli app and brave browser.
And i am very pleased with both. Ueli is truly great, have grown highly fond of it.
Can only recommend.

Still no chance to bring back instant search or at least let us have it in flags so it's up to us wether we enable it or not? I assume not as it seems.

In August i decided to not use Opera anymore due to not providing the excellent instant search anymore.

I resorted to use the ueli app, a neat and terrific keystroke launcher, and settled for brave browser as my main browser.

I wish Opera would bring instant search back. It made Opera truly superiour to other browsers.

@KarlM versuch das hier mal.
Das ist ein Chrome add-on, kannst Du ohne Probleme installieren, benötigst lediglich dieses Opera add-on, welches das installieren von Chrome add-ons erlaubt .

@rafaelluik Not really. It's similar but opens all search results in a new tab. That's not what i want.
I've been using Vivaldi for years and i certainly do Love several of its features, but if you have ever used instant search then you know how convenient it is that it stays in the same window, shows you search results within the same window. That's the whole selling point for me personally.

@hhsss just like pilgi3 says in his post

@tonys2002 don't think instagram was integrated in sidebar then, but you can use Web Panel addon, idk if there's a specific sidebar for instagram add-on for Opera, just check the Opera add-ons for that.

@asDGreat can certainly use apps like ueli for systemwide keystroke launcher like vivaldi offers with quick command search.

Nonetheless, Operas instant search is the superior one because it stays within the same window when accessing websearch. That's the key element that makes it superior.

Don't get me wrong, Vivaldi is a terrific browser with a lot of customization and that's truly great. But its missing this exact feature what Opera has/had and no other: instant search.

I am staying inifinitely on v67 and blocking auto-updates so i can continue using this feature.

@leocg true. But that's at my own risk. Plus, the version i am on is stable and had no issues whatsoever. So'll be staying on this infinitely to be able to continue using instant search.

@ab-garcez why too risky? Care to elaborate?

i'm on v67 and blocked auto updates, having no issues at all.

I'm using Vivaldi for years as back-up, and as much as i like how customizable it is, instant search is the one feature missing. Same for Brave. I tried using ueli app, but it's not the same like instant search. Initially Very great to use, but it opens new tab instead of staying in pop-up omnibox.