[BUG] Strange search suggestion blocks me searching

kukuro

@mib2berlin
That strange search suggestion cannot be removed, while others can.
Nothing happened when long press on that search suggestion.

mib2berlin

@kukuro
I am sorry, no idea where this come from.

Ramouz

Same issue here! I am very annoyed. I have to open Samsung Internet now to browse normally.
I reported this bug. What nonsense from Vivaldi. New bugs as usual every version or two. Typical from them. Been trying to use desktop Vivaldi since 2015 but due to the numerous constant issues, I revert back to other browsers. Now they're catching up on mobile too with these new issues. Seems like I'll have to switch, but don't want to as it's the best browser for now.

The issue:
Typing a word like "lebanon" or even "l" or "o" takes me to different webpages instead of searching. It's not autofilling a URL either, I am literally just typing those, or other letters/words, and it takes me to different webpages. If I type "l", it takes me to RBC bank page each time, for example.

I can't even search for some normal terms anymore on search engine. Even if I type "l" and then I click on Bing, it still takes me to RBC bank page. It works for some.

jane.n

Do you see still encounter the bug in the latest version - Vivaldi Stable 6.8.3388.127?

LordBlizzard

Yes, the bug is still present in 6.8.3388.127.

You type whatever and it takes you to a bookmark that have it somewhere in the title. It's like whatever bookmark is prioritized over search.

Could it have anything to do with recently introduced Bookmark Nickname Matching? Before you ask, I haven't nicknamed any bookmark and now disabled the matching. It didn't resolve the issue, but changes done to implement this matching might have casued the issue in the first place (guessing).

RadekPilich

Same here, some random bookmark being opened rather than search engine with search from address bar.

Ramouz

@jane-n Still happening here as well. I tested it. You can tell it's happening by just typing a few letters and the icon doesn't show the search engine icon but a website or "earth" icon.

jane.n

Did some more testing and you're right, the behavior is still a bit off. We'll fix it.

thekingmen

Depenting on your view, this might also be a security issue.

I have been affected by this for a few day. Today I had the same issue with a twist.

How to reproduce :
vivaldi for android 6.8.3388.135

https://smailpro.com
bookmark the page
close the tab, open a new tab
in the url, type exactly "gmail.com" then enter/arrow on your keyboard
you’re redirected to smailpro.com
type exactly "https://gmail.com"
you’re redirected to smailpro.com
type exactly "https://www.gmail.com"
you’re redirected to google.com

this can be used as a way to direct a user to a clone/mirror website to hack his account. Just save the bad bookmark, in any of it’s computer (it’s going to be synched to mobile).

so far, I only see the bug on mobile. a workaround I found is to search the term, by adding d or g, search engine keyword for duckduckgo or google.

It’s as if your bookmark is more important than what you’re typing. in any bookmark suggestion are shown, you’re going to go there.
this apply to a lot of thing, example, you saved a bookmark to a product in amazon, now you’re going to get there everytime you type amazon.com

@jane-n, do I also need to fill in a exploitable security issue here https://vivaldi.com/fr/bugreport/, or you can coordinate with your team to fix this fast ?
I went to the page to write the bug, but decided to consult the forum before.

scoswald

@jane-n Please do fix this ASAP. I am getting close to dropping Vivaldi even though I am a longtime user and love most of your features. Typing a search term and selecting enter should search that term not pick a random page. If I want to select a random page I would select it from the list of suggestions. Very annoying!

trionghost

Same here, super-annoying bug! Can't use browser! I even tryed to remove all bookmarks and it still jumps to REMOVED bookmarks! Mind blowing! My bookmarks are somewhere present after being removed and synchronization is disabled!

jane.n

@thekingmen
Technically it's not a security issue and would be difficult to exploit, but we agree that it is bad. We are doing our best to get it fixed as soon as possible.
Apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Bgsi727Csh

Since the last Update I have also strange behavior with searches and i think it belongs to this thread:

If i type anything in the adressbar wich is Part of a site i have visited before or one of my bookmarks. Its the default result instead of the search.

As you can see to really search for "mini server" I have to tap on the second entry. If I hit "öffnen" on my keyboard, vivaldi opens some old visited site wich is very annoying!

The globe on the left changes from the google "G" to a globe and then the results are as described. When the globe is shown I am unable to do a direct search - it ends in a bookmark or a visited site. Touching the globe doesnt have any affect.

Ramouz

@trionghost I think you can delete those in desktop Vivaldi under trash. Not sure about mobile but that's how I cleared the "removed" ones in my mobile Vivaldi. They stay in the trash forever in desktop Vivaldi.

Ramouz

Latest updates still haven't fixed this bug.

Emrsw01

Do you get same issue if you uninstall the app and then reinstall it?
Getting a similar issue but its ok if i reinstall the android app but problem then occurs when i log in and sync it to other devices. Issue also happens on my Android tablet but no problems using Windows. All devices are synchronised.
Apologise if this has already been suggested.

RammsteinAM

I guess my issues is also related to this.

Recently I've noticed that when trying to open a website by typing specific URLs, Vivaldi prioritizes a bookmark.
When I type viva.am, it should be recognized as a domain name but Vivaldi shows vivaldi.com/bk/amazon-us-bk as the best match and opens amazon instead.

Another example. If I want to search with the keyword "imp", Vivaldi opens one of my very old bookmarks:
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric#/styles/icons#implementation
because it contains "implementation", I guess.

I've even tried to type the search engine nickname "g" for Google or "b" for Bing before typing "imp" but the result was the same.

mib2berlin

@Emrsw01 @RammsteinAM
Hi, do you have Best Result and Direct Match enabled on desktop?
I am not if these settings are synced but I have them disabled and don't get these strange things.

mib2berlin

@Ramouz
Hi, answer to you from the other thread.
I have bookmarks and use Vivaldi on a daily basis, never got such an entry.
I have nicknames disabled on desktop and empty my trash bin always, too.

Cheers, mib

RammsteinAM

@mib2berlin said in [BUG] Strange search suggestion blocks me searching:

@Emrsw01 @RammsteinAM
Hi, do you have Best Result and Direct Match enabled on desktop?
I am not if these settings are synced but I have them disabled and don't get these strange things.

They were enabled. I tried disabling but it didn't help.

Besides changing those settings, I also changed my default search engine as a way to identify on mobile if the changes have been synced, so yes, I'm sure it was synced.

But tbh, it wouldn't make sense if sync would change any hidden setting on mobile which cannot be changed manually.