Google+ and Google Toolbar issues resolved

January 16, 2012 · by Anna Rohleder

Good news for everyone who Googles!

In the past, Google services didn't always work quite as they should have done in Opera, mostly due to that old bugbear of browser compatibility.

But Google has now performed the tweaks, fixes and possibly even rain dances necessary to make Google+ and the Google Toolbar work better in Opera. To see it for yourself, check out Opera's page in Google+. And while you're there, why not add us to your circles?

Readers' comments 34

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MuneerMonday, January 16, 2012 9:58:37 AM
finally !
Zdenko TimulakMonday, January 16, 2012 10:05:34 AM
thank you Opera... i am following you on g+ as well now.
Espen André ØverdahlMonday, January 16, 2012 10:07:32 AM
Originally posted by zdenotim:

thank you Opera... i am following you on g+ as well now.
Awesome. Thanks for following and supporting us.
praetor87Monday, January 16, 2012 10:25:03 AM
Strange... It was a bit slow sometimes, but i hasn't any problem with g+.
Swapnil RustagiMonday, January 16, 2012 10:25:09 AM
"And while you're there, why not add us to your circles?"

Certainly would have - if I was 13 years+; one day logging into Gmail asked me for my birth date just like it asks for mobile numbers many times, and I entered it and Google banned the account saying I am not 13.
Diego Schild SmithsMonday, January 16, 2012 10:51:36 AM
The Google has performed the bug fixes to your services work better in Opera?
BOB (by Odin's beard)!
DanielMonday, January 16, 2012 11:55:58 AM
They just removed some browser-sniffing-scripts, these features were working before when you had installed certain extensions.
NimeshMonday, January 16, 2012 2:03:22 PM
Originally posted by mha2999:

finally !

finally. I hope its not like new year resolution which only lasts few days
Enoch 'Robot Boy' Appiah JuniorMonday, January 16, 2012 2:13:56 PM
you are now in my Family circle..
Mağruf ÇolakoğluMonday, January 16, 2012 3:06:10 PM
That's great , thanks.
Phillip Robert O'ConnerMonday, January 16, 2012 3:45:55 PM
I Don't Ever Know They Have A Google+ Account.
Charles SchlossMonday, January 16, 2012 3:54:28 PM
Yep the notifications button showed a few days ago to Opera users
JimMonday, January 16, 2012 4:22:08 PM
Now Opera just needs to actualy use their Google+ account and respond to the many many people commenting on their posts!
JoelMonday, January 16, 2012 6:55:39 PM
I'll be waiting this for too long
d4rkn1ghtMonday, January 16, 2012 7:12:06 PM
Agung DkidMonday, January 16, 2012 7:15:50 PM
Cenon ManansalaMonday, January 16, 2012 11:48:43 PM
Nice, this is good news.
Barraco Mármol JerónimoTuesday, January 17, 2012 2:35:52 AM
yeah, suspicious bugbear ¬_¬#···
good news anyway
banera1Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:07:56 PM
OK
JulianWednesday, January 18, 2012 12:16:33 AM
Added to my circles
MyOpera team, please fix this!Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:46:06 PM
I still see the normal black bar across the top on google.com and Google+ pages. Looks different from Chrome to me.

Am i missing something?
StanleyWednesday, January 18, 2012 10:22:15 PM
nice, but there is same problem with G+ button on various sites, I cannot insert comments when sharing
susanaidanieThursday, January 19, 2012 5:30:34 AM
Hehehe
Michael A. Puls IIThursday, January 19, 2012 12:07:36 PM
Now they need to fix it so the black bar moves down the page when you scroll so you can click it to get back to the top. It works if masking as Firefox. But, then you get that damn browser warning.
susanaidanieThursday, January 19, 2012 1:09:56 PM
You mind ? I don't understand's:)
Viktor ShaldybinThursday, January 19, 2012 1:44:56 PM
susanaidanieThursday, January 19, 2012 2:51:13 PM
JimThursday, January 19, 2012 4:08:23 PM
Originally posted by fearphage:

I still see the normal black bar across the top on google.com and Google+ pages. Looks different from Chrome to me.

Am i missing something?
They are still preventing Opera from having the new search bar. And you can't add a comment to a post from a third party page, which no one seems able to fix.
Originally posted by burnout426:

Now they need to fix it so the black bar moves down the page when you scroll so you can click it to get back to the top. It works if masking as Firefox. But, then you get that damn browser warning.
They need to update the version of Firefox they pretend to be. This code used to work for fixing the bar position:
```
#gbz,#gbg,#gbx3,#gbx4,#gbwc{position:fixed !important}
```
Just put that in a user CSS file and set Opera to use it on Google+
Michael A. Puls IIThursday, January 19, 2012 4:31:18 PM
Originally posted by toyotabedzrock:

This code used to work for fixing the bar position:
Yep, works. Thanks.
TweakerzFriday, January 20, 2012 3:41:57 AM
Nice, now fix Gmail as well!
susanaidanieFriday, January 20, 2012 4:55:54 AM
Vasilis IlioglouFriday, January 20, 2012 11:20:47 AM
finally
Rudi LianyFriday, January 27, 2012 6:02:48 PM
just wanna say
javi lamas gomezThursday, February 9, 2012 7:19:05 AM
As for me I'm sorry to tell you that I have issues on Google plus using Opera. When I try to see my circles' news, on the left panel, if I want to switch from, let's say, friends to family, I have to click three times on family! but using firefox or comodo dragon, I just have to click once, so that I can see my family's news. Maybe there's more issues, but that's something that I have just noticed.
Maybe I'm too picky, but these things, that make me use a different browser to work comfortably, discourage me from keep using Opera. Issues with windows live, issues with Google, too many issues for my taste.
It's sad because I really like the browsers concept, but... I don't want to keep opening other browsers to do every little different thing.