Category: Android

Tip #603

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Start fresh by deleting History and other browsing data in Vivaldi on Android.

It can be convenient to find a page you recently visited or autofill forms with your information, but it’s also good to get rid of unnecessary data every now and then. In Vivaldi on Android you can choose what to delete and for what time period.

To delete your browsing data:

  1. Open the History Panel and tap on the broom icon in the bottom right corner.
    Alternatively, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Delete browsing data.
  2. Select the time range you want to delete data for.
  3. Select the data types you want to delete.
  4. Tap on “Delete data”.
Delete browsing data menu open in Vivaldi on Android.

Tip #598

— Posted inAndroid, iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Add multiple web pages to Bookmarks on mobile in one go.

When you’ve come across some useful websites during one of your browsing sprees, as long as you have all the web pages open in separate tabs, you can bookmark them all at once.

To bookmark multiple web pages on Android:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Open the  menu at the top of the screen and tap on “Select tabs”.
  3. Tap on the tabs you want to bookmark.
  4. Tap on the  menu again.
  5. Select “Bookmark tabs”.

The bookmarks will be saved as a sub folder with the saved date in the title.

To bookmark multiple pages on iOS:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Tap on “Edit” in the bottom left corner and tap on “Select tabs”.
  3. Tap on the tabs you want to bookmark.
  4. Tap on “Add to…” in the bottom right corner.
  5. Select “Add to bookmarks”.
  6. Select the destination folder for the new bookmarks.
  7. Tap “Done” in the top right corner.

Find out how to do it on desktop from Tip #242.

Multiple tabs being bookmarked on mobile versions of Vivaldi. Vivaldi on Android is on the left and Vivaldi on iOS on the right.

Tip #588

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Undo tab closing in Vivaldi on Android with just one tap.

Being able to reopen a tab you just closed is a valuable tool to have in your pocket. In Vivaldi on Android, you can enable a message that appears, when you close a tab, that allows you to quickly restore the tab.

To be able to reopen the tab you just closed:

  1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs.
  2. Enable “Show Undo Message on Tab Close”.

Then, whenever you close a tab, you have about 10 seconds to tap “Undo” and restore the tab.

To reopen a closed tab after the message has disappeared or to open one you closed earlier, go to the Closed Tabs view in the Tab Switcher.

Vivaldi on Android. An arrow is pointing towards the bottom of the screen, where there is a message offering to undo the recent tab closing.

Tip #586

— Posted inAndroid, iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Access your most visited web pages on mobile from the Top Sites group on the Start Page.

In addition to Speed Dials, you can have an automatically generated group of your most visited web pages on the Start Page.

To enable Top Sites:

Option 1

  1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
  2. At the bottom of the page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page, open “Customize Start Page” settings.
  3. Toggle on “Display Top Sites”.

Option 2

  1. Go to  Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Start Page.
  2. Toggle on “Display Top Sites”.
Vivaldi on Android showing Top Sites on the Start Page.

Tip #583

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Edit Tab Stacks directly from the Tabs bar in Vivaldi on Android.

To reorder tabs in the stack, rename the stack, and more, you’re probably opening the Tab Switcher, looking for the stack, and opening the stack view in the Tab Switcher. But there’s a shortcut to get to the Tab Stack view directly from the Tab Bar.

To open the Tab Stack for edits:

  1. Long press on the Tab Stack on the Tab Bar.
  2. Select “Edit Tab Stack”.

Tab Stack's context menu open in Vivaldi on Android. An arrow is pointing at the "Edit Tab Stack" menu option.

Tip #573

— Posted inAndroid, Desktop, iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

To sync or not to sync? You decide what browsing data is synchronized across all your devices.

Bookmarks, Tabs, Passwords, Notes, History, etc. – you can easily access all of it and more in Vivaldi on all your devices when you use the Sync feature. But, whether you sync all data or just some of it, is up to you.

To sync selected data:

  1. Go to Settings > Sync.
  2. Log in to your account and enter the encryption password.
  3. Go to “Sync Selected Data”
  4. Toggle on and off the data types you want to Sync.
  5. Click “Apply Changes”.
  6. Do the same on all devices.

Tip #572

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Generate a QR code in Vivaldi on Android that others can scan with their phone.

When sharing the URL itself is not convenient or possible, you can create a QR code for the web page you currently have open in Vivaldi on Android.

To create a QR code:

  1. Open the web page you want to generate the QR code for.
  2. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Share.
  3. From the row of options (screenshot, print, etc.) swipe left and select QR Code.

When the code has been created, you can either download the QR code as an image or show your device’s screen to someone, who can scan the QR code with their device.

A QR code linking to vivaldi.com shown on a mobile phone.

Tip #570

— Posted inAndroid, iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Add links from other apps on your mobile directly to Vivaldi’s Reading List.

Did you come across an interesting article you’d like to save for later, but it’s not open in Vivaldi? There’s an easy way you can add it to Vivaldi’s Reading List without needing to open the link in Vivaldi first.

To add a link to the Reading List:

  1. Locate the share feature in the app.
  2. Find Vivaldi from the suggested apps list and tap on it.
  3. Select “Add to Reading List”

In some cases, the suggestion list includes two separate Vivaldi entries, one for opening the link in the browser and the other for adding to the Reading List.

Vivaldi on Android with a dialog that has two options - open in Vivaldi and add to Reading List.

Tip #563

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Hide the Tab Bar to make more space for web content.

The desktop-like Tab Bar in mobile versions of Vivaldi makes switching tabs very convenient, but what if you need a bit more space to view websites? Luckily there are a few other ways you can switch tabs.

First, to hide the Tab Bar:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs.
  2. Toggle off “Show Tab Bar”.

To switch tabs:

  • Open the Tab Switcher from the bottom right corner and select the tab you want to open next.
  • Swipe left and right on the Address Bar or bottom toolbar to open adjacent tabs.
Tabs settings in Vivaldi on Android. Arrow pointing at "Show Tab Bar" setting.

Tip #548

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Review which websites you’ve given permission to send you notifications in Vivaldi on Android.

Are you randomly getting notifications from Vivaldi that look unrelated to the browser? It’s likely that a website you visited in Vivaldi on Android has asked permission to send you notifications and you’ve (un)intentionally agreed.

To update notification permissions:

  1. Head over to Settings > Web Pages > Site Settings > Permissions > Notifications.
  2. Tap on a website domain on the list to update your preference.
Notification permission settings in Vivaldi on Android.

Tip #540

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Discover the different ways you can copy links in Vivaldi on Android.

Vivaldi on Android offers a few ways to copy the URL of the web page you’re currently on to your phone’s clipboard. Give them a try and find the one you like best.

To copy the link of the active tab:

  • Tap on the Address bar, then tap on the “Copy” button in the Address Bar drop-down menu.
  • Long-press on the highlighted URL in the Address Field and select “Copy” from the menu.
  • Open the Vivaldi menu > Share and tap the “Copy” button in the Share menu.
  • If you’ve set “Share this page” as the toolbar shortcut, tap on it and then on the “Copy” button in the Share menu.

To copy a link you’ve found on a web page, long press on it and select “Copy link address” from the context menu.

Vivaldi on Android with the Address Field drop-down menu displayed and an arrow pointing to the copy button.

Tip #532

— Posted inAndroid, iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Divide your Speed Dials into groups in Vivaldi on Android and iOS.

Just like on desktop (See Tip #101) the same way on mobile, you can have multiple pages of your favorite bookmarks, Speed Dials, on the Start Page.

To create a new Speed Dial page, aka group:

  1. Swipe left on the Start Page until you see a screen like the one on the image below and tap on the “Add New Group” button.
    Alternatively, tap on the 3 dots in the top right corner of the Start Page and select “New Group” from the menu.
  2. Give the group a name.
  3. Tap “Done”.
  4. Start adding/moving bookmarks to it.

To add an existing bookmark folder to the Start Page:

  1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
  2. Long-press on the folder you want to add to the Start Page and select “Edit”.
  3. Toggle on “Use as Group”.
  4. Tap “Done”.
Vivaldi on Android with "Add New Group" prompt displayed on the Start Page.

Tip #524

— Posted inAndroid, iOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Give your Bookmarks on mobile nicknames to open them faster.

In Vivaldi on Android and Vivaldi on iOS, instead of scrolling through folders in the Bookmarks Panel, opening a new tab to get to the Speed Dial, or trying to remember the bookmarked page’s link, you can give your Bookmarks memorable nicknames and type them in the Address Bar to quickly open the web page.

To give a bookmark a nickname:

  1. Open the Side Panel.
  2. Switch to Bookmarks Panel, if it’s not already open.
  3. Open the folder containing the bookmark you want to give a nickname.
  4. Long press the bookmark.
  5. Choose edit (pen icon).
  6. Add a nickname and save.

Bookmark Nicknames are synced, so you only need to do it once to use the same nickname on all platforms.

To learn how to add Bookmark Nicknames on desktop, check out Tip #28.

An arrow pointing at the Bookmark Nickname in Vivaldi on Android's Address Bar drop-down menu.

Tip #505

— Posted inAndroid, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Discover the two ways you can reopen recently closed tabs in Vivaldi on Android.

Vivaldi keeps the most recent tabs, you either unintentionally closed or have changed your mind about closing, available in a list, from where you can easily reopen them.

To open a recently closed tab in the active tab:

  1. Open the Vivaldi menu and select “Recent tabs”.
  2. Tap on the link you want to reopen.

To open a recently closed tab in a new tab:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Navigate to the  Closed Tabs tab.
  3. Tap on the link you want to reopen.
Recently closed tabs menu in Vivaldi on Android.