Tip #591

Enable Pop-Out Video in Vivaldi on iOS to check other apps while watching a video.

Pop Out Video, aka Picture-in-Picture, is a popular feature on desktop, but did you know it’s also available on mobile? The main difference is that, on your mobile device, you can’t browse other tabs in Vivaldi while Pop Out Video is enabled, but you can use most other apps.

To enable pop-out video on iOS:

  1. While browsing with Vivaldi, find a video you want to watch.
  2. Press play and enable full-screen view of the video.
  3. Go to your phone’s home screen.

The video will continue playing in a small rectangle on your home screen. You can move the video by dragging it around and use the two-finger zoom gesture to change the size of the video. Tap on the rectangle to see video controls.

Tip #586

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 #576

Add Home Screen shortcuts for your favorite web pages in Vivaldi on iOS.

When Vivaldi is your default browser on iOS, you can create web page shortcuts for the Home Screen. That way you can access your most viewed websites even faster.

To create a Home Screen shortcut:

  1. Open the web page you want to add to the Home Screen.
  2. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Share.
  3. Select “Add to Home Screen”.
  4. If needed update the shortcut name.
  5. Tap on “Add”.
Vivaldi on iOS with the Share menu open. An arrow is pointing at the "Add to Home Screen" option in the menu.

Tip #570

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 #567

Turn to Vivaldi Help on your iPhone and iPad to learn about the browser.

You might be wondering about a feature in Vivaldi on your Apple device, trying to figure out how to configure the app to your liking, or, in the unfortunate event, trying to troubleshoot an issue. Vivaldi Help, with its growing selection of articles, is here to help.

To quickly open Vivaldi Help, use one of the following methods:

  • Open the main  Vivaldi menu, scroll to the end, and select Help.
  • Open the bookmarked link from the Bookmarks Panel.
  • Type “help.vivaldi.com/ios” in the Address Field.

Check out Tip #2 to see how to best get to Vivaldi Help on desktop and Tip #297 for Android.

Vivaldi Help website open on an iPhone.

Tip #563

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 #557

Always know where you are by enabling full address display in Vivaldi on iOS.

By default, the Address Field only displays the domain you’re on (e.g. vivaldi.com) and you have to tap on the Address Field to see the full URL (e.g. https://vivaldi.com/blog/ios).

To see the full URL at all times:

  1. Go to Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Settings > Address Bar.
  2. Toggle on Show Full Address.
Two phones. One showing Address Bar settings page, the other a web page with the full URL visible in the Address Field.

Tip #554

Save web pages for later by adding them to the Reading List in Vivaldi on iOS.

Vivaldi’s Reading List feature lets you save web pages with, for example, interesting articles in a list you can access from Vivaldi on all your devices with the help of Sync. Using the Reading List prevents endless tabs from accumulating on your Tab Bar and Bookmarks from being filled with entries you only need once.

To add the active tab to the Reading List.

  1. Open the  Vivaldi menu.
  2. Tap on “Add to Reading List”.

To add a link on a web page to the Reading List:

  1. Long press on the link to open the context menu.
  2. Select “Add to Reading List”.

You can open and manage pages in the Reading list from the  Vivaldi menu > Reading List.

Vivaldi on iOS with the app's main menu open. An arrow points to "Add to Reading List".

Tip #544

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

Vivaldi keeps a list of the tabs you recently closed. That way you can easily reopen tabs that you unintentionally closed or have changed your mind about closing.

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.
Vivaldi's menu on iOS. An arrow is pointing at the Recent Tabs menu option.

Tip #537

Zoom in on web pages in Vivaldi on iOS to make text easier to read.

Even if you have 20/20 vision, there’s no need to strain your eyes unnecessarily. So, go ahead and make that text on web pages bigger.

To zoom text in Vivaldi on iOS:

  1. Open the Vivaldi menu and select “Zoom text…”.
  2. Tap on the + and – buttons to adjust the zoom level.
  3. Tap on Done, when happy with the text size.
Two iPhones. One with a page of text in its default size, the other with text made bigger. Both have the zoom menu visible on top of the screen.

Tip #532

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 #526

Open links in Vivaldi on iOS without interrupting your current browsing session.

Notice something interesting while browsing or remember something you need to get on next, but want to finish checking out the current web page first? Opening links in new background tabs is just what you need.

To open links in the background:

  1. Long-press on a link on a website, a bookmark / Speed Dial, a Reading List item, or a History entry.
  2. From the context menu select “Open in New Background Tab”
Bookmark context menu highlighting the option to open it in a new background tab in Vivaldi on iOS.

Tip #524

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 #521

Close all inactive tabs in Vivaldi on iOS with one tap.

You know you have a lot of open tabs in Vivaldi on iOS, when instead of a number on the Tab Switcher button you see :D. To keep the number of open tabs manageable, clear the unused ones regularly.

To close all inactive tabs:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Find and open the Inactive Tabs folder above all your active tabs.
  3. Tap on “Close All Inactive” at the bottom of the page.

By default, a tab will be set to inactive if you haven’t used it in the last 21 days, but you can select the interval for when a tab should be moved to Inactive from Settings > Tabs > Inactive Tabs.

Inactive Tabs list in Vivaldi on iOS with an arrow pointing at the button to close all inactive tabs.