Android Tips

Tip #814

May 12, 2026

Tab Stacks in Vivaldi on Android and iOS can be both closed and deleted. Though it sounds like they should do the same thing, there is an important differences between them.

Closing a stack will remove the group of tabs from the Tab Bar and the open tabs view in the Tab Switcher, but it will keep the stack available in the Tab Stacks view in the Tab Switcher. That way you can declutter your actively used tabs view, but easily access the stack again whenever you need it.

Deleting a stack, expectedly, will actually delete the stack and close all tabs in it. But if you deleted the stack when you meant to close it, you can still recover the tabs for a while from the Closed Tabs view in the Tab Switcher or from History.

Tip #812

April 30, 2026

Tiling web pages for a side by side view is a quintessential feature on the desktop version of Vivaldi. But it’s not limited to desktop. Though a little different, you can achieve the same thing also on your Android tablet. Here’s how!

To open a link in a new tiled window:

1. Long-press on a link on a web page and start dragging it.
2. Drag the link to the left or right edge of the screen.
3. When you see a gray box with the text “Drop here to open”, lift you finger.

Tip #803

March 26, 2026

When you open a new tab in Vivaldi on Android or iOS, you likely see the Start Page with your favorite Speed Dials. To give the Start Page some character, set a unique background for it. You can go for an image from the defaults, use your own image, or get a new automatically updated photo every day from Unsplash.

To enable Daily Images on mobile, either:

• Go to Settings > Start Page > Wallpaper and enable “Use Daily Image”.
• Tap on “Customize” at the bottom of the Start Page and enable “Use Daily Image”.

Tip #795

February 26, 2026

You can save your passwords in Vivaldi on Android for quick autofill assistance during login, but you can also use third-party password managers, such as Bitwarden, Proton Pass, and others. On Android, depending on which option you prefer you need to select the correct setting.

To use a third-party password manager:

1. Go to Settings > Autofill services.
2. Enable “Autofill using another service”
3. Restart the browser.

From the Autofill services settings page, you can also find a shortcut to Android settings where you can choose your preferred autofill app.

Tip #790

February 5, 2026

Tabs can accumulate fast on mobile devices. To make sure you can always access your frequently used tabs quickly, pin them in place.

To pin a tab on the Tab Bar:

1. Long-press on the tab on the Tab Bar.
2. Select “Pin Tab”.

To pin a Tab in the Tab Switcher:

1. Open the Tab Switcher.
2. Long-press on the tab’s thumbnail.
3. Select “Pin Tab”.

Tip #784

January 20, 2026

Dividing your bookmarks in Vivaldi into logically structured folders makes accessing them faster and managing them easier. There are a few ways you can create new bookmark folders in Vivaldi on Android. Find the one that works best for you.

To create a new bookmark folder on the Start Page:

1. Long-press on the “Add” button on the Start Page.
2. Select “Folder”.
3. Give the new folder a name and select a parent folder (Location).
4. Tap “Done”.

To create a new Speed Dial Group (bookmark folder on the Start Page):

1. Swipe past the last group on the Start Page.
2. Tap on “Add New Group”.
3. Give the new folder a name.

To create a new folder by editing a bookmark:

1. Find a bookmark you’d like to add to the new folder in the Bookmarks Panel or Start Page.
2. Long-press on the bookmark and select “Edit” (pencil icon in the Bookmarks Panel).
3. Tap on the current folder.
4. Tap on “New Bookmark Folder”.
5. Give the new folder a name and select a parent folder (Location).
6. Tap on “Done” in the top right corner 3 times.

To create a new folder when adding a new bookmark.

1. Go to the page you want to bookmark.
2. Add it as a new bookmark from the main menu.
3. Tap on the banner that appears at the bottom of the page.
4. Tap on the current folder.
5. Tap on “New Bookmark Folder”.
6. Give the new folder a name and select a parent folder (Location).
7. Tap on “Done” in the top right corner 3 times.

Tip #774

December 2, 2025

Piggybacking on the previous tip about opening a group of synced tabs on desktop, let’s look into how you can open all synced tabs in Vivaldi on Android and iOS.

To open synced tabs:

1. Make sure you’re logged in to Sync with the same Vivaldi account on all devices, and that tab syncing is enabled.
2. Go to the Tab Switcher > Synced Tabs.
3. Long-press on the device you want to open synced tabs from.
4. Select “Open all” from the context menu.

To open just one specific tab, simply tap on the tab entry on the list.

Tip #771

November 20, 2025

The easiest way to import bookmarks from your Vivaldi browser on another device is to use the Sync feature. But what if you want to import bookmarks from another browser? If you can export bookmarks to an HTML file from that other browser, then it’s super easy to import them to Vivaldi on Android. Here’s how!

To import bookmarks:

1. Go to the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the panel.
3. Select “Import Bookmarks”.
4. In the files menu, locate and tap on the file you want to import.

You’ll find your imported bookmarks in a folder named “Imported”. If you’ve imported multiple files, the folder name will also include a number.

Tip #762

October 21, 2025

When looking up pages you’ve visited in the past in Vivaldi on Android’s History Panel, tapping on an entry will open the page in the active tab. This is fine when you have the Start Page open in the active tab, but you may be taken away from an important page as well. To avoid the latter, you should open the link in a new tab instead.

To open a link from History in a new tab:

1. Open the History Panel.
2. Long-press on the entry you want to open.
3. Tap on the 3-dot menu icon in the top right corner.
4. Select “Open in new tab” or “Open in private tab” from the menu.

Tip #757

October 2, 2025

The web is full of fascinating content worth sharing. In Vivaldi on Android, there are a couple of ways you can do it. You can select “Share” from the main menu, focus on the Address Bar and select “Share” from the drop-down menu, or you can add a shortcut to the Address Bar for easy sharing. On tablets, there’s an additional option.

To share the page open in the active tab from an Android tablet:

1. Long-press on an empty area on the page.
2. Select “Share”.
3. Copy the link or select an app to share it with.

If you long-press on an image or a link on the page, you can share those too.

Tip #752

September 16, 2025

It makes browsing with Vivaldi easier when each instance you sync has a clear name. For example, you’ll find tabs open on other devices faster, and sending a single tab to another device is quicker too. When you start syncing, you can give the synced Vivaldi instance a name during login, but you can also rename the device when Sync is already active.

To rename the device on desktop:

1. Go to Settings > Sync.
2. Click the pencil icon next to the current device name.
3. Type in the new name and press “Enter”.

To rename the device on Android or iOS:

1. Go to Settings > Sync.
2. Tap “Edit” next to the current device name.
3. Type in the new name.
4. Tap “Confirm”.

Tip #742

July 22, 2025

Opening the Vivaldi browser on Android or iOS and tapping on a Speed Dial is already a quick way to go to a bookmarked page, but what if you have a lot of Speed Dials or you haven’t added the bookmark to your Start Page? Then browsing through the bookmarks to find the right one can take longer.

When you give your bookmarks nicknames, on the other hand, you can open them quickly by typing the nickname in the search field. And why not do that directly from the Search Widget without opening the browser first?

To add the Search Widget on mobile check out the instrcutions for Android here and for iOS here.

To give a bookmark a nickname:

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Find the bookmark you want to give a nickname to.
3. Long-press on it and select “Edit” (pencil icon on Android).
4. Give the bookmark a short nickname.
5. Tap “Done”.

To open a bookmarked website from the widget.

1. Tap on the Search Widget on the home screen.
2. Type the nickname.
3. Tap “Go”.