Android Tips

Tip #349

September 18, 2023

You know you have a lot of open tabs in Vivaldi on Android, when instead of a number on the Tab Switcher button you see :D. To keep the number of open tabs manageable, you can set Vivaldi to prompt you to close tabs that you haven’t visited in a while.

To set a time after which you’ll get prompted to close old tabs:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Automatically Close Tabs.
2. Select when Vivaldi should close inactive tabs.

Tip #347

September 14, 2023

“Copy link to highlight” (see Tip #169) is a great feature for sharing a specific part of a web page quickly. Instead of sharing a link and instructing the recipient to scroll past 5 paragraphs of text and 3 images, they’ll be taken to the exact spot you want to highlight (as long as they also use a browser that supports this feature). While on desktop only the link is shared, on Android the highlighted text is also included in the message.

To share text from Vivaldi on Android:

1. Highlight some text on a web page.
2. Select “Share” from the menu that appears.
3. Select the app you want to share the text and link with or tap on Copy.
4. Follow the app’s sharing steps or paste the text and link to a place of your choice.

Tip #341

September 6, 2023

Web pages often come with a lot of content on them and focusing on the article you’re there to read can be a bit difficult with all the distractions. Enabling Reader View aka Simplified View on Android removes all but the main article, allowing you to focus on what’s important.

To enable Reader View on Android:

1. First, go to Settings > Web Pages > Accessibility.
2. Enable “Simplified view for web pages”.
3. Then find a web page with an article you’d like to read. When Reader View can be enabled, a prompt will appear on top of the page.
4. Tap on “View” to enable Reader View.

Tip #336

August 30, 2023

Let’s say you block all ads and trackers by default but want to make an exception for a specific website that you trust or, maybe, the site behaves strangely, so you want to check whether disabling the content blocker will solve the issue. In that case, while the website you want to change the blocking level for is open in the active tab:

1. Tap on the  Content Blocker button on the left side of the Address Bar.
2. Choose between:
   • No Blocking,
   • Block Trackers, or
   • Block Trackers and Ads.

You can view and manage all websites you’ve set a separate blocking level for in Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Exceptions.

Tip #331

August 23, 2023

Whenever you start downloading a file in Vivaldi on Android that you’ve already downloaded in the past, you’ll be asked whether you want to download the file again or cancel. You’ll probably just want to open the file in that case, right?

Instead of tapping on Cancel and going to the Downloads Panel or roaming around your phone’s file folders to locate the file in question, just tap on the file title (written in blue) on the dialog. It’ll open the file for you.

Tip #330

August 22, 2023

On help.vivaldi.com we have a large selection of articles teaching you about the countless features of the Vivaldi browser and services. With the help of our amazing volunteer translators, in addition to English, we’re able to offer Help pages in a few different languages.

When viewing an article, look below the title and table of contents to see in which languages the article is available in. Click on the language to switch to the translated version.

Where we have translated more than half of the articles, you can also select the language from the menu in the top right corner of the page and view the whole site in it.

In case we haven’t translated Vivaldi Help into a language you’d like to read the articles in, you can use the browser’s built-in translation tool or a translation Extension of your choice.

Tip #322

August 10, 2023

In Tip #119, we shared how to change the Zoom level of text in Vivaldi on Android. Today we have an even cooler option to show you.

Did you know that you can add an option to the Vivaldi menu that allows you to change the zoom level only on the open site? And it will stay the same for that website even if you navigate to other sites and then back again, or open the link in a different tab. If the developers of the website have done a good job, the text should also reflow nicely.

To enable and use zoom per site:

1. Go to Settings > Web Pages > Accessibility.
2. Enable “Show zoom option in main menu”.
3. Exit Settings.
4. To use zoom, open the browser’s main menu.
5. Select “Default zoom”.
6. Tap on + and – on the side or drag the slider to change the zoom level.

Tip #318

July 12, 2023

As you were browsing, did a tab accidentally end up in a Tab Stack where it doesn’t belong? There’s an easy fix for that.

To remove a tab from a Tab Stack:

1. In the Tab Switcher, open the Tab Stack.
2. Long press on the tab you want to remove from the group.
3. Drag it toward the bottom of the screen.
4. Release your finger, when the tab is hovering over “Remove from group”.

Tip #306

June 26, 2023

You can gain a few pixels for displaying more web content and/or hide distracting notification icons from view, by hiding Android’s Status Bar. It’s especially useful when you tend to browse more with Vivaldi in landscape mode.

To hide your mobile devices Status Bar while using the app:

1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Status Bar Visibility.
2. Select, whether to show or hide the Status Bar, or to show it in portrait mode, but hide it in landscape mode.

Tip #299

June 15, 2023

Sometimes grabbing a screenshot is the best way to save or share web content. Especially, if you want to share more than just images.

You could use your mobile device’s capture feature, but that will also show the status bar and the browser interface, requiring you to spend more time on cropping the output. In addition, you’ll only be able to capture the visible area of the page. Vivaldi’s Capture tool offers a better solution.

To capture a screenshot in Vivaldi on Android:

1. Open the main Vivaldi menu and select “Capture page”.
2. Select whether you want to capture the whole page or just the visible area.

The screenshot will be saved to your image gallery, from where you can open it for viewing, further edits, and sharing.

Tip #297

June 13, 2023

You might be wondering what a feature in Vivaldi on Android is about, 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 on Android, use one of the following methods:

• Open the main Vivaldi menu, scroll to the end, and select Help & Feedback.
• In Settings, tap on the❓ question marks in the top right corner of the settings pages.
• Type “help.vivaldi.com/android” in the Address Field.

Check out Tip #2 to see how to best get to Vivaldi Help on desktop and Tip #567 for iOS.

Tip #295

June 9, 2023

If you’ve been enjoying using the Vivaldi Browser on your Android devices, let others know about it by leaving a positive rating and a review on the Play Store. It helps us a lot. 😊

To leave a rating:

1. Open Vivaldi’s profile on the Play Store.
2. Scroll to the “Rate this app” section.
3. Tap on the rightmost ⭐ for a positive rating.
4. If you wish, write a review.
5. Click Post.

So, as the song goes 🎶 “If you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it… give Vivaldi 5 stars!” 🎶 😄