iOS Tips

Tip #839

September 1, 2026

When you group tabs in Vivaldi on iOS you can see the Tab Stacks in a separate section in the Tab Switcher. With this organized view, you can easily switch between the stacks without needing to find them in the mix of tabs and stacks in the main tabs view of the Tab Switcher. It’s perfect for users who manage multiple tasks or projects at once.

In the Tab Stacks pane, you can:

• View Tab Stacks and the tabs in them.
• Add, reorder, remove and close tabs.
• Rename Tab Stacks.
• Edit the stacks’ colors.
• Unstack Tab Stacks.
• Close and delete Tab Stacks.

Tip #836

July 30, 2026

When you enable Daily Images as Start Page background images in Vivaldi, you’ll be treated with a new wallpaper every day. If there’s a picture that catches your eye and you want to see more works from the same author, check the image credits.

To view more images from the same author:

• On desktop, look in the bottom right corner of the Start Page and click on the author’s name.
• On Android and iOS, open the Customize menu (from the button at the bottom of the Start Page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page). Tap on the author’s name below the setting.

Tip #828

July 2, 2026

Reader View in Vivaldi on Android and iOS is a feature that allows you to remove all distractions and focus solely on the article at hand. To make reading easier on the eyes, we recommend reviewing the settings. For example, you can switch to a dark theme and increase the text size.

To adjust Reader View settings:

1. Enable Reader View.
2. Tap the Settings button in the bottom right corner.
3. Change the color scheme, font and text size. On iOS, you can also adjust screen brightness.
4. Tap outside the dialog to close the settings.

Tip #827

June 30, 2026

While the desktop-like Tab Bar is convenient for viewing and switching between your open tabs, for some, being able to see more of what’s going on the web page is more important. That’s why Vivaldi on iOS has a setting for removing the Tab Bar from view.

To hide the Tab Bar:

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

To switch tabs when the Tab Bar is hidden, either:

• Open the Tab Switcher from the bottom right corner of the browser window (squircle with a number in it).
• Swipe left/right on the Address Bar or bottom toolbar to switch to the next/previous tab.

Tip #819

May 28, 2026

While the Keyboard Accessory View toolbar can be super useful for auto-filling passwords, credit card info and addresses, if you don’t rely on that feature, the toolbar just gets in the way. That’s why, in Vivaldi on iOS, you can hide it.

To hide Keyboard Accessory View:

1. Go to Settings > Appearance & Theme.
2. Toggle off “Show Keyboard Accessory View”.

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 #809

April 21, 2026

Instead of installing numerous large apps from the App Store, you can create a lightweight home screen shortcut from any website with Vivaldi on iOS.

To create a web app:

1. Open the website in Vivaldi.
2. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Share Page.
3. From the menu select “Add to Home Screen”.
4. Review and, if needed, update the web app’s name.
5. Keep “Open as Web App” enabled.
6. Tap “Add”.

An icon using the website’s favicon will be added to the Home Screen. When you tap it, it opens the site in its own window, just like a regular app. If you disable “Open as Web App” while creating the shortcut, the website will open in a new tab in the main Vivaldi window.

Tip #805

April 2, 2026

With the Accordion-style Tab Stacks, all stacked tabs are on the same level as regular unstacked tabs and the stack expands as needed to display tabs in it. Alternatively, with Two-Level Tab Stacks, your stacks sit in the top row of the Tab Bar, and the tabs inside that stack appear in the row below. The second row only appears when you’re inside a stack.

To choose your Tab Stack style:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Stacking Style.
2. Choose between Accordion and Two-Level Tab Stacks.

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 #792

February 12, 2026

Whenever you want to get a good overview of all your standard, private, synced, etc. tabs, the Tab Switcher is the place to go.

To enable Address Bar swipe gesture:

1. Go to Settings > Address Bar > Address Field Options.
2. Toggle on “Enable Address Bar Swipe Gesture”.

Once the setting is enabled, all you need to do is swipe from the Address Bar towards the page to open the Tab Switcher. In other words, swipe down when the Address Bar is at the top and swipe up when the Address Bar is at the bottom of the screen.

Tip #782

January 13, 2026

There’s a neat little feature on iPhones and iPads, which you can use when you’ve made your way down a page to scroll all the way back to the top. You simply need to tap on the status bar at the top edge of the screen to return to the top of the page.

In Vivaldi, this means that you can quickly return to the start when you’ve scrolled on a web page for a while, made it far down the list on the Start Page or in Panels, or dug deep on longer Settings pages.

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.