iOS Tips

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.

Tip #772

November 25, 2025

In Vivaldi on iOS, you don’t need to play a guessing game of what will actually open when you go to the link. Simply preview the link to get a sneak peek of the content before committing to opening it.

To preview a link:

1. On the web page you’re on, find a link that you want to check out.
2. Long-press on it to see a preview of the page.

In case you don’t see previews or, conversely, want to hide them:

1. Go to Settings > Content settings.
2. Toggle on/off “Show link previews”.

Tip #766

November 4, 2025

A lot of what we do on the web involves searching for information. Whether doing a generic search or looking things up on a frequently visited website, using the right search engine can help you get to the right search results in no time. In Vivaldi on iOS, you can add your own search engines, give them nicknames, and even make the one you love your default.

To add a custom search engine in Vivaldi on iOS:

1. Go to Settings > Search Engine > Add Custom Search Engine.
2. Enter the name of the new search engine.
3. Type in a short and unique nickname.
4. Insert the search URL, and if you wish to receive suggestions from the search engine as you type, also the Suggest URL.
5. Optionally, expand the More Options section to enter POST parameters and, in case the search engine offers reverse image search, also the Image Search URL.
6. Tap Done.

To get the Search URL, either:

• Look for it in the search engine’s documentation.
• Do a test search on the search engine’s website, copy the URL and replace the search keyword with %s.

Tip #759

October 9, 2025

Reader View in Vivaldi on iOS removes all distracting elements from the web page, allowing you to focus on reading the article in peace.

To switch to Reader View:

1. Open a web page with suitable content.
2. Tap the “Reader View” button on the Address Bar.

To exit Reader View, tap the same button.

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”.