Vivaldi 7.6 on Mobile: Smarter reading, better tabs, and a little polish where it counts

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If you like your browser fast, flexible, and a bit Norwegian in spirit, this update is for you.

What’s new in Vivaldi 7.6 for iOS

Reader View, for when the content needs focus

The web can be a noisy place. Reader View turns the volume down so you can, well, read. One tap gives you a clean page with typography that actually respects your eyes. Pick a look that suits the moment, then settle in with your coffee.

You control the experience. Choose a theme that fits the light around you, nudge brightness to tame glare, select a font that feels natural, and bump the size until the words sit comfortably. Vivaldi remembers your choices, so the next article opens exactly the way you like it. Late-night news, long reports, recipe binges, research rabbit holes are  all easier to finish without pop-ups and chrome stealing your attention.

How to use it: open an article and tap the Reader icon in the Address Bar. Adjust theme, brightness, font, and size in the panel. Done. Your browser, your rules.

What you can tweak:
• Themes: light, dark, sepia, or high-contrast black
• Brightness: a simple slider for comfort at any hour
• Typography: Sans Serif, Serif, or Monospace
• Text size: quick minus and plus controls

Add your own search engines

We like choice. You should be able to search where you want, not only where someone else wants you to. In Vivaldi 7.6 you can add custom search engines on iOS, give them friendly names, and make the one you love your default. Power users can even add short nicknames to keep things quick.

This is perfect for people who live in specialist sources: historians who search archives, developers who jump straight to documentation, music nerds who live in Bandcamp, or simply those who prefer niche engines. Add the engine once, then switch in a tap whenever your task changes.

How to add one: Settings → Search → Add Search Engine. Enter the name and the search URL, using %s where the search term usually goes. For Wikipedia, for example, you’d add:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s

A clearer Tab Stack pane in the Tab Switcher

Stacks are how you keep related pages together without drowning in thumbnails. In 7.6 the Tab Switcher gets a dedicated pane for Tab Stacks, which means a calmer overview and faster moves. Open the Switcher and you will see your Stacks presented as tidy cards. Tap a Stack to view everything inside at a glance, then jump straight to the tab you need.

How to create stacks fast:

• Long-press a link and choose Open in New Tab Stack
  
• In the Tab Switcher, group related tabs into a new stack
  

Peek before you open with link previews

We have all played the game of mystery meat links. Not anymore. Long-press any link to see a live preview of the page. You can judge if it is the right thing before you commit, which saves time and a fair bit of scrolling.

The preview sits above a compact action menu. Open in a new tab if it is a keeper, open in the background if you are on a roll, open in a new tab stack if it belongs with your current project, or open in private if it is something discreet. Fewer dead ends, more momentum.

What’s new in Vivaldi 7.6 for Android

Create bookmark folders instantly

Saving links is easy. Finding them later should be just as easy. In 7.6 you can create a new folder right from the save dialog, which means your bookmarks land in the right place on the first try. Fewer piles, more playlists.

How it works:

1. Tap the bookmark icon when you want to save a page
   
2. Tap New Bookmark Folder
   
3. Name the folder and choose where it lives
   
4. Save and carry on browsing

Stability and bug fixes that make every tap feel better

We also spent time under the hood so Vivaldi feels steadier and quicker across more devices. Small improvements add up to a smoother day.

Highlights include:

• Fixes for rare crashes when switching or closing multiple tabs in quick succession
  
• Smoother scrolling on very long pages and social media feeds
  
• More reliable Sync with large bookmark collections
  
• Reduced background battery use during extended reading sessions
  
• UI polish for dark mode and tablet layouts

This release is another thoughtful step toward a browser that serves you. On iOS you get calmer pages with Reader View, your own engines for search, stacks that act like tidy workspaces, and previews that cut the noise. On Android you can file bookmarks the moment they are born, on a build that feels steadier every tap.

As always, thank you for being part of the Vivaldi community. Together, we’re fighting for a better web, one release at a time.

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Changelog – Vivaldi Browser 7.6 on iOS

New

[New][Search Engine] Allow adding custom search engine (VIB-1047)

[New] Implement Reader View (VIB-192)

[New][Links] Show web page preview when long pressing a link (VIB-158)

[New][Tab Switcher] Tab stack pane

Address Field

[Address field] Unify placeholder texts with Android (VIB-1386)

[Address field][Focus] Address field does not get focused upon opening a new tab (VIB-1410)

[Address field][Icons] Icons have incorrect colour when tab bar is disabled (VIB-1407)

[Address field] Blue dot on Reader View/Translate button shows at odd times (VIB-1409)

Notes

[Notes] Checkbox lists display a bullet point (VIB-797)

[Notes] Page indicators in Markdown editor menu have the wrong highlight color with the dark theme (VIB-1160)

[Notes][Markdown] Images not working (VIB-1402)

Translate

[Translate] Allow disabling the translate pop-up (VIB-1175)

[Translate] Full web page translation fails on some languages (VIB-1336)

[Translate] Translation snackbar should pop up at the bottom (VIB-976)

Other

[Address bar][Icon] Replace all infobar icons on the address bar with our own icons (VIB-1189)

[Bookmark] Two search bars appearing on bookmark panel (VIB-1430)

[Blocker] Blocker list is sometimes empty (VIB-1256)

[iOS26] Address bar shows extra gap between keyboard for bottom position (VIB-1381)

[iPad] CMD+L doesn’t show omnibox on fullscreen mode (VIB-1259)

[iPad][Window] Tapping ‘New Window’ menu opens a blank page (VIB-1376)

[Private Tab] Private tab cannot be opened from V menu (VIB-1249)

[StartPage] Selected group is wrong in some cases (VIB-1360)

[Search Engine] Fix several bugs for the custom search engine (VIB-1047)

[String][Tabs] Update the string for the Recent Tabs page (VIB-1391)

[String][Settings] Update string for ‘Enable Search Engine Nicknames’ option (VIB-1353)

[String][Settings] Update strings for Translation settings (VIB-1350)

[String] Update strings for Translation settings (VIB-1350)

[Sync][Start Page] Sync causes Start Page glitch when there are no changes to bookmarks (VB-117013)

[Tab] New tab page setting does not work (VIB-1313)

[Toolbar] Add context menu for Search icon on bottom toolbar (VIB-149)

[Tracker Blocker] Add www subdomain blocking level exceptions (VIB-1265)

[UI] 2 gaps appear when going back page by swiping gesture (VIB-1351)

[Chromium] Update to 140.0.7339.232

Changelog – Vivaldi Browser 7. 6 on Android

New

[New] Add “New Bookmark Folder” button (VAB-11577)

Ad Blocker

[Adblocker] Pop-ups occur with Ad Blocker enabled (VAB-11223)

[AdBlocker] Sites detect the blocker even when it is disabled (VB-120416)

[Adblocker] Show name of the trackers we allow in exception list (VAB-10673)

Settings

[Settings] “Dark theme for sites” setting inconsistency (VAB-11385)

[Settings] Switching to a custom homepage hides “homepage” from Settings’ search results (VAB-11676)

[Settings][Privacy] “Don’t open links in external apps” not working

[Settings][Tabs] Floating tabs setting re-enables itself (VAB-11616)

Tabs

[Tabs] Images always open in a background tab (VAB-11345)

[Tabs] Loading tab text overlaps tabs (VAB-11545)

[Tabs] Need to drag tab past “Remove tab from group” button to remove it (VAB-11406)

[Tabs] New Tab Button in the Tab List needs some contrast (VAB-11539)

[Tabs] Selected tab not visible after starting the browser (VAB-11546)

[Tabs] Wrong navigation bar color in tab switcher (VAB-11562)

Other

[Address Bar] Reload button doesn’t change to X while the page is loading (VAB-11441)

[Dark mode] Easier Website Appearance settings (dark/light preference for website content) (VAB-8317)

[Downloads] PDF downloads no longer work (VAB-11481)

[Foldable][Settings] Menu setting is missing on foldable when app is installed in tablet mode (VAB-11693)

[Inactive tabs] Disable tab archiving from Chromium (VAB-11781)

[Menu] Button inconsistency in menu bar (VAB-11698)

[Notes] Alphabetic sorting of notes not working (VAB-11710)

[Panel][Bookmark] Searching with random texts makes a blank space appear (VAB-11617)

[Reader View] Hide Reader View banner in the in-app browser and add a Reader View toggle to the menu (VAB-11445)

[Reader View] Update reader view-related menu (VAB-11735)

[Search engines] When in incognito and the default search engine differs, the logo doesn’t fit. (VAB-11533)

[Speed Dials] Visual issues in Speed Dial subfolders (VAB-11542)

[Start Page] Create new group popup appears briefly on the Start Page (VAB-11102)

[Tablet] Reading List menu’s Close button doesn’t work (VAB-11527)

[UI] Changed V menu button hint text (VAB-11386)

Updated to Chromium 140.0.7339.232