Podcast Sidephone: Placing Real Life First. Host: Bruce Lawson TCO, Vivaldi Technologies. Guest: Chris Ristovski Co-Founder, Sidephone. Guest: Sebastian Snell Co-Founder, Sidephone

Sebastian Snell, Chris Ristovski (Sidephone) – For A Better Web

May 15, 2026

In this podcast series, Bruce interviews people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. This time, the victims are co-founders of Sidephone, a new device that puts real life first.

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Minor update (10) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

May 15, 2026

This update includes backported security fixes from Chromium 148.

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Vivaldi 8.0 RC 1 – Vivaldi Desktop Browser snapshot 4033.11/14

May 15, 2026

Today’s snapshot is the first release candidate for 8.0 for desktop and notebooks.

Minor update(7) for Vivaldi Android Browser 7.9

May 15, 2026

This update includes a Chromium bump with security fixes.

Vivaldi's Profile Manager.

Tip #815

May 14, 2026

View and edit User Profiles from the Profile Manager.

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Assorted fixes – Vivaldi Android Browser snapshot 4038.12

May 13, 2026

Today’s Snapshot comes with yet another round of bug fixes and improvements.

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Crash fixes, Chromium, Themes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4033.9

May 13, 2026

In this snapshot we have a minor Chromium bump, a couple of crash fixes, and more work on themes and layouts.

Further authentication fix – Vivaldi iOS Browser snapshot 4037.4

May 13, 2026

We resolve the authentication issue reported by Dutch and Danish users, along with a few other fixes.

Tab Switcher in Vivaldi on Android. Tab Stack's context menu, which includes both the Close and Delete options, is open in the foreground.

Tip #814

May 12, 2026

Make the right choice between closing and deleting Tab Stacks on mobile.

Minor update(2) for Vivaldi iOS Browser 7.9

May 12, 2026

This update includes a fix for the authentication issue reported by many users and a minor update to Chromium.

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Tabs and Themes — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4033.7

May 12, 2026

In this snapshot we have a range of tab and themes fixes.

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Minor update (9) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9

May 8, 2026

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) with security fixes from Chromium 148.