Vivaldi 6.9 on iOS: Desktop-style tabs improvements and finer control of the address field

Vivaldi 6.9 on iOS is here. This update introduces new tab management options and finer control over the address bar, allowing you to tailor your browser to your needs.

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Vivaldi on iOS showing a desktop-style tab bar with three open tabs.

Oslo, Norway – September 5, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce Vivaldi 6.9 on iOS! This update brings exciting improvements like to desktop-style tabs, allowing you to easily close background tabs from the tab bar, and finer control over the address field. Vivaldi 6.9 is all about giving you the flexibility to browse the way you want, making your mobile experience even better!

Close background tabs from the Tab Bar

Amongst the Vivaldi community, desktop-style tabs is one of the favorite mobile features. With our new update, you can display the X button on background tabs, when you use desktop-style tabs. If your tabs are piling up, this makes it easier to close the tabs you don’t need, as you can close them directly from the Tab Bar.

Two phones next to each other, the first showing just the bottom part and the second one showing just the top of the phone. The first one is showing the new setting to show the X button for Background Tabs, and the second one has an open tab and two background tabs with an X.
Use the X button on background tabs, to close the tabs you don’t need.

Finer control of the Address Field

We recently introduced Search Engine Nicknames in the Address Field. With search engine nicknames enabled, you can quickly switch between search engines, by adding the nickname you’ve chosen before your search term in the Address Field.

For example, if you have given Wikipedia the nickname “W”, type “W Antonio Vivaldi” into the Address Field to search for the famous composer on Wikipedia.

Vivaldi is always about listening to our users. If you are someone who never wants to use alternative search engines and perhaps found the search engine switching actually got in your way, you can now simply disable it. Vivaldi is about empowering you and your workflow, rather than treating everyone the same.

For 6.9 we have made an additional update to the Address Field. You can now choose to display the full URL in the address field, allowing you a clearer view of what pages you’re visiting.

Two iPhones next to each other, one showing the setting to show full address enabled, and the second one showing an active tab where the whole URL is visible.
Display the full URL in the address field for a clearer view of what pages you’re visiting.

Don’t miss Vivaldi 6.9 for desktop

While you’re enjoying the new features on iOS, make sure to check out Vivaldi 6.9 on desktop as well. The desktop update brings enhanced tab management with the ability to rename tabs, drag-and-drop file management directly from the Download Panel, and a new structured view of synced tabs across desktop devices.

Check out Vivaldi 6.9 on desktop.

About Vivaldi Technologies

Vivaldi Technologies is an employee-owned company that creates products and services for discerning web users. In everything it does, it believes in putting its users first.

Vivaldi is a powerful, personal, and private browser that adapts to you, not the other way around.

With its flexible, and fully customizable interface, the browser strives to offer the best Internet experience on any device and currently covers platforms such as Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, iOS, Android, and Android Automotive.

Vivaldi has two ground rules: privacy is a default, and everything’s an option. In practice, this means building software that protects users’ privacy but also does not track how they use it. It believes private and secure software should be the rule, not the exception.

Vivaldi is headquartered in Oslo, with offices in Reykjavik, Boston, and Palo Alto.

For more information, please contact:

Haakon Rølmann
[email protected]

For Japan-related queries, please contact:

Kaori Kotobuki
[email protected]


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