Android Tips

Tip #252

April 10, 2023

Writing down your thoughts or turning snippets of text from web pages into Notes is a great way to save important knowledge for later. Since Notes can be on any topic, grouping related notes into folders helps to keep things organized and easy to find.

To organize notes into folders in Vivaldi on Android:

1. Open the Notes Panel.
2. Long-press on the first note you want to include in the new folder.
3. Tap on other notes you want to add as well.
4. Tap on the Move button.
5. Select New Folder.
6. Give the new folder a name.
7. Tap on Save.

Take a look at the video to see how to create a new Notes folder on the tablet version of Vivaldi on Android.

Tip #247

March 31, 2023

We shared how to search with a snippet of text on a web page on the desktop version of Vivaldi in Tip #8. This time we’re sharing how to do the same on Android.

To search with selected text:

1. Long press on a word you want to select.
   Drag the little bubbles at the bottom corners of the word to select more than one word.
2. On the menu that appears, tap on the 3 dot menu to see additional options.
3. Select Web search.

Results will be shown from your default search engine.

Tip #239

March 21, 2023

Swiping left and right is not only for dating apps. In Vivaldi on Android you can use it to close tabs in the Tab Switcher.

Before you start swiping, check that the feature is enabled in Settings > Tabs > Swipe To Close Tab. Then, to close tabs:

1. Open the Tab Switcher.
2. Press on the tab you want to close and swipe either left or right.

Tip #233

March 13, 2023

There are a few ways you can open a new tab in Vivaldi on Android. Perhaps a less discoverable yet very handy way to open a new tab is the following:

1. Long press on the Tab Switcher button on the bottom toolbar.
2. Select whether you want to open a new tab, a new private tab or create a new tab stack with the current tab. You can also close the active tab from there.

Tip #230

March 8, 2023

It’s currently not possible to add a new search engine to Vivaldi on Android directly in the app. That doesn’t mean that Custom Search Engines can’t be added to Vivaldi on your mobile devices. Just follow the steps below.

To add custom search engines in Vivaldi on Android:

1. Add the Search Engines in a desktop version of Vivaldi.
2. Log in to your Vivaldi account on desktop in Settings > Sync.
3. Sync either all data or at least the settings.
4. Log in to your Vivaldi account in the Android app in Settings > Sync.
5. Sync the same data types you synced on desktop.

Then you can check Settings > General > Search Engines to see your custom search engines listed among the others.

Tip #224

February 28, 2023

There are a couple of ways you can reload a web page in Vivaldi on Android. If you’re already near the top of the page swiping is probably the easiest.

To reload a web page with a swipe gesture:

1. Scroll to the top of the page.
2. Swipe down on your screen as if you’d want to scroll even further up.
3. When you see a reload icon appear, release your finger to reload the page.

If you’ve been scrolling on a long page for a while, then using swipe to reload is probably not so convenient. In that case, open the Vivaldi menu and tap on the reload button there.

Tip #222

February 24, 2023

Vivaldi news and tutorials, chats with partners, live streams with the team, trendy Shorts. All this and more can be found on Vivaldi’s YouTube channel.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/@VivaldiBrowser for hours of entertainment.

Tip #221

February 23, 2023

Want to put on some music while browsing or don’t want to pause a video to respond to a message in a different app? Normally audio and video playback will stop when you switch tabs or apps, but there’s a setting in Vivaldi on Android that, when enabled, will keep the audio in the tab playing, even when it’s no longer the active tab.

To enable media playback in the background:

1. Go to Settings > General.
2. Enable Allow background audio playback.

Tip #218

February 20, 2023

In addition to the default Search Engine, you can also search with all other available ones in Vivaldi on Android. One option to switch search engines for a single search is to type the Search Engine Nickname in front of the search term, but you can also enable a toolbar that displays them all while you search and just tap on the one you want to use.

To see all available search engines while you search:

1. Go to Settings > General.
2. Enable Show Search Engine Suggestion.

To switch engines while searching:

1. Enter the search term in the Address/Search Field.
2. Tap on the Search Engine you want to see results from.

Swipe left and right on the list to see all search engines.

Tip #214

February 14, 2023

When you have manual sorting enabled in Vivaldi on Android you can long-press on a Speed Dial and drag it to a different location on the Start Page. If you want to organize Speed Dials faster, opt for one of the available sorting options.

To sort Speed Dial bookmarks:

1. Open the Start Page with your Speed Dials.
2. In the top right corner, tap on the sort button.
3. Select the criteria according to which you want to sort.
   • Manual
   • By Title
   • By Address
   • By Nickname
   • By Description
   • By Date

Tip #203

January 30, 2023

To see a chronological list of all the files you’ve downloaded with Vivaldi on Android, open the Vivaldi menu and select Downloads. Alternatively, open Panels and navigate to the Downloads Panel from there.

In the Downloads Panel you can:

• Open downloaded files.
• Search for past downloads.
• Share them further.
• Rename documents.
• Delete downloaded files.

Tip #199

January 24, 2023

We showed you how to close all other tabs and leave only the active tab open on the desktop version of Vivaldi in Tip #32. Now we’re showing you how to do the same in Vivaldi on Android.

From the Tab Bar:

1. Open the tab you want to keep open.
2. Long press on the active tab on the Tab Bar.
3. Select Close Other Tabs from the menu.

In case you have disabled the Tab Bar, you can also close other tabs from the Tab Switcher:

1. Open the tab you want to keep open.
2. Open the Tab Switcher.
3. Tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner.
4. Select Close Other Tabs from the menu.