Browser interface on Android

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Like the desktop browser, Vivaldi on Android has a unique User Interface.

Tab Bar

On the Tab Bar, you can see all your open Tabs, just like on desktop. If you have a lot of Tabs open, swipe left or right on the Tab Bar to see the rest of the tabs.

To enable/disable the Tab Bar:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
2. Toggle on/off Show Tab Bar.

To move the Tab Bar to the bottom of the screen together with the Address Bar:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance;
2. Toggle on/off Address Bar At Bottom.

To fit more tabs on the Tab Bar by only showing the open websites’ favicons:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
2. Toggle on Show Tab As Favicon.

By default, the close tab button on the Tab Bar has been hidden for background tabs. To show the close buttons for all tabs:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
2. Toggle on Show X Button For Background Tabs.

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Address Bar

• Content blocker – change the tracker and ad blocking level for the website.
• Site info – check your connection security and access Site Settings;
• Address and Search field – type in the link you want to visit or a search term you want to look up;
• Vivaldi menu – access options such as Bookmark Page, Capture Page, Settings, and much more by tapping on the Vivaldi logo.

To move the Address Bar to the bottom of the screen:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance;
2. Toggle on/off Address Bar At Bottom.

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Bottom toolbar

•   Panels – access your Bookmarks, History, Notes and Downloads;
•   History back – move back in history of visited pages;
•   Start Page – access your favourite bookmarks – Speed Dials;
•   History forward – move forward in history of visited pages;
•   Tab switcher – view all open, private, synced and recently closed  tabs.

The icons on the bottom toolbar will change when you view the Panels or the Tab Switcher to give you additional options.

In case you’ve moved the Address Bar to the bottom of the screen, the bottom toolbar buttons will be merged with the Address Bar. Due to limited space, some of the buttons will be moved to the Vivaldi menu. Though, you can enable the Start Page button from Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance > Show Start Page Icon in Address Bar.

In landscape mode and on larger screens, such as on tablets, all the icons from the bottom toolbar are moved to the top toolbar.

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Always show controls

When you scroll down on a page the toolbars will be hidden automatically to free up screen real estate. When you scroll up, the toolbars will be displayed again.

If you wish to keep the toolbars always visible:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance;
2. Toggle on Always Show Controls.

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Theme

With the latest Android versions you can pick between a light and dark theme or defer to your system default.

To change the theme, open the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance > Themes and make your selection.

Dark mode for webpages

If, in addition to the app’s user interface, you also wish to view websites in dark mode, enable Dark mode for Web Pages from Theme settings.

In case some sites don’t look good in the forced dark mode, you can toggle it off for that particular website from Vivaldi menu > Dark theme.