Windows on Android

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You can browse with Vivaldi on Android in multiple windows just like on desktop.

Open a new window

Open a new window on a tablet

Multiple windows are supported better on devices with larger screens, such as tablets. To open a new window on a tablet or a phone with a width larger than 600dp:

1. Open the Vivaldi menu.
2. Select New Window.

To open a link on a web page in a new tiled window:

1. Long-press on a link on a web page and start dragging it.
2. Drag the link to the left or right edge of the screen.
3. When you see a gray box with the text “Drop here to open”, lift you finger.

Open a new window on a phone

Though not as convenient, you can open a new window on a smaller screen by following these steps:

Option 1

To open a link on a web page in a new window:

1. Long-press on the link on the page.
2. Select Open in new window.

Option 2

To open a new window with a tab open in the current window:

1. Long-press on the tab on the Tab Bar.
2. Select Move tab to new window from the context menu.

If you already have more than one window open, from the context menu, select Move tab to another window > New window.

Option 3

On some Android models, you can open a new window with a Start Page / Homepage tab:

1. Open Vivaldi.
2. Open your device’s app switcher.
3. Long-press on the Vivaldi logo above the app preview thumbnail to open a split-screen view.
4. Search for Vivaldi and tap on it to open a new window in the other half of the split screen.
5. Exit split screen view, for example, by swiping the divider all the way up or down the screen.

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Tile windows

You can tile the Vivaldi window with another app, but when you have multiple Vivaldi windows open, you can also tile two of them as well.

Whenever you create a new window it will automatically open in a split screen view. To re-tile the windows after having exited the split screen view:

1. Open your device’s app switcher.
2. Long-press on the Vivaldi logo above the app preview thumbnail to open a split-screen view.
3. Select the other Vivaldi window or another app to tile the windows.

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Switch windows

To switch windows:

Option 1

1. Open the Vivaldi Menu.
2. Select Manage Windows.
3. Select the window you want to focus on.
4. Tap Open,

Option 2

1. Open your Android device’s app switcher menu.
2. Locate the Vivaldi window you want to open among other open apps.
3. Tap on it.

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Move a tab to another window

To move a tab you have open in one window to another window:

1. Open the Vivaldi Menu.
2. Select Move to other window.

To move a tab you have open in one window to another window from the Tab Bar:

1. Long-press on the tab on the Tab Bar.
2. Select Move tab to another window > select the window. Windows have names based on the active tab in the window.

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Rename windows

To give a window a name:

1. Open the Vivaldi Menu.
2. Select Manage Windows.
3. Tap on the 3 dot menu on the right side of the window you want to rename.
4. Select Name.
5. Enter a name.
6. Tap Save.

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Close windows

To close a window:

1. Open the Vivaldi Menu.
2. Select Manage Windows.
3. Tap on the 3 dot menu on the right side of the window you want to close.
4. Select Close.

To close multiple windows at once:

1. Open the Vivaldi Menu.
2. Select Manage Windows.
3. Tap on the windows you want to close.
4. Tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner.
5. Select Close windows.