Settings on Android

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Change your Vivaldi Android preferences in Settings. Click the links (underlined blue text) for additional information.

To access Settings in the Android version of Vivaldi:

Option 1

  1. Tap on the Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu on the Address Bar.
  2. Select settings icon Settings.

Option 2

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Tap on the menu in the bottom right corner.
  3. Select settings icon Settings.

Instead of browsing through the numerous categories, you can also tap on the search icon in the top right corner, to search for a setting.

2 phones with Vivaldi's settings open. One showing the main page, the other search results.

These are the following options available to you in Vivaldi on Android’s settings.

Sync

  • Access Sync settings.

General

  • Change your preferred languages for the app, web content, and translations.
  • Enable audio playback in the background to keep listening to content from one tab while browsing in other tabs or apps.
  • Toggle on or off closing the app with a double tap on the back button.
  • Enable Address Bar swipe gesture to open the Tab Switcher.

Default browser

  • If Vivaldi isn’t your default browser yet, you can set it as the default directly from Vivaldi’s Settings or go to Android’s settings > Apps > Default apps > Browser app.

Search engine

  • Change the default Search Engine for standard and private tabs.
  • Add a search widget to your phone’s or tablet’s home screen.
  • Enable Search suggestions.
  • Show Search Engine suggestions.
  • Enable Search Engine Nicknames.

Password Manager

  • View Passwords and edit password settings.
  • Enable automatic sign-in to accounts for which you’ve saved credentials in the browser.

Payment methods

  • Enter and edit payment methods to autofill forms on websites.

Addresses and more

  • Enter and edit postal addresses and contact information to autofill forms on websites.

Appearance & Theme

  • Switch between a light and dark Theme, set an accent color, and enable dark mode for websites.
  • Edit the browser’s Main Menu and add the Vivaldia game shortcut to the menu.
  • Enable scrollbars in Vivaldi’s internal pages.
  • Enable showing Start Page’s button on the Address Bar, when it’s set to be at the bottom of the screen.
  • Hide the Status Bar on web pages (area where time, battery, and other information is displayed).
  • Toggle on or off Keyboard Accessory View, which, when enabled, helps you autofill login fields faster.
  • Enable Bookmarks Nickname Matching.
  • Customize the toolbar button between the Address Field and the Vivaldi menu button.

Tabs

  • Move the Address Bar to the bottom of the screen.
  • Enable displaying search suggestions in a reverse order (most relevant at the bottom), when the Address Bar has been moved to the bottom.
  • Toggle on or off Tab Bar‘s visibility. When disabled, you can view open tabs from the Tab Switcher.
  • Enable Tab Stacks.
  • Enable closing tabs with a swipe gesture to the side.
  • Enable showing of the Close button for background tabs.
  • Show tabs as favicons without the tab title.
  • Set a minimum width for tabs.
  • Select the new tab’s position.
  • Toggle on and off focusing on the Address Bar right after opening a new tab.
  • Set a time interval for automatically closing inactive tabs.

Start Page

  • Change the size of Speed Dials on the Start Page.
  • Select a wallpaper for the Start Page.
  • Toggle on or off the visibility of Speed Dials.
  • Toggle on or off the visibility of the Start Page customization shortcut.
  • Enable always showing controls, so the toolbars won’t disappear when you scroll down on a web page.

Privacy

  • Enable always using secure (HTTPS) connections.
  • Enable locking of Private Tabs. You’ll be asked for your screen lock’s PIN/password, etc. to view them again.
  • Decide whether websites to check whether you have payment methods saved in the browser.
  • Review page preloading settings.
  • Change DNS settings.
  • Enable “Do Not Track” requests.
  • Toggle Touch to Search on or off.
  • Clear browsing data.
  • Enable deleting browsing data on exit (history, cookies, cache, open tabs).
  • Toggle on or off broadcasting your IP for the best WebRTC performance.

Tracker and Ad Blocker

  • Change Tracker and Ad Blocker‘s default blocking level.
  • Manage sites exempted from the default blocking level.
  • Enable and add additional blocking sources.

Content settings

  • Enable desktop view for all websites.
  • Improve Accessibility by changing the font size and enabling force zoom and the Reader View (simplified view).
  • Access Site Settings.
  • View Download settings.
  • Update app notification settings.
  • Set a homepage and new tab page.
  • Enable opening of external pages in the browser instead of dedicated apps.
  • Choose whether you want to see prompts from websites recommending installing their Progressive Web App.

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