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:

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

Tab Bar with a few tabs and a tab stack open on the second level.

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

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

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

Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Tabs;
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:

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

Tab Bar with close buttons enabled for background tabs.

Address Bar

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.
Reload – if you’ve scrolled too far down and swiping down to reload isn’t reasonable, you can tap on the Reload button.
Content blocker – change the tracker and ad blocking level for the website.
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:

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

Customizable Address Bar button

In the place, where, by default, the Tracker and Ad Blocker button is, you can choose to put a different button that you find more useful.

To change the button:

Go to Settings > Appearance > Toolbar Shortcut.
Alternatively, long-press on the Tracker and Ad Blocker button on the Address Bar and select Edit shortcut.
Choose your preferred feature.
- Tracker and Ad Blocker,
- New tab,
- Share this page,
- Voice search,
- Translate,
- Add to Bookmarks.

You also have the option to leave more space for the Address Field and disable the toolbar shortcut altogether.

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.

Vivaldi Android in landscape mode with all toolbar buttons on top

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:

Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance;
Toggle on Show Toolbars While Scrolling.

Theme

To customize the browser colors, open the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance > Themes and make your adjustments.

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.