Start Page in Vivaldi on iOS

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Similarly to the desktop and Android browsers, your favorite Bookmarks can be displayed on the Start Page as Speed Dials.

Accessing the Start Page

Your Start Page is the default new tab and homepage for the browser and can be accessed by opening a new tab or from any web page by tapping the middle New Tab button on the bottom toolbar.

Vivaldi's Start Page with Speed Dials on an iPhone and iPad.

Customizing the Start Page

To customize the Speed Dials on the Start Page, open the Bookmarks Panel and edit your bookmarks there. In the folder editor window, toggle on Use as Group to display the bookmarks in that folder on your Speed Dial. You can display multiple folders on the Start Page.

To customize your Start Page:

  1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
  2. Tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner and select Customize Start Page.
  3. Make the changes.
  4. Click Done.
Two iPhones with Vivaldi open. One showing the menu for opening customization settings, the other displaying the settings view.

Options available to you there include:

  • Toggling Speed Dials visibility on/off.
  • Changing the size of the Speed Dials (large, medium, small, list).
  • Changing the number of Speed Dial columns.
  • Updating the background image.

If you enjoy switching things up regularly, toggle on Customize Start Page button. You can also find the same settings by going to the  Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Settings > Start Page.


Top Sites

In addition to Speed Dials, you can have an automatically generated group of links on the Start Page made up of your most visited web pages.

Start Page in Vivaldi on iOS open on Top Sites.

To enable Top Sites:

Option 1

  1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
  2. At the bottom of the page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of Start Page, open Customize Start Page settings.
  3. Toggle on Display Top Sites.

Option 2

  1. Go to Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Start Page.
  2. Toggle on Display Top Sites.