View a list of websites you’ve visited in Vivaldi’s History Panel.

History Panel

Open the History Panel by tapping on the Panel button on the left side of the bottom toolbar and swiping to the second Panel. Alternatively, tap on the  History option on the bottom toolbar.

The websites will be listed chronologically in descending order (most recent first). Tap on the entry to visit the page again.

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Searching History

To search for a history item, tap on the search field at the top of the panel and enter the search term.

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Deleting History

To delete your browsing history:

1. Open the History Panel and tap on  Clear Data on the right side of the bottom toolbar.
   Alternatively, open the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Privacy and Security > Delete browsing data.
2. Pick a time range.
3. Make sure the option for Browsing History is ticked.
4. Tap Delete data.

To delete a single history entry:

1. Open the History Panel.
2. Tap on the Delete button on the right side of the listed history entry.

Use Search to filter out the visited pages you want to delete.

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Clear history on exit

If you want to delete your browsing history and other data when you’re finished using the app, you can have it automatically deleted on exit. To enable the settings:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Settings > Privacy and Security > Clear browsing data on exit.
2. Toggle on the setting.
3. Choose which data types you want to delete:
   • Browsing history.
   • Cookies and site data.
   • Cached images and files.
   • Close open tabs.

It’s not enough to minimize the app or remove it from the app switcher menu to exit the browser. To exit Vivaldi:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the menu.
3. Select Exit.

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To take a screenshot of the web page you’re viewing on your mobile use Vivaldi’s built-in Capture tool.

Capturing a page

To capture a screenshot of the current page, open the Vivaldi menu > Capture Page.

Select between the following two options:

• Capture only the visible area,
• Capture the full web page (some web page length restrictions may apply).

The screenshot will be saved to your pictures in a folder named Vivaldi Captures.

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Long screenshot

In addition to the visible area and full page capture, there’s a third option – long screenshot, where you determine the size of the captured area. To take a long screeshot:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Share.
2. Select Long screenshot from the bottom row of options.
3. Drag the arrows on the top and bottom to resize the screenshot.
4. Tap on the Capture button in the bottom right corner.
5. From the options select whether you want to edit, save, share or delete the capture.

Use Notes to quickly add checklists, agenda items or facilitate a research project without the disruption of switching apps.

Viewing Notes

To view and manage your Notes:

1. Open Panels from the left side of the bottom toolbar;
2. Swipe left to Notes (between History and Downloads) or tap on the Notes icon.
3. Tap on a note to view the full note.

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Creating a new note

To create a new note:

1. Tap on the Add Note button in the bottom right corner;
2. Enter the note text. The note will be saved automatically;
3. When you’re finished, tap on the Back button in the top left corner to return to the list of notes.

To discard the new note, tap on Delete in the top right corner.

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Creating a new Note from a web page

To make a note of something you found on a web page:

1. Select the text you want to turn into a note;
2. In the menu that appears, choose Copy to Note.

The note will be added to the folder you viewed last.

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Append to note

To add more content to an existing note:

1. Select the text you want to add to a note.
2. In the menu that appears, tap on the 3-dot menu for additional options.
3. Select Append to note.
4. Select the note you want to add the new text to.
5. To finish, tap on the checkmark, that turned blue on note selection, in the top right corner.

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Creating a new Notes folder

To create a new folder for your Notes:

1. Select the note or notes you want to group under a folder and tap on the Move button.
2. Tap on New Folder.
3. Give the folder a name and choose a parent folder.
4. Tap on the Back button in the top left corner to create the folder and exit the dialogue.

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Editing Notes

To edit a note:

1. Tap on the note you wish to edit.
2. Make the changes. They’ll be saved automatically.
3. When you’re finished, tap on the Back button in the top left corner to return to the list of notes.

To rename a note:

1. Long-press on a note in the Notes list to select it.
2. Tap on the Edit button.
3. Rename the note.
4. Tap on Save.

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Moving notes

To move a note to a different folder:

• Long press on the note(s) you wish to relocate.
• Tap the  Move button, to select an existing folder or create a new one.

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Deleting Notes

To delete a note, open the note and tap on Delete in the top right corner.

To delete multiple notes at once:

1. Long press on the first note and then tap on the other notes you wish to delete.
2. Tap on Delete in the top right corner.

Learn how to save web pages as Bookmarks and manage them in the Vivaldi browser.

Sync bookmarks, password, open tabs and more between your desktop and mobile devices.

Open Settings to customize the Vivaldi browser to match your preferences.

Get to know your Vivaldi browser’s interface and learn how to customize it.

Installing Vivaldi from Google Play

To install Vivaldi on your Android device:

1. Open the Google Play app.
2. Search for Vivaldi Browser.
3. Tap on Install.
4. Once it has finished loading, tap Open.
5. Go through the onboarding flow, accept the Terms of Use and you’re ready to go.

The oldest Android version Vivaldi is supported on is Android 10 – Quince Tart.

Alternative download sources

Vivaldi on Android is also available on:

• Huawei App Gallery,
• Uptodown App Store,
• Google Play in Polestar 2 Android Automotive OS, and
• Google Play in Renault OpenR Link.

In case you don’t want to get Vivaldi from an app store, you can download the .apk version of Vivaldi from Vivaldi.com/android (click Don’t have Google Play? below the Google Play button).

Important! Updates via .apk install are not automatic. To ensure you are aware of the latest fixes and security updates, we strongly advise subscribing to our Newsletter or RSS feed.

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Updating the mobile browser

The app will be updated silently in the background when you have automatic updates enabled in Play Store > account menu (top right corner) > Settings > Network Preferences > Auto-update apps. You can tell that the app has been updated to a new version, when Android’s What’s New page is opened in a new tab.

In case you have automatic updates disabled:

Option 1

1. Open the Google Play app.
2. Open the account menu > Manage apps & device > Manage.
3. Find Vivaldi on the list.
4. Tap on Update.

Option 2

1. Search for Vivaldi on Google Play.
2. Open the app’s profile.
3. Tap on Update.

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Uninstalling the browser

To uninstall Vivaldi:

Option 1

1. Find Vivaldi in your app gallery or home screen.
2. Long-press on the app logo.
3. Tap on Uninstall.

Option 2

1. Open your device’s Settings > Apps.
2. Find Vivaldi on the list.
3. Tap on Uninstall.

Option 3

1. Search for Vivaldi on Google Play.
2. Open the app’s profile.
3. Tap on Uninstall.

Widevine is a “Content Decryption Module” (CDM) that provides Vivaldi with support for Encrypted Media Extensions (EME). EME are a form of Digital rights management (DRM) that are required by many, popular audio/video streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Tidal, etc.).

Testing support

To test Widevine support, go to demo.castlabs.com and attempt to play the videos that are tagged with “DRM”.

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Installing Widevine

If DRM videos will not play:

1. Open vivaldi://components
2. Locate: “Widevine Content Decryption Module”
3. Click “Check for updates”

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Troubleshooting

If the DRM test video will still not play, file a bug report stating that you cannot play proprietary media. Mention your Operating System (including architecture and version).