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Vivaldi

143 articles

Vivaldi browser guides and news from Techdows: release highlights, its deep customization options, tab and panel tips, and solutions to common Vivaldi problems. Written for users who want more control over their browser.

News
Vivaldi 1.5 lazy tab loading

Lazy Tab Loading comes to Vivaldi 1.5, Activated by default

September 20, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Vivaldi 1.5 lazy tab loading

Finally, Vivaldi browser has got lazy tab loading feature and is activated by default in version 1.5 snapshot. Current Vivaldi 1.5 snapshot, startup settings has a new … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
News

First Vivaldi 1.5 Snapshot released with a fix for HTML5 video issue

September 14, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Vivaldi team has released a new snapshot Vivaldi 1.5.604.4 for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms, with a fix to HTML5 video and audio issue in … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
Tips and Tricks

Vivaldi 1.4: retain site specific zoom level

September 12, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google Chrome remembers and always load some websites with custom zoom levels set by the users, you can check for which sites you’ve set … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
Troubleshooting

Fix HTML5 videos not playing in Vivaldi 1.4

September 11, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

After updating to Vivaldi 1.4 from the 1.3 version, for some –not all affected, only a few with particular hardware configuration are– HTML5 videos on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting, Vivaldi
News

Vivaldi 1.4: Theme Scheduling Feature

September 2, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Vivaldi 1.4 RC1 snapshot 1.4.589.2 has been released by Vivaldi team and is available to download for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms with two … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
How to

How to Set a custom background image for Vivaldi browser Start Page?

August 31, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

After Firefox. can we say Vivaldi is the most customizable browser ever? Vivaldi browser by default comes with a set of background images that … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
How to

How to Change Vivaldi Snapshot Icon to Red from Black?

August 31, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you’re running both Vivaldi stable and snapshot versions, for you to able to recognize which version you’re using, Vivaldi has created a new black … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
News
Vivaldi homepage screenshot with mail panel on sidebar spotted

Vivaldi Email client is ready?

August 29, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Vivaldi homepage screenshot with mail panel on sidebar spotted

Opera fans who’ve switched to Vivaldi after Opera software has ditched Presto engine and moved to Blink/Chromium– FYI, email client, M2 is still available … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
Tips and Tricks
Vivaldi accent color from active page setting in Theme preferences

Prevent or Stop Vivaldi from changing color of Tabs

August 25, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Vivaldi accent color from active page setting in Theme preferences

One excellent and unique feature of Vivaldi browser, that stands out and lacked by other browsers is, the browser adapts to the color of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
How to

Vivaldi : How to Show more bookmarks on Bookmark bar?

August 23, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Vivaldi browser by default doesn’t show bookmarks bar, you can display it by using Ctrl+Shift+B shortcut or by selecting the option provided in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
How to
Backup restore Vivaldi profile

How to Backup and Restore Vivaldi Profile?

August 22, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Backup restore Vivaldi profile

If you’re about to reinstall Windows and worried about loosing your Vivaldi browser data as you need to install it freshly, don’t worry! We’ve … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
News

Latest Vivaldi Snapshot lets you disable WebRTC to improve your Privacy

July 11, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Vivaldi team is back with a new snapshot after a long time (20 days), Vivaldi snapshot 1.3.534.3 has been released for Windows, Mac and … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
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