Vivaldi 8.0 is Here for Android, iPhone, and iPad

One week after the release of Vivaldi 8.0 for desktop, Vivaldi has released corresponding updates for its mobile web browsers.

“With the release of Vivaldi 8.0 on mobile, you get increased efficiency,” Vivaldi co-founder and CEO Jon von Tetzcher writes. “Android users get a new way of viewing tab stacks that desktop users have enjoyed for a while: Accordion Tabs. We made viewing PDFs more seamless than before, [you] no longer a need to open PDFs outside Vivaldi on Android devices. The update also gives you the option to hide the top line of the keyboard that displays autofill to have an even cleaner experience on iOS.”

As that quote suggests, these updates are relatively minor when compared to the sweeping changes that just occurred with the user interface in Vivaldi 8.0 on desktop. But there’s not much the browser maker can do when a Big Tech duopoly controls mobile experiences so tightly.

Here’s what’s new.

Vivaldi 8.0 for Android

Vivaldi 8.0 brings the following new features on Android:

Accordion Tabs. Previously available on desktop, the Tab Stacks feature in Vivaldi that lets you have two levels of tabs now supports Accordion Tabs so you can expand tab stacks when they’re active while minimizing other tab stacks. This is a more minimalist way to use Tab Stacks on mobile, without overcrowding the Tab bar.

Integrated PDF support. Now, when you open a PDF file in Vivaldi, it will open directly in the browser instead of launching another app.

You can download Vivaldi for Android from the Google Play Store.

Vivaldi 8.0 for iPhone and iPad

Vivaldi 8.0 brings a single new feature on iPhone and iPad:

Keyboard Accessory view toggle. Previously available on Android, you can now hide the Keyboard Accessory view–the bar above the virtual keyboard with autofill and other suggestions–on iPhone and iPad as needed.

You can download Vivaldi for iPhone and iPad from the Apple App Store.