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Some of you asked what the Follower Tab feature is, so I made a short video about it. I hope it's now easier to understand how to use it. 🙂

In this snapshot we continue improving things as we get closer to final.

Changelog

• [Address field] Search button in address field does not trigger search (VB-127208)
• [Chromium] Update to 148.0.7778.160
• [Crash][Extensions] After install of Stayfocusd extension (VB-126533)
• [Layouts][Settings] Can’t use the keyboard to navigate layouts (VB-127574)
• [Onboarding] Missing selected state on theme (VB-127594)
• [Onboarding][Autohide] Popup shows in top left corner (VB-127597)
• [Onboarding][Panels] Do not offer to add the welcome page (VB-127592)
• [Settings] Clicking ‘Delete browsing data’ in vivaldi:settings does nothing (VB-127617)
• [Settings][Themes][Daily Image] Can’t get original theme image back after setting daily image: follow up fix (VB-122849)
• [Tabs][Settings] Fix up the various “New Tab Position” settings (VB-127603)
• [Tabs][Themes] Remove “ears” from tabs with Unified themes (VB-127602)
• [Themes][Settings] Position of selected background image not consistent (VB-127590)

This Snapshot fixes some tab related bugs as well as a bunch of recent regressions.

Changelog

Take a look at the changelog for a full overview of the changes and let us know what you think.

• [Desktop mode][Keyboard] Enable Vivaldi keyboard shortcuts in desktop mode (VAB-12576)
• [Keyboard] Letters go missing when using an external keyboard (VAB-11992)
• [Privacy Report] Horizontal line appears when the Address Bar is at the bottom (VAB-12829)
• [Settings] “Always Show Desktop Site” setting does not work (VAB-12801)
• [Top Sites] Some items missing a title (VAB-12759)
• [UI][Address Bar] UI color gets inverted in Recent Tabs view when the Tab Bar is hidden (VAB-12174)
• [Regression] App freezes when you open a link in the background tab (VAB-12839)
• [Regression] Context menu doesn’t open when long-pressing the New Tab button (VAB-12825)
• [Regression] Crash when adding a tab to new stack (VAB-12831)
• [Regression] Banners appear on top of the Address Bar (VAB-12807)
• [Regression] Open in background tab actually opens a tab in foreground (VAB-12827)
• [Regression] Pinned tab icon looks wrong (VAB-12800)
• [Crash] Play Store crash (VAB-12830)

In this snapshot we’ve resolved a couple of regressions and other issues.

Changelog

• [Authentication] BankID not working when on WiFi (VIB-1765)
• [Blocker] Wrong setting gets applied when changing the default settings (VIB-1865)
• [Crash][Import] When importing password from Chrome (VIB-1867)
• [DeepLink] vivaldi://newtab link does not open Vivaldi start page (VIB-1873)
• [Regression][Address bar] URL dropdown appears even if URL field is not focused (VIB-1870)
• [Regression][Settings] Page Zoom Settings overlaps with tab bar (VIB-1850)

In this snapshot, we’ve added new predefined browser layouts, updated the default themes and changed how we spoof for better website compatiblity.

Layouts

As long-term Vivaldi users know, the browser has a ton of UI configuration options, but for new users, the wealth of settings can be a little overwhelming. During onboarding (and also available later in settings), we now offer a range of predefined layouts to select from. These offer different UI elements shown (or not) by default and different positions for things like tabs. Of course, ultimately, you can configure the browser however you like, but the new layouts should help new users to get the most out of their browser, right from the get-go.

Themes

With this snapshot, we also offer some new default (preinstalled) themes and a refresh of some of our classics to make use of new features (like the recent ‘unified’ theme setting). Alongside the updated layouts, this helps you get a beautiful browser right out of the box.

For long-term users (who may have tweaked themes), we make sure to back up your adjustments so that nothing is lost and you can continue to enjoy the browser as you always have.

Browser version spoofing

Vivaldi follows Chromium’s Extended Stable Release (ESR) cycle, meaning our engine updates every 8 weeks rather than the faster stable stream. This is fully supported and secure, but it also means our reported Chromium version can appear to be outdated.

Some websites incorrectly treat any lower version number as insecure, which can trigger warnings or outright blocking despite the browser being fully up to date and compatible.

To avoid these issues, Vivaldi will now report the current Chromium stable version whenever the ESR version we use is lower. Minor Vivaldi updates will adjust the reported version to exactly match the latest Chromium stable minor versions.

Spoofing is not applied on Vivaldi partner sites (which we trust not to block users) or on Google-owned domains, where the real version is required for extension installation and component updates such as Widevine. The actual Chromium version is always shown in Vivaldi’s UI, and spoofing only affects HTTP/HTTPS requests.

In this snapshot, we are already on Chromium 148, so although the change ships now, you likely won’t notice any visible difference today.

Changelog

• [New][Layouts][Onboarding][Settings] Add preset layouts for easier quick configuration of the browser (VB-127447)
• [New][Themes] Update default themes to use unified appearance and migrate old ones (VB-127228)
• [New][User Agent] Spoof the current stable chromium version: users are blocked because the browser is “unsupported” (VB-124387)
• [AutoHide] Panel editor hides when hovered when hide ui is enabled (VB-127422)
• [AutoHide][Mail] Panel doesn’t activate when on mail page (VB-126981)
• [Crash][macOS] During screen change notification from the OS (VB-127257)
• [Crash][macOS] Trying to restore saved sessions (VB-127213)
• [Crash][Windows] During window size/position changes (VB-127352)
• [Mail] Disabled elements in Mail Panel: send button does not work (VB-127499)
• [Mail] Show an alert when an email without subject is sent (VB-90197)
• [Mail] Some settings should be disabled when the system is not up (VB-127462)
• [Onboarding] Adding/changing webpanels during onboarding breaks edit (VB-127485)
• [Panels] Disabled web panel item not removed on delete (VB-127569)
• [Panels][Extensions] chrome.sidePanel.setOptions API does not work (VB-120826)
• [Panels][Windows Panel] Audio icon overlays active tab indicator (VB-127085)
• [Password] Does not prompt to save password (VB-127441)
• [Permissions] Web HID broken (VB-127349)
• [Tabs] New window from pinned tab is broken (VB-127471)
• [Tabs] Pinned tabs are too narrow (VB-127498)
• [Tabs][Settings] “After active tabs” is not working with Ctrl+t or the tab bar [+] button (VB-127411)
• [Tabs][Settings] The Active Tab Minimum Width setting does not work (VB-127544)
• [Themes] Incorrect theme is edited after import (VB-127488)
• [Unified theme] Uneven border radius (VB-125607)
• [Windows Management] Focused windows not appearing in front of other windows (VB-127497)

In this snapshot, we’ve resolved another crasher, fixed an issue with tab loss and done more work on unified theming.

Changelog

• [Crash] When displaying save address profile bubble (VB-127323)
• [Dialogs][Windows][Linux] Close Window not appearing (VB-127260)
• [Mail] Settings for filters not visible (VB-127457)
• [Onboarding] Add Panels selection (VB-127148)
• [Panel Editor] Combine Add Web Panel and Customize into one dialog (VB-127104)
• [Permissions][Settings] Settings to not do pattern matching (VB-114658)
• [Tabs] Reloading pinned tab opens a bunch of iframe elements as tabs (VB-127412)
• [Themes] Handle internal start pages with Unified UI (VB-127461)
• [Themes] Improve contrast of background tabs with Unified UI (VB-127266)
• [Workspaces] List is not updated when a window is closed (VB-127436)
• [Workspaces] Tab loss when closing a window with one workspace, while another window (different) workspace is open (VB-127410)

Today’s Snapshot fixes recent regressions and some other issues.

Changelog

• [Desktop mode][Keyboard] Enable Vivaldi keyboard shortcuts in desktop mode (VAB-12576)
• [Keyboard] Letters go missing when using an external keyboard (VAB-11992)
• [Privacy Report] Horizontal line appears when the Address Bar is at the bottom (VAB-12829)
• [Settings] “Always Show Desktop Site” setting does not work (VAB-12801)
• [Top Sites] Some items missing a title (VAB-12759)
• [UI][Address Bar] UI color gets inverted in Recent Tabs view when the Tab Bar is hidden (VAB-12174)
• [Regression] Context menu doesn’t open when long-pressing the New Tab button (VAB-12825)
• [Regression] Crash when adding a tab to new stack (VAB-12831)
• [Regression] Banners appear on top of the Address Bar (VAB-12807)
• [Regression] Open in background tab actually opens a tab in foreground (VAB-12827)
• [Regression] Pinned tab icon looks wrong (VAB-12800)
• [Crash] Play Store crash (VAB-12830)

This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 146 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream.

The following improvements were made since the seventh 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Update to 146.0.7680.218 ESR (includes security fixes from 147.0.7727.137/138)
• [Address field][IME] Prioritizes search when it should not be (VB-127110)

This update includes a Chromium bump with security fixes.

The following is a list of changes since the fourth 7.9 minor update:

• [Chromium] Upgraded to 146.0.7680.218

In this snapshot we’ve resolved two more common crashers, and improved the panel editor and unified theming.

Changelog

• [Ad Blocker] Not reflecting setting with (default) (VB-127315)
• [Address field] “Site Settings” button label (VB-127283)
• [Chromium] Update to 148.0.7778.95
• [Crash] Triggered by extension window update during browser activation (VB-127256)
• [Crash][Themes] Fall back to colorBg if theme has no backgroundImage and no colorWindowBg (VB-127360)
• [Mail] Startup/shutdown needs an overhaul (VB-126027)
• [Panel Editor] Customize panel button gets readded after panel item is moved (VB-127082)
• [Panel Editor] Scrollbar shows when removing webpanel (VB-127146)
• [Tabs] Links are being opened inside a tab stack instead of a full new tab (VB-127155)
• [Tabs] Wrong text shown in tile window (VB-127346)
• [Themes] Background positions center and repeat not respected (VB-127306)
• [Themes] Make Speed Dial group navigation adhere to Unified theme appearance (VB-127327)