Installing Vivaldi Social doesn't work; neither PWA nor shortcut

Logophant

how to reproduce;

1a browser main menu "add page to->home screen->install"
1b browser main menu "add page to->home screen->create shortcut"

In either of these cases an icon is placed correctly on the home screen, but in either case it just opens Vivaldi with the normal browser startup screen.

V is set as the default browser. Tried restarting.

V 7.4.3691.52 version code 536910052
Android 13 / laihana.gen-3501-66,laihana.gen-3501-66
Sony Xperia 5 III

What could be the matter or what am I misunderstanding?

mib2berlin

@Logophant
Hi, I cant reproduce this on my device, specs in my signature.
Install create an app like window, Shortcut open a new tab in Vivaldi.

Logophant

@mib2berlin Thanks for the input. I wonder now what exactly could be wrong with my phone's configuration...

mib2berlin

@Logophant
I am sorry but I have no idea and I fear we don't have many Sony mobile users here.
Does it work with other Chromium browsers like Brave or even Chrome?

Logophant

@mib2berlin It did (if I remember) work with Chrome. This was before I had installed Vivaldi on the phone. I realized it was a PWA and not a standalone app, and since the vague idea is to de-googlify, I deleted the PWA, and installed Vivaldi, etc.

I wonder if there is any easy way to troubleshoot the issue?

jane.n

@Logophant
I couldn't reproduce the issue either, but you could test whether it works for you in the Snapshot version of the browser.

You can install it from the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser.snapshot.

Logophant

@jane.n Thank you, I tried this now but unfortunately it still didn't work.

I also now tried switching on "allow install unknown apps" for the browser .. but still no dice.

Funny thing, if I install the PWA from within Google Chrome ... it seems to actually work, but it opens in Google Chrome

jane.n

@Logophant

What about other websites? Can they be installed as PWAs in Vivaldi?

Logophant

@jane.n A very good question. I tried now with the "Treebo" PWA. It also has the same behavior (Vivaldi opens with a full interface with it's default startup page)

jane.n

@Logophant

We have had a minor update since you reported the issue, so I'd suggest updating the app and trying again.

I also saw recommendations for clearing the cache and making sure that you're logged into your account in Google's Play Store.

Whether they'll help, I don't know, but I suppose they're worth trying.

Aaron

Why don't you install a mastodon app?