Vivaldi for iOS
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@luetage The same problem exists for Android at the moment, therefore I took a look at it. I found a working script for this on superuser and pretty much used it 1:1 (source). This will open all current Vivaldi tabs in Firefox Developer Edition browser (which I have synced with Firefox for Android).
tell application "FirefoxDeveloperEdition" activate delay 3 set newTabURLs to takeVivaldiTabURLs() of me repeat with tabURL in newTabURLs open location tabURL delay 1 end repeat end tell on takeVivaldiTabURLs() set tabURLs to {} tell application "Vivaldi" repeat with w in windows if title of w is not "" then repeat with t in tabs of w set tabURL to URL of t set the end of tabURLs to tabURL end repeat end if end repeat return tabURLs end tell end takeVivaldiTabURLs
I made a shortcut for this script with Quicksilver and now it activates when pressing
Hyper-T
with Vivaldi open. Works pretty well. I guess there could be problems, if the other browser updates on restart, but then you just run the script again… -
I have been following Vivaldi for a while now, and have held off on switching due to one issue. No iOS app. I like being able to sync my open tabs.
I want to switch to Vivaldi, and id like to go ahead and do it now despite it not having an iOS app. But what I would like to know is if an iOS app is even being worked on? I don't want to switch only to find out that an iOS app is never coming. So im not asking about time lines, or release dates, im just asking is it being worked on?
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@relink It's not being worked on, but it's been hinted at that one could come. Android version will come first.
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@relink There has been sincere discussion behind the scenes whether it's practical to make Vivalid for iOS at this stage. An idea how it could be accomplished has been arrived at and agreed on. No actual development efforts are underway yet.
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If it’s atleast being seriously discussed then I may go ahead and see if I can develop a work flow that would allow me to use Vivaldi on the desktop and another browser on my phone and tablet.
small rant
But I sincerely hope that the iOS app gets bumped up on the priority list. Mozilla tried sticking to their guns on the same issue at a time when Chrome was gaining speed and ultimately Mozilla ended up missing -probably- their last chance to gain ground over Google.People desperately want an alternative to Chrome and Google in general, but we also have lives and need to get things done. Unfortunately convenience often wins.
There is a moral argument to be made against Apples policy, however you aren’t hurting Apple, your hurting users, and potential users. Apple could care less, and it’s unlikely they will be changing their policy any time soon. But your users do care.
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@relink It has nothing to do with moral arguments. It has everything to do with Apple pro-actively excluding browsers that don't switch to their engine, with all of the "start-all-over-again" work that entails. You literally can't put your browser on iOS unless you start from the beginning and build an entirely new one on the Apple engine.
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I read the response to to hope that Vivaldi would come to iOS, I too hope it will happen so fingers crossed.
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@luetage said in Mobile Vivaldi for iOS:
@altcode Vivaldi's UI on the desktop is based on web technologies (html, js, css), this cannot be moved to mobile afaik. iOS apps are programmed in swift and android apps in java.
Qt apps work fine on Android as well.
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I have been using Vivaldi on my Mac for the past six months and absolutely love it! However, without a syncing mechanism for bookmarks and tabs I'm leaving the boat, too.
For me, A webkit browser with a vivaldi skin for the sole purpose of syncing would be all I need. In my opinion their first browser wouldn't have to be blink based. I think it is more important to give people a completely functioning package in browser ecosystem before they port over tab stacking (although if they did release an ios browser with real tabs I'd be all over that), color customization, RAZER compatibility, etc.
Syncing is the single most important feature of Vivaldi I need. For the time being I am going to need to go back to Firefox. I'll keep an eye on Vivaldi status and come back when syncing is possible on iOS (If they really don't want to make a browser, at least make an app that will add bookmarks and history to Safari or something else. I'd stick with Vivaldi on desktop then.)
thanks Vivaldi team for all you do, Your browser is my favorite.
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And here is something for those waiting for Vivaldi Mobile on IOS
Link where I shared:
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As an early user of Vivaldi (since the beginning i believe) i was wondering at what stage is the developement of Vivaldi for IOS ?
THX
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@Mirivedan said in Mobile Vivaldi for iOS:
As an early user of Vivaldi (since the beginning i believe) i was wondering at what stage is the developement of Vivaldi for IOS ?
THX
DanConsidering the Android version isn't even an official release yet, not in any predictable time frame. Additionally, Vivaldi does not speculate on future release dates. The Vivaldi team is not large. Without producing a commercial product or pushing more invasive advertising, growth of the team and development of the product can't be done at the same pace as the other browsers backed by MNCs and heavy-handed advertising.
Developing a browser for iOS isn't as straightforward & easy as it is for Android with the code base Vivaldi has. So making an Android browser first was the logical move.
This is the trade-off Vivaldi users are willing to make. Given the limited resources of Vivaldi and their obvious commitment to quality, it takes a good bit of time to create the browser its user base expects. Let's not forget the patience we had to exercise for Vivaldi Android, this beta is barely a month old. Vivaldi rewards our patience with a stable browser that provides a unique level of flexibility & control.
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@Mirivedan "Stage of development" would not be relevant, so far as I know, to Vivaldi on the iOS platform as yet. Jon has stated definitively that it is planned for the future, but there is absolutely no sign at the present time that any of the 20-30 developers have been peeled off from current projects to begin work on it. A strategy for its development (given that the browser engine code base has to be abandoned and another adopted) has been envisioned as possible, but there is exactly ZERO information available to testers ATM to indicate that a new team has been hired or existing team members have been reassigned, to implement that strategy.
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@almarma It's almost 2020 ... is iOS made it to the roadmap at least?
Thanks for all the great work you've done so far! :-)) -
@integralsun I cannot imagine there are any spare resources to even think about pre-planning for this yet. Come back in two or three years if you're still using iOS by then.
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@Pesala Even if @integralsun & @almarma are no longer iOS users in 2-3 years, this question has nearly 6,000 views, so plenty others will be & thus still stands as a legitimate request/inquiry.
Vivaldi's appeal being cross-platform speaks for itself. Why anyone supportive of Vivaldi's increasing success would discourage this demand is simultaneously being clearly unsupportive of future possibilities. -
@ndulgd I am not discouraging this request; just telling it as it is to avoid anyone having unrealistic expectations. I have followed Vivaldi's development from the beginning, especially the feature requests, of which there are currently 2,228.
Every user has his/her favourite things that they would like to see implemented. I know from what Vivaldi team members and insiders (like Ayespy) have said, that this one is not likely to happen any time soon — there are too many barriers to it being done. I was being conservative in saying “check back in two or three years.” See what Ayespy said above.
See also Mobile Vivaldi for iOS
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@ndulgd The best way to find out where things currently stand regarding Vivaldi for iOS is to search the Internet for "Jon Vivaldi iOS"
Whenever @jon gets interviewed for an article about Vivaldi on Android, questions about an iOS version ALWAYS come up.... and this recent article is no exception: https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/09/vivaldi-web-browser-finally-arrives-on-mobile/
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Hi There all
Do you intend to release a VIVALDI version for the Iphone Thanks
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@JohnWJ6969 It's planned, but due to Apple's restrictive policies, it will not be allowed in the Apple Store unless it is completely re-written to use the Apple browser engine designed for iOS. So It won't be available soon.