Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions
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On iPadOS, in most recent versions, they added “customizable toolbars” to make iPad apps feel more like desktop apps. I think Vivaldi should adapt on iPadOS to accommodate this.
Examples of iPadOS Notes app:
A rough sketch of the Vivaldi toolbar for iPadOS:
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@glowingfirefly said in Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions:
For UI/UX Consistency across platforms, I think Vivaldi for iOS should adapt the accent color from the current pages favicon. This not allows for more consistency across devices, but also makes it easier to tell pages apart.
This exists as an option on the desktop version, and like the desktop version, this should be optional, not standard, behaviour
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@extrobe it exists on the Android version as well!
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@extrobe said in Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions:
@glowingfirefly said in Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions:
For UI/UX Consistency across platforms, I think Vivaldi for iOS should adapt the accent color from the current pages favicon. This not allows for more consistency across devices, but also makes it easier to tell pages apart.
This exists as an option on the desktop version, and like the desktop version, this should be optional, not standard, behaviour
Given Vivaldi's themes, I am sure users would be able to configure in settings whether to use it or not.
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This is related to the iPhone version of the app, but the sidebar button shows the UI coming from the left, but the menu itself comes from the bottom. I would flip/rotate the icon to adjust for this.
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Hey guys, so I've been using Vivaldi on iOS for a while now, and so far I love it.
There's just one thing that makes me absolutely MAD about every browser: syncing tabs.
You see, there is this thing called 'Patterns of Behavior' in human-computer interactions. One of the most common patterns is 'having microbreaks'. It means that you start doing something, then take a break, or do something else and eventually you return to the task you started. Then take another break and repeat the cycle.
In practice this often means changing devices, like you start reading an article on desktop, then you go out, take the tram, and continue reading on your mobile. What feature allows you to do this? Syncing tabs.
So let me ask you a question: why on Earth do all browsers hide this feature? It drives me crazy that I cannot just open my desktop tabs with a single tap.
Since Vivaldi takes pride in being customizable like no other browser, I'd like to have the option to pin things on the bottom status bar (borrowed that name from the desktop version).
In the example I pinned the notes and synced tabs icons to the bottom bar so I can use them with a single tap. Fits in the Vivaldi design pretty good I think.
So the bottom line is: please make the bottom status bar customizable.
Let me know your thoughts.
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@somaegri said in Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions:
Hey guys, so I've been using Vivaldi on iOS for a while now, and so far I love it.
There's just one thing that makes me absolutely MAD about every browser: syncing tabs.
You see, there is this thing called 'Patterns of Behavior' in human-computer interactions. One of the most common patterns is 'having microbreaks'. It means that you start doing something, then take a break, or do something else and eventually you return to the task you started. Then take another break and repeat the cycle.
In practice this often means changing devices, like you start reading an article on desktop, then you go out, take the tram, and continue reading on your mobile. What feature allows you to do this? Syncing tabs.
So let me ask you a question: why on Earth do all browsers hide this feature? It drives me crazy that I cannot just open my desktop tabs with a single tap.
Since Vivaldi takes pride in being customizable like no other browser, I'd like to have the option to pin things on the bottom status bar (borrowed that name from the desktop version).
In the example I pinned the notes and synced tabs icons to the bottom bar so I can use them with a single tap. Fits in the Vivaldi design pretty good I think.
So the bottom line is: please make the bottom status bar customizable.
Let me know your thoughts.
Looks great! I'd love to see your idea come to fruition in the future. I agree that the fewer taps for a user's most common (and preferred) actions the better, especially when personalized.
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Currently, typing vivaldi:flags or vivaldi://flags does a search engine search instead of taking you to internal pages. This doesn't apply to just the flag internal URL, but all of them, the flag page is just an example.
Microsoft Edge on iOS opens the internal pages with the name of the browser (edge:flags).
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@glowingfirefly said in Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions:
For UI/UX Consistency across platforms, I think Vivaldi for iOS should adapt the accent color from the current pages favicon. This not allows for more consistency across devices, but also makes it easier to tell pages apart.
Rough Mockup:
Quiche Browser even ships with Vivaldi Browser’s landmark appearance feature on the desktop that is still missing from its iOS version: the color of the UI can automatically adapt to the website currently onscreen. - MacStories
MacStories, one of the greatest Apple based blogs would love to see this too!
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@glowingfirefly said in Vivaldi for iOS/iPadOS UI and UX Suggestions:
For UI/UX Consistency across platforms, I think Vivaldi for iOS should adapt the accent color from the current pages favicon. This not allows for more consistency across devices, but also makes it easier to tell pages apart.
Rough Mockup:
This is the feature that put Vivaldi on my radar 8 years ago when it was still in the technical preview phase; I simply love it and use it in many of my themes. Having it on iOS would be truly delightful
