Just tried Vivaldi for the first time and.....

ewrankend

So today I decide to download Vivaldi on Android and try it and was honestly mind blown by how good this browser is like I LOVE the AdBlocker id say almost on par with Brave Adblock, the UI and its fast and has an inbuilt translator which brave lacks and wow so far I am starting to love this browser and I might even Uninstall brave. But just wanna know how safe this browser is like when I search in Google it says Vivaldi is partial open source and closed source so is it okay? And what all are the problems you Vivaldi users have with this browser? And is there any extension support like Firefox or any more customizable options like changing the start page wallpaper? I just have one problem, wanna know what's the best Search Engine coz when I search anything for example Attack on Titan it also appears on Chrome search like when I open Chrome it shows that I searched Attack on Titan it might be because I logged into my Gmail so is there any way to avoid it or should I change my search engine? Anyway awesome browser, not sure why I didn't start using it before. BTW forgot to mention i didn't except it to have a Vivaldia game it's fun to play.

Conesa

https://help.vivaldi.com/?s=private
https://forum.vivaldi.net/search?in=titlesposts&term=search engine
https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/46609/guide-vivaldi-search-engines-collection

Catweazle

@ewrankend, welcome to Vivaldi.
Yes, Vivaldi isn't 100% OpenSource, ~5% of the script, related to it's unique UI is proprietary, but full auditable.
Well, may have bugs, like in any other Browser, Vivaldi has several million users and it is inevitable that some will have problems or that it will not work as expected. In most cases the reason could be some extension, a bad configuration, some third-party software, peculiarities of the OS or system, etc.
In Mobile, Vivaldi don't support extensions and really don't need it.
Personally, I have used Vivaldi since version 1 and so far I have never had any mentionable bugs in the last 7 years.
The search engines I mainly use are Andisearch, Mojeek and Startpage.

nellaiseemai

@ewrankend

I add few filters from here AdGuard: https://adguard.com/kb/general/ad-filtering/adguard-filters/
Search engine I use mostly Bing. And DuckDuckGo which is a privacy respecting search engine as for as I know.

bobojay

@ewrankend I just started using Vivaldi about 3 weeks ago. Pretty happy too so far. Been using Duck Duck go for search and it works well...

baerjo

@nellaiseemai Besides adding an extension, what would the URL be for adding Adguard as a filter source? Been trying to figure that out so I can add it to mobile.

mib3berlin

@baerjo
Hi, Adguard like any other blocker use hundreds of lists, you need to choose lists you need.
The main source of filter lists is https://filterlists.com
you have to search there to find the Adguard lists.
I guess it is easier to check the Adguard Github source:
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters
I use only one list, except the Vivaldi partner list, it block the most ad's and work on many pages.

https://github.com/StUser4pda/filtrite/releases/latest/download/bromite-4pda.txt

Cheers, mib

nellaiseemai

@baerjo on this page https://adguard.com/kb/general/ad-filtering/adguard-filters/ right click on "view rules" copy link and add them as filters on vivaldi one by one.

Go to settings
Go to manage tracker blocking sources
- Add new sources
  Now copy paste the link from "view rules" one by one.
  I have added these filters:
  Base filter
  Tracking Protection filter
  URL Tracking filter
  Social media filter
  Annoyances filter
  Mobile ads filter