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Vivaldi 2.10: No strings attached

Vivaldi 2.10: No strings attached

The new update unwraps better site compatibility through user agent changes, adds more style to Vivaldi’s unique theme scheduling and more.

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December 19, 201915633 views

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Today we release Vivaldi 2.10 – our last desktop update of the decade. Ending on a high note, we address a very significant issue that will provide you with the best website compatibility while browsing.

The new version also gives you an option to match and even schedule your browser themes to be in sync with your device’s operating system. In addition, there have been overall improvements across the board.

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No “strings” attached: Better site compatibility with User Agent changes

Being a Chromium-based browser, Vivaldi should work on any website that works on Chrome. Yet, we have faced the issue of “incompatible websites” far too often.

This is because many websites that work perfectly in Vivaldi, actively block us when we “announce” our true name. Vivaldi is often blocked by competitors, rivals and tech companies in positions of power.  Blocking browsers has no technical merit in 2019, nor has it ever had.

Our users regularly encounter messages that they have to upgrade their browser or the site will not work. Although we have made workarounds for a few of these issues, this is happening on too many sites and some are hard to fix.

From this update onwards, you’ll be able to browse smoothly all those websites that claim to be incompatible with Vivaldi. This is because we’ve changed Vivaldi’s user agent string. Basically, the word ‘Vivaldi’ is being dropped from the user agent string.

For the uninitiated, a browser sends its “user agent” to every website you connect to. A user agent is a string – that is, a line of text – identifying the browser to the web server, including the version number and operating system.

Over time, the browser “user agent” system has been abused with the practice of “browser sniffing” and a lot of ink has already been spilled on the reasons why the user agent string should not be used for such bad practices. In short, instead of making the Web accessible to everyone, regardless of which browser or device they are using, this has worked the opposite way.

The primary reason to show Vivaldi in the user agent is a level of pride. That pride, however, is hurting us, as our competitors and others are using this to block us from their services. That is why with today’s update, we’ve drawn a line in the sand so that you can browse more websites without a glitch.

Here is a video that will explain this further:

Note: You can also test these for yourself.

Colour-coordinated: Match your themes with your operating system

Vivaldi already allowed you to schedule the ultra-customizable Vivaldi themes to change at your preferred time(s) – a unique feature that gives your browser a look that’s exclusively yours.

Now you’ll find a new quirky option so that Vivaldi can work in concert with the themes of your operating system – to match light or dark theme (the latter being all the rage these days). Vivaldi can now follow the theme of your OS too.

To match the themes according to your OS, go to Settings → Themes → Scheduled Themes → Use Operating System Theme. You may pick any pre-installed or custom theme to be used in light and dark mode.

Or you can always set up your own time schedule, regardless of OS, using as many themes you want.

Other Improvements

Our focus on improving your overall browsing experience is an integral process of building Vivaldi. Here’s more on the offer:

We hope that you’ll enjoy our new update. As we look ahead for the new year with many more exciting projects on deck, we know that your support has been indispensable. Keep your feedback coming in!

And of course, we won’t wrap up our ‘releases for this year’ without wishing you a very happy and healthy holiday and a bright and hopeful new year. 🙂

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