Vivaldi 7.2 update brings faster address bar, priority shortcuts and more

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Vivaldi browser has been updated to version 7.2. The new version brings a handful of improvements, notably for the address bar, keyboard shortcuts and Vivaldi Mail.

Vivaldi's address bar is faster and smarter

Vivaldi's address bar has undergone some tweaks, it now displays results faster than ever. More importantly, the address bar now suggests more relevant results based on your browsing history. This also applies to search suggestions, providing that you have enabled the feature in the settings, search is now faster with improved accuracy.

Combine that with the hotkey Ctrl + L, and you can find what you need in Vivaldi's address bar instantly. According to the official release notes, the overall speed of the browser, as in the page load speed, is also faster thanks to some optimized connection handling. Vivaldi was never too fast for me, it wasn't exactly slow either, but now it really does seem to load pages quickly, even YouTube videos started playing immediately. I have to admit, that's quite an improvement.

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