Vivaldi is grappling with a significant issue that has left its sync services offline for five days, disrupting the seamless data sharing users rely on between devices. Since the problem began on December 6, the company has been working to restore functionality but has yet to find a resolution.
While Vivaldi’s website, login features, and auto-updates remain functional, the sync service outage means users cannot synchronize browsing history, RSS feeds, or emails across their devices. This feature, much like Microsoft Edge or Chrome’s sync services, enables users to pick up where they left off regardless of the machine they’re on. Without it, Vivaldi browsers remain isolated on individual devices, causing inconvenience for those who depend on the sync system for their daily workflows.
The issue appears to stem from a database performance bottleneck. Initially, Vivaldi reported that a database limitation prevented about a third of sync accounts from operating as expected. As of the most recent update, Vivaldi engineers attribute the problem to a mismatch between their servers’ capacity and the growing volume of data being synced.
In their latest statement, the Vivaldi team said, “We are adding more resources to our current setup, but balancing the system and ensuring stability before reactivating the sync services is taking time. The growth in synced data has exceeded our projections, and the data migration to new resources is still ongoing. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we resolve this.”
As an avid user of Vivaldi’s unique features, such as RSS feeds, built-in email, and the sleek Vivaldi 7 UI, the sync outage has been frustrating. Like many others, I’ve been forced to pause tasks like transferring data between machines. Still, I remain hopeful the service will be restored soon and look forward to once again enjoying Vivaldi’s full functionality.
