myBookmarks import not working, nor myBackup Pro, is AT&T trying to run my life?

myBookmarks import not working, nor myBackup Pro, is AT&T trying to run my life? - Samsung Infuse 4G

I'm trying to get my bookmarks restored from myBookmarks Pro. Normally (on any other Android phone I've ever had), you upload the Firefox Bookmarks HTML Export file to www.rerware.com and then on your device it downloads them to my device, adds them to Web Browser and all is fine.
Now with the Infuse it's adding them, but I can't see them. In other words, when I go into my bookmarks in the browser, it only shows the 4 ATT bookmarks they force on me (which I don't seem to be able to delete - grrrr), but not the ones I just imported. But if I begin to type the bookmark name or press search and type the site I want to go to, it's go the bookmarks based on search result, but I want them in the bookmarks list.
Seems like AT&T is somehow controlling my bookmarks... Ideas?

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[How To] Export Bookmarks from chrome to Dolphin

The objective of this thread is to be able to get the chrome bookmarks (desktop) into the dolphin hd browser (on the device).
I know that there are already apps that do that (syncing process). But, although they are not all paid, none of them really did what i was expecting and was a hole lot of trouble.
What were going to be doing is to "pass" the hole chrome bookmarks into the dolphin hd.
Theres no auto-sync function. Hell...actually theres no sync at all...its kind of a weird solution to be able to export the bookmarks.
so let me start by saying that the "idea" on how to do this came from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459360
in there, user wifesabitch exported the bookmarks (.html) and then transfer it to the boat browser in the phone and restore the bookmarks.
So, i took the same idea, but with my mind set in the dolphin browser.
First you have to export your bookmarks in your chrome.
1- Open chrome
Then do ---> Customize & Control (the tool logo on the upper right corner) ---> Bookmarks ----> Bookmark Manager
In Bookmark Manager go to Organize and click on the option "Export Bookmarks to HTML File"
Choose a path, name, and accept.
Ok. So now we have our hole collection of bookmarks in our nice little desktop...now what?
2- Go to your android. Open dolphin, and go search for the add-on (you can do that from the same browser) called Bookmarks to SD. Install it.
Great!. were almost there....
Now, using any file explorer, you can go to "SD/TunnyBrowser" (the dolphin folder) and youll see a new folder created there...called ...."Bookmarks". (really original...)
3- connect the android to your desktop. and copy the .html file from chrome inside that folder (SD/TunnyBrowser/Bookmarks)
4- open the newly installed add-on / app / whatever you wanna call it... (Bookmark to SD)
And youll have a few options. Go to Import. then mark in "dolphin browser" and click import.
It will ask you wich file you wanna import (you can have different ones). Choose one. and accept.
5-There you go!. you can go and check all your chrome bookmarks but within the dolphin browser.
Doas this mean that i have to do the same $"$"#$"#"#$#&T#%$&% process all over again everytime i wanna sync?
Yes. :S
Do you feel funny having to do all this mess for a simple little thing like importing bookmarks. And yet, there are ppl who can program NASA stuff?
Yes. :S
But. Hey..it is what it is.
If this help you guys, Awesome. I know that this is probably a really dumb stuff for this forum, but, i reallllllly search and could not find anything, so may be some of you can feel good having a nice simple way to do that.
I know it was good enough for me
Have Fun.

You know it REALLY burns me up that Dolphin cant have a "import bookmarks from file" option. If they really want to be taken seriously as a web browser, then they need this option.
Hell I bet internet explorer 2.0 had it, but in 2012 we still need to jump through all these hoops just to import some goddamn bookmarks.
(yes I am angry)

So here's what I do. Manual but less steps, perhaps. Works for me. Your mileage may vary.
I export my bookmarks from Chrome.
Upload the file to Dropbox.
Set the Dolphin HD home page to the Dropbox file.
When I want to update the bookmarks file, all I have to do is repeat the first two steps above. I'm running on a Mac and use a utility called Hazel that basically all I have to do is create the export and Hazel does the rest for me. Basically takse all of 15 seconds form to update the file on Dropbox.
Now when I hit the 'Home' button, I see a web page with all my links.
Hope this helps provide another way to accomplish the same thing that may be better suited to others.

I finde another solution. Just imported my Firefox bookmarks as .html file. Copied it to my phone. Opened it with Dolphin. It opens it as a list. And I added that listed page as bookmark.

nekher said:
The objective of this thread is to be able to get the chrome bookmarks (desktop) into the dolphin hd browser (on the device).
I know that there are already apps that do that (syncing process). But, although they are not all paid, none of them really did what i was expecting and was a hole lot of trouble.
What were going to be doing is to "pass" the hole chrome bookmarks into the dolphin hd.
Theres no auto-sync function. Hell...actually theres no sync at all...its kind of a weird solution to be able to export the bookmarks.
so let me start by saying that the "idea" on how to do this came from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459360
in there, user wifesabitch exported the bookmarks (.html) and then transfer it to the boat browser in the phone and restore the bookmarks.
So, i took the same idea, but with my mind set in the dolphin browser.
First you have to export your bookmarks in your chrome.
1- Open chrome
Then do ---> Customize & Control (the tool logo on the upper right corner) ---> Bookmarks ----> Bookmark Manager
In Bookmark Manager go to Organize and click on the option "Export Bookmarks to HTML File"
Choose a path, name, and accept.
Ok. So now we have our hole collection of bookmarks in our nice little desktop...now what?
2- Go to your android. Open dolphin, and go search for the add-on (you can do that from the same browser) called Bookmarks to SD. Install it.
Great!. were almost there....
Now, using any file explorer, you can go to "SD/TunnyBrowser" (the dolphin folder) and youll see a new folder created there...called ...."Bookmarks". (really original...)
3- connect the android to your desktop. and copy the .html file from chrome inside that folder (SD/TunnyBrowser/Bookmarks)
4- open the newly installed add-on / app / whatever you wanna call it... (Bookmark to SD)
And youll have a few options. Go to Import. then mark in "dolphin browser" and click import.
It will ask you wich file you wanna import (you can have different ones). Choose one. and accept.
5-There you go!. you can go and check all your chrome bookmarks but within the dolphin browser.
Doas this mean that i have to do the same $"$"#$"#"#$#&T#%$&% process all over again everytime i wanna sync?
Yes. :S
Do you feel funny having to do all this mess for a simple little thing like importing bookmarks. And yet, there are ppl who can program NASA stuff?
Yes. :S
But. Hey..it is what it is.
If this help you guys, Awesome. I know that this is probably a really dumb stuff for this forum, but, i reallllllly search and could not find anything, so may be some of you can feel good having a nice simple way to do that.
I know it was good enough for me
Have Fun.
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Thank you for this - it was helpful to me

Well here goes nothing. I need to try this again (restored my phone)...

thanks
nico9 said:
NIce
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Thanks! Half works for me, I had installed "Bookmarks to SD" previously but it was just throwing up a whole bunch of error. Thanks for the pointer about the "Bookmarks" directory with the "Tunnybrowser" directory.
Still, after churning for a while, I got a page saying "ERROR", nothing else. This is one nasty piece of work in my book. And the fact that in this day and age, you can't sync bookmarks between browsers? The alternatives are $ based subscription service like XMarks and CMarks?
Sorry for my rant.

Not working for me on GS3 JB rooted
Thanks to the OP for getting this going.
I tried the first post directions, but checked for the 'Booksmarks' folder in TunnyBrowser, but it was not there after installing the 'Bookmarks to SD' add-on for Dolphin.
I'm not sure if something has changed with Dolphin or the Add-On since the original post, but wondering why I don't see the 'Bookmarks' folder in sdcard/TunnyBrowser
I even created the Bookmarks folder and pasted an exported Chrome .html file in it, but 'Bookmarks to SD' will not find/see it.
Anyone else have this issue? workarounds?

Try Dolphin Connect from Chrome Web Store. I just started using this, and my bookmarks are totally synced now between Chrome and Dolphin.

BrownNote80 said:
Try Dolphin Connect from Chrome Web Store. I just started using this, and my bookmarks are totally synced now between Chrome and Dolphin.
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I confirm : it works fine !
I have deleted "chrome" which is a verry nice browser, but too "big" (>65Mo and not movable to Internal SD nor External SD)

Perfect Solution!
BrownNote80 said:
Try Dolphin Connect from Chrome Web Store. I just started using this, and my bookmarks are totally synced now between Chrome and Dolphin.
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Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for

thank you very much

anyone else having sync problems with this lately ??

robgee789 said:
anyone else having sync problems with this lately ??
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Yes I am.
Have spent far too much time trying to get my bookmarks from Chrome to Dolphin without success
The sync between Chrome and Dolphin seems to be working okay.
Even have a Chrome bookmark folder showing in the Dolphin bookmarks list.
Inside are 3 files, Bookmarks Bar, Mobile Bookmarks and Other Bookmarks.
Only problem is, they are all empty.
Mike

mikerr44 said:
Yes I am.
Have spent far too much time trying to get my bookmarks from Chrome to Dolphin without success
The sync between Chrome and Dolphin seems to be working okay.
Even have a Chrome bookmark folder showing in the Dolphin bookmarks list.
Inside are 3 files, Bookmarks Bar, Mobile Bookmarks and Other Bookmarks.
Only problem is, they are all empty.
Mike
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i loaded dolphin today and the at the top of the home screen it asked if i wanted to try the 9.4.2 beta version with flash enabled and the sync worked perfect with that version guys, if anyone cant find the 9.4.2 version just let me know and ill give you a link to it

robgee789 said:
i loaded dolphin today and the at the top of the home screen it asked if i wanted to try the 9.4.2 beta version with flash enabled and the sync worked perfect with that version guys, if anyone cant find the 9.4.2 version just let me know and ill give you a link to it
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Hi Rob,
I did download the Dolphin Beta version from the Play Store yesterday. But having exactly the same result, except there are no Chrome folders showing.Not certain what build this Beta is, as I can find no number anywhere. However flash has been disabled and it won't allow to be enabled.
The desktop Chrome is showing a link with Dolphin and even tells me how many bookmarks have been sent along with history.
Dolphin tells me it syncs okay and the download was successful. However, I cannot find the sent bookmarks anywhere in Dolphin,
I can receive a current Chrome desktop page that has been sent to Dolphin.
So, could try your source of Beta if you have the link please.
Thanks, Mike

Import Firefox bookmarks without uploading to any server

As the title says.
I want to import my Firefox desktop bookmarks, which I exported as an html file, to a web browser on my Android device.
I have Galaxy Captivate and Samsung Tab 2 tablet. Fro web browsers I have the built in browser and also Opera Mobile installed.
Now, my main requirement is a bit tricky. I DO NOT WANT TO UPLOAD my bookmarks to any OUTSIDE SERVER.
So this excludes Opera Link, and Google acount sync, and couple other apps out there that sync.
I DON'T NEED TO SYNC my bookmarks, only one time import them to my Android device.
I've already tried "Bookmarks Easy Import" app by CB56 and it does not work on my Tab 2. It says my stock browser does not support folders and that's it.
I NEED ALL MY BOOKMARK FOLDERS IMPORTED. Without folders my bookmarks are useless as I have last almost 20 years of bookmarks organized in folders. I need those on my Android devices or at least on the Tab 2 for now.
Mission Impossible?

shapeshifter910 said:
As the title says.
I want to import my Firefox desktop bookmarks, which I exported as an html file, to a web browser on my Android device.
I have Galaxy Captivate and Samsung Tab 2 tablet. Fro web browsers I have the built in browser and also Opera Mobile installed.
Now, my main requirement is a bit tricky. I DO NOT WANT TO UPLOAD my bookmarks to any OUTSIDE SERVER.
So this excludes Opera Link, and Google acount sync, and couple other apps out there that sync.
I DON'T NEED TO SYNC my bookmarks, only one time import them to my Android device.
I've already tried "Bookmarks Easy Import" app by CB56 and it does not work on my Tab 2. It says my stock browser does not support folders and that's it.
I NEED ALL MY BOOKMARK FOLDERS IMPORTED. Without folders my bookmarks are useless as I have last almost 20 years of bookmarks organized in folders. I need those on my Android devices or at least on the Tab 2 for now.
Mission Impossible?
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shapeshifter910 said:
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So nobody knows and/or it can't be done.
And it doesn't bother anybody that you have to upload your bookmarks to someone's server in order to import them.
Nobody cares about their privacy any more?
Pretty sad state of affairs it is.

shapeshifter910 said:
So nobody knows and/or it can't be done.
And it doesn't bother anybody that you have to upload your bookmarks to someone's server in order to import them.
Nobody cares about their privacy any more?
Pretty sad state of affairs it is.
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I understand your concern, but no more bumps please.

[Q] How to Delete Sync'd + Stock Bookmarks from Browser?

running CleanROM 2.4 + Browser2RAM + stock browser. all great.
in terms of browsing, i like my devices discrete. i.e. there's stuff i only want to see on my desktop for work, and stuff i want on my tablet, phone. but now i have like 300+ bookmarks (organized into folders, thank goodness) on my tablet. thing is, i can't delete any of it!
1) at first it appears that i CAN delete bookmarks. but upon reboot, bookmarks are still there.
2) logged into Google Dashboard and deleted synced Chrome bookmarks and disabled this function. deleted some bookmarks, rebooted the tablet, bookmarks still there.
3) disabled com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks. deleted some bookmarks. rebooted. deleted bookmarks still there.
i understand that with Browser2RAM, upon reboot, everything goes back to the original state and ASUS becomes the home page. so why are my bookmarks still there? and better question: how can i delete them?

IDIOT, i am.
Clear Data on Browser
disable Google Bookmarks Sync (though i noticed this seemed to be enabled, regardless) or clear Google Chrome Sync in Dashboard.
done.

AM Radio said:
IDIOT, i am.
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LOL
I do stuff like this all the time...
Hang in!

Google Chrome Android not storing last bookmarks page on one device

Hi guys,
I started using Chrome some years back on my desktop system. There I have all my bookmarks arranged as folders inside my bookmarks bar.
So far so good. Now on Chrome Android these bookmarks show up as desktop bookmarks in a folder "bookmarks bar".
I have two Android devices:
Nexus 6 --> Everything is fine, I use my desktop bookmark bar and when I close and reopen Chrome it opens the last bookmark page I used - fine.
Sony Z3 Tablet Compact --> I use my desktop bookmark bar and when I close and reopen it ALWAYS opens some stupid list of all bookmarks, unsorted, one huge list. I always have to navigate manually back to desktop bookmark bar bookmarks, every time I restart the browser. This is really annoying.
Uninstalled Chrome, cleared data and cache, but all to no avail.
Anybody any idea on how to fix this? Must be sth do do with Sony's ROM as all the other phones and tablets I have and had do not have that problem.
Thanks,
terry

Nobody?

Android browsers and bookmarks.

Rant PART (1) -
Having to recently reinstall Dolphin browser I tried to sync my bookmarks using Dolphin connect, Sync failed. After a log of faffing, reinstalled removing accounts etc etc its still failing.
To cut a very long story short i've only just found out today about google blocking chrome's API which essentially locks out every 3rd party app from syncing bookmarks, wow, just wow.
Not only that i've been unable to even import bookmarks to another browser from Chrome... wow.
When did google become apple, i'm now forced to use either chrome app which is pants or move everything to firefox which is also pants, why are these pants you say?
Rant (2)
What is the most important thing about a browser once you get beyond the fact it actually loads and its secure?, bookmarks, we all use them and most of us will probably like those on all of our devices without having to manually rebuild them every time we need to reinstall an app or get a new phone.
So bookmark sync is essential but is pretty now locked out to most third part browsers, you can only get google's from google and firefox from firefox, I couldn't even find a browser which would import any direct from either app / account, this is insane.
Rant (3)
Ok so lets say we've got our bookmarks in place, we'll no doubt use these all the time so we'll want quick access to this, oh no no no, 99% of browsers are still hiding saved / synced bookmarks behind several menus, chrome is slightly better than firefox though.
Prior to locking down its API dolphin was the best browser available for quick access, a quick swipe right reveals a list of all your shortcuts and these would update on the fly from you google chrome bookmarks on your desktop, this is no longer available and there is no manual sync.
Firefox should still be working in dolphin but dolphin haven't pulled their finger out and added support for the latest firefox so sync isnt working there either, this effectively makes Dolphin no different to any other browser so I've deleted this from my phone for the first time in years.
Why are android browsers so bad, do people who make then just not use them ,why on earth is there no swipe left/right or gestures to get quick access to bookmarks in any browsers?, the exception being lightning / dolphin browsers which does have swipe to bookmarks but as you cant import anything anymore thats totally useless, i'm not adding all 169 of my bookmarks manually to anything.
The upshot of this is i'm forced to use clunky Chrome app on android and this makes me very angry indeed.
If anyone has some workaround for these issues or can suggest a browser which does have some sort of sync or chrome bookmarks import working please let me know.

Im experiencing the same issue since rebuilding my phone. Did you ever get this resolved?

Same thing here. I've always used boat browser. Don't feel like sideloading it on my Note 9, so I downloaded puffin and then dolphin and neither have a way to import from another mobile browser or even an html file. How f'ing stupid in 2018 that you can't simply import bookmarks.
All I want is a damn browser that always has tabs at the top like a desktop browser so I'm not forced to change my workflow just because I'm on a smaller screen, and I want to save and import/export my bookmarks as needed. Neither chrome or firefox offer this. I guess I'm sticking with an old browser that still seems to do things the right way. Maybe that's why I can easily import and export bookmarks, because the last update was 2yrs ago, possibly before google crippled the **** out of how browsers work.
You would think there would be some sort of revolt, major complaint thread or something on it.

What is more amazing than today's total lack of sync is the fact that very few threads exist on this matter. It is like if everybody (else) has a secret way to do it or -worse- nobody cares. I really don't get it I must be getting too old!

cfrantzol said:
What is more amazing than today's total lack of sync is the fact that very few threads exist on this matter. It is like if everybody (else) has a secret way to do it or -worse- nobody cares. I really don't get it I must be getting too old!
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