What is it about bookmarks google doesn’t like?
Google is a multi billion dollar company and has working for it some of the greatest innovative minds currently in the world – and they cant even come up with a decent web browser after years of development….
A Google web browser should be - (in order of importance IMHO)#
(1) Fully working Fast and stable
(2) Be able to sync bookmarks from desktop bookmarks.
(3) Have quick access to these bookmarks
Ok, 2 out of 3 isn’t bad right?, no this is simply ludicrous. As is stands now I can only find one browser that can do this, Dolphin and its crashy as hell with 5.0.
Has anyone found any other browsers?, I ‘ve spent ages looking for something but found no others which give me:
(a) One click or swip access to bookmarks
(b) Desktop bookmark Sync (not import)
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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?
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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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.
Hi again,
When you select a Internet browser and you use it during a long time, you have provably added some bookmarks and the browsers (normally) don't supports to export it.
This difficult the easy browser change
My actual project tries to solve it.
With this application you can export/import bookmarks from one to other browser easy.
Of course not all the browsers are supported. At this moment I'm only have developed interfaces for stock browser, Samsung browser, Dolphin, Firefox (normal and beta versions) and Bloat (normal and mini versions).
Also, Chrome is supported (only export bookmarks to another browser is supported at this moment).
The app access to the browsers file system in order to get/set the bookmarks. Due to that, app needs to got root permissions.
Please, let me know your opinions.
Thanks
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As usual another interesting app from you.
Good luk
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Only 18 downloads after more than one week...
I assume this app isn't interesting...
I assume that this application is not interesting and close the project.
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!
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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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Google has people lulled into complacency. [emoji53]
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Is there an easy way to manage the internet bookmarks for either the Gear Browser or the Samsung Internet app from my phone?
Basically typing on the watch is not convenient and I would like to send a bookmark to the phone so I can easily open it.
I like the Samsung Internet app, but you can only put in a search term and not a web address directly - or at least that is what I have seen.
I am not trying to view a full webpage or anything like that, but I find it convenient to bookmark certain images like this http://images.intellicast.com/WxImages/Radar/spi.gif to see the weather radar.