I took a backup of my bookmarks with BookmarkSB from the Play store. But all of a sudden my phone lost all the bookmarks during a botched upgrade. THe problem is that BookmarkSB might well try to restore them, but when I fire up the browser neither of the bookmarks are there.
Is there any way that I can use the xml file that BookmarkSB made to restore the bookmarks on the phone. At the moment I am simply considering stripping all the stuff out of the xml file and just save the actual adresses and then open them up one by one and then rebookmark.
But that method is just going to take a long time and be rather boring so I was hoping there was another and more speedy method?. But is there?
Looking forward to hearing from someone with some bright ideas
Stock browser? Maybe u can autorestore from google.
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you can simply sync your browser with google to backup/restore you bookmarks. did you tried clearing browser cache->restore bookmarks-> reboot?
bala_gamer said:
you can simply sync your browser with google to backup/restore you bookmarks. did you tried clearing browser cache->restore bookmarks-> reboot?
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Do you mean restore through the browser or through the app again?. And I have Google's backup thing enabled but apparently it didn't sync over the bookmarks last time :/. But I guess I could always try again, might have done something wrong.
So simply delete the browser cache/wipe data from the browser and try doing an import/restore again with BookmarkSB?
Look for a recent post last two days re importing bookmarks it has the answer i think .
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JJEgan said:
Look for a recent post last two days re importing bookmarks it has the answer i think .
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Can you link me as I have no idea what forum to look in?
Sorry no idea i do not bookmark every useful post on XDA .
jje
Well i searched it and nothing came up so. So thats back to square one so is still looking for a solution >.<
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Hi
I can sync from Google to Dolphin no problem but if add a new bookmark on phone then sync again it wont add the bookmark i just made to google
I can export my bookmarks no probem to SD card as well is importing them,
same for stock browser.
Hope someone can shed some light on this
thanks
stevenmcw said:
Hi
I can sync from Google to Dolphin no problem but if add a new bookmark on phone then sync again it wont add the bookmark i just made to google
I can export my bookmarks no probem to SD card as well is importing them,
same for stock browser.
Hope someone can shed some light on this
thanks
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If you have upgraded to version 5.0.0 sync to Google has been removed. In the options you will see backup and restore. Works like a champ and keeps them in alphabetical order as well.
I can't even sync from Google to phone. It just says 'Sync successfully' but no bookmarks appear in bookmarks. I already wrote to the support, so I hope they can fix it.
Revin said:
I can't even sync from Google to phone. It just says 'Sync successfully' but no bookmarks appear in bookmarks. I already wrote to the support, so I hope they can fix it.
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And what version are you using? If you look at my post above in current version 5.0.0 synch has been removed, so no matter how many times you click on synch it won't. All bookmarks to SD does now, is just that, saves your bookmarks to your memory card.
Are you sure? Because if they remove it then why is there the tab for syncing? And I wrote them that it didn't work and they just asked if I have newest version... strange. It is feature I am really looking for. I still don't understand why the default browser don't have bookmarks sync...
I will ask them again to be sure.
hey guys I know this is an old thread, but I was just wondering if a solution was ever found. I have the latest Dolphin HD and Bookmarks to SD, and I hit sync, but nothing is imported
cdzo72 said:
hey guys I know this is an old thread, but I was just wondering if a solution was ever found. I have the latest Dolphin HD and Bookmarks to SD, and I hit sync, but nothing is imported
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That is because it isn't supported anymore you need to use backup and restore inside of the dolphin settings. From what I remember it was like version 6.9 or so they stopped using it.
vanemburghj said:
That is because it isn't supported anymore you need to use backup and restore inside of the dolphin settings. From what I remember it was like version 6.9 or so they stopped using it.
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Thanks for the answer! I read that in several different forums but it was never stated in any Dolphin forum so I just wanted to check... it actually sucks pretty bad and makes me want ICS even more so I can use the Chrome browser.
It works on my Streak 7 ICS build and it makes it real nice to be able to go from computer to tabler and have all that right there
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Thanks for the answer! I read that in several different forums but it was never stated in any Dolphin forum so I just wanted to check... it actually sucks pretty bad and makes me want ICS even more so I can use the Chrome browser.
It works on my Streak 7 ICS build and it makes it real nice to be able to go from computer to tabler and have all that right there
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They discontinued support because they did not agree with Google's privacy policy. Bad enough Big Brother knows what you are looking and for how long, but now they want to know what bookmarks you keep.... Am with you on ICS that is why I can't wait till the Note drops in prices, think Streak 5 seeing it was crushed by a bus in South Korea (hPA's work, _n0p_ said his skill set was well above his and was the one the few that might have made it happen....).
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They discontinued support because they did not agree with Google's privacy policy. Bad enough Big Brother knows what you are looking and for how long, but now they want to know what bookmarks you keep.... Am with you on ICS that is why I can't wait till the Note drops in prices, think Streak 5 seeing it was crushed by a bus in South Korea (hPA's work, _n0p_ said his skill set was well above his and was the one the few that might have made it happen....).
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Yeah I hear ya... I was looking at one Saturday at the Samsung store at the mall, and it's lighter than my Streak but just a hair thicker since it has that rounded back, but that makes it more comfortable to hold, and the form factor is no larger than the Streak so I will definitely be getting one as soon as it comes down in price from the clouds or a good used one
So ive been trying to find a way to delete these locked bookmarks. Every method I've tried points to a file that's not on the phone (/system/etc/motorola/com.android...) Any suggestions?
spr0k3t said:
So ive been trying to find a way to delete these locked bookmarks. Every method I've tried points to a file that's not on the phone (/system/etc/motorola/com.android...) Any suggestions?
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Been trying to do the same thing with no results.
Found one that worked. Goto the market and install Skyfire. You can edit the bookmarks all you want. Back on the system default browser, the changes will be applied after the app is restarted. Once the pesky Verizon locked down bookmarks are nuked, remove Skyfire. Viola.
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Found one that worked. Goto the market and install Skyfire. You can edit the bookmarks all you want. Back on the system default browser, the changes will be applied after the app is restarted. Once the pesky Verizon locked down bookmarks are nuked, remove Skyfire. Viola.
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Did this, and now browser force closes when opening bookmarks. nice.
Rebooted my whole phone just in case maybe task manager was stupid and didn't kill Browser fully. Nope...
Edit: And actually, now my phone is randomly rebooting every 3 minutes... the ****?
uhh186 said:
Did this, and now browser force closes when opening bookmarks. nice.
Rebooted my whole phone just in case maybe task manager was stupid and didn't kill Browser fully. Nope...
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Lol.
Just use a non stock browser like dolphins hd. Problem solved. The stock browser blows anyway.
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ilovesoad said:
Lol.
Just use a non stock browser like dolphins hd. Problem solved. The stock browser blows anyway.
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That's your opinion. Some of us prefer the stock browser.
ilovesoad said:
Lol.
Just use a non stock browser like dolphins hd. Problem solved. The stock browser blows anyway.
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Going to have to agree here. Although Im using Aurora.
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Going to have to agree here. Although Im using Aurora.
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I really don't want to SBF my phone just because of this stupid stock browser phail, so I'm just going to go ahead and try out a couple of those non-stock browsers and just delete the browser app entirely...
I've tried Dolphin, but not Aurora. First stop, then
edit: Aurora isn't even a browser?
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I really don't want to SBF my phone just because of this stupid stock browser phail, so I'm just going to go ahead and try out a couple of those non-stock browsers and just delete the browser app entirely...
I've tried Dolphin, but not Aurora. First stop, then
edit: Aurora isn't even a browser?
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If you delete the stock browser you will have problems with Voice Search and other google apps.
Also Aurora is not for the faint of heart its Firefox's alpha builds.
L2_n19h7m4r3 said:
If you delete the stock browser you will have problems with Voice Search and other google apps.
Also Aurora is not for the faint of heart its Firefox's alpha builds.
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Oh right, derp, I use that on my computer Wasn't aware it was on mobile though.
Thanks for that, saved me from actually having to SBF. The reboot issue went away after I stopped using the stock Browser.
Personally, I used an app called Bookmarks Manager.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guenmat.android.bookmarks
I never had an issue after removing them with it, even though I use the stock browser and have other bookmarks.
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Oh right, derp, I use that on my computer Wasn't aware it was on mobile though.
Thanks for that, saved me from actually having to SBF. The reboot issue went away after I stopped using the stock Browser.
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Use Titanium Backup? I could back up my stock browser for you so you'd be back to its original state.
Igtenio said:
Personally, I used an app called Bookmarks Manager.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guenmat.android.bookmarks
I never had an issue after removing them with it, even though I use the stock browser and have other bookmarks.
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Very cool, thanks.
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Use Titanium Backup? I could back up my stock browser for you so you'd be back to its original state.
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I don't think it's the apk itself is broken, but it looks for those locked bookmarks when you open the bookmarks tab and when it can't find them, it borks out because of the lack of error handling.
Atleast I think - the bookmarks aren't part of the app so removing them wouldn't break the actual app.
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I don't think it's the apk itself is broken, but it looks for those locked bookmarks when you open the bookmarks tab and when it can't find them, it borks out because of the lack of error handling.
Atleast I think - the bookmarks aren't part of the app so removing them wouldn't break the actual app.
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Did you delete all bookmarks that were stored? I did and I had FC when I tried to access the bookmarks. What worked for me was just bookmarking google.com, then trying to access the bookmarks again, and everything was gone except the new google.com bookmark.
That's odd... I haven't seen an FC on the phone after doing the removal. Going in and out of history or bookmarks yet nothing causing any issues.
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Did you delete all bookmarks that were stored? I did and I had FC when I tried to access the bookmarks. What worked for me was just bookmarking google.com, then trying to access the bookmarks again, and everything was gone except the new google.com bookmark.
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That may be the root of the problem. I think I read somewhere the stock browser is looking for at least one bookmark.
When I remove the bookmarks, I usually wipe them all out and have none.
Maybe the app messed up the data somehow?
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menu -> manage apps -> All (tab) -> Browser -> Clear data.
That should restore your browser back to stock. There is a template it goes by that should also rebuild data with the locked bookmarks intact as well.
I used the skyfire method mentioned in the third post without a hitch. In case it matters, I had two bookmarks of my own already and deleted all of the locked ones.
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menu -> manage apps -> All (tab) -> Browser -> Clear data.
That should restore your browser back to stock. There is a template it goes by that should also rebuild data with the locked bookmarks intact as well.
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THIS.
I ran into this problem pretty early on. I deleted all the stock Bookmarks and the browser would just force close every time I opened it. Clearing the Browser app data restored a working browser, and unfortunately the default bookmarks.
Hi, I'm playing around w/ a rom I'm making and I'm really new to this, but I can't for the life of me find where the stock bookmarks are stored so I can change them. I've gone through a lot of files and google/forum searches and haven't found them. I know on the Nexus S they are in a array.xml file that is inside the Browser.apk. If anyone knows where to change the bookmarks for the 3vo stock browser please let me know =)
Thanks!
Had same issue..go into your browser and press menu..there should be a tab for bookmarks..you can edit from there..also if your on a page you would like to bookmark press menu and add bookmark
I think he means when he building his own Rom so when he flashes the ROM the bookmarks will already be there saved in the ROM
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Would love to know this. Seems to be a crap shoot for me when I flash a ROM these days. Sometimes the google backup will restore my bookmarks sometimes it won't.
studog712 said:
Would love to know this. Seems to be a crap shoot for me when I flash a ROM these days. Sometimes the google backup will restore my bookmarks sometimes it won't.
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I can't be sure where the file is that the bookmarks are stored, but I can tell you that Titanium Backup will restore all your bookmarks if you restore the bookmark data (yeah, google seems to only sometimes restore)
TB > Backup/Restore > [BOOKMARKS] Browser 2.3.4 > Restore > Data Only
That works for me every time! Hope this helps
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I think he means when he building his own Rom so when he flashes the ROM the bookmarks will already be there saved in the ROM
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Yes sorry I wasn't very clear this is exactly what I'm looking for. Anyone know?
Thanks!
Simple question for all you flashers out there. Setting up and linking my conacts between haxsync, Facebook and google takes hours these days, Is there a way to back up all these setting so I don't have to keep linking everytim I flash?
Are you a GSM user???I think you could copy all of your adress book to your sim card and just import them later.
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Simple question for all you flashers out there. Setting up and linking my conacts between haxsync, Facebook and google takes hours these days, Is there a way to back up all these setting so I don't have to keep linking everytim I flash?
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Get contapps in the market. Its the best. Not so easy to find.
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exporting to the sim doesnt work. 1. not enough room on the sim. 2. you really dont want to import your contacts when using google to back them up, you wind up with duplicates of everything. All I want is to back up the links between facebook, haxsync and google. I know it seems petty, but that **** takes HOURS to fix right again. Just for that reason alone makes me not want to flash ROMS, and i like flashing...
I downloaded Titanium last night and made a backup of contact/calls. I read somewhere that this backup will do what i want. I will let you guys know sometime today.
I will be waiting your feedback, cause anytime soon my contacts list will get too big and cause the same problem to me.
Just wanted to let you guys know that Titanium works perfectly to restore all of your links from Facebook, Haxsync and Google!!! I have been using Mybackup pro for years now and I can't believe what I've been missing in a back up utility.
Edit: i just want to add, if you don't want to back up all of you data and apk's, just back up contacts/calls, data and apk. this will bring you right back where you want to be.
I searched the xda forums and found a few solutions for removing the bookmarks on other devices, but can't seem to find one that works with the Note.
Has anyone had any luck removing the stock bookmarks on their browser?
I think it can be done with the features. Xml file. When I was looking through it I saw all the bookmarks listed under the browser section. I just never got a chance to mess with them.
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Use BookmarkSB from the play store.
If you aren't rooted, then you're stuck with them. If you are rooted, clear the bookmarks from the one CSC xml file and clear data on the browser and they should disappear for you.