Android Browser Bookmarks?

nickwinn · Jan 26, 2009

Does anybody here know where the android browser bookmarks are stored on the file system? I'm hoping to keep a backup of my bookmarks so I don't need to go thru the hassle of entering all my favorite sites each time I have to wipe my phone!

thanks in advance

short/y · Jan 26, 2009

They're stored in a database in the browser's data directory. Check http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3223060&postcount=199 -- it gives you the command to use to retrieve them from the database, i.e.

sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.browser/databases/browser.db "SELECT * FROM bookmarks;"

You can also use the My Backup app (available from the Market) to back them up.

nickwinn · Jan 26, 2009

Thanks for the quick reply.

I'm not really familiar with sqlite, more of a mysql guy personally

The bookmarks table holds the browser history as well.

foxtrickle · Jan 28, 2009

Bookmarks backup

You should check out MyBackup on the Market. It's a free app that will backup your bookmarks (plus a lot of other things) to your SD card. It works quite well. The restore feature is also very simple.

speoples20 · Jan 28, 2009

There is also my bookmarks as well that allows you to import your bookmarks to your phone from your desktop browser.

BobbyHill · Jan 28, 2009

speoples20 said:
There is also my bookmarks as well that allows you to import your bookmarks to your phone from your desktop browser.

What I'd like to see (and I can't believe wasn't included in the OS) is automatic syncing of your Android bookmarks with Google Bookmarks. (or ones labeled as mobile in Google Bookmarks)

jesseowen · Jan 28, 2009

I had this frustration as well (not being able to sync or backup my bookmarks) so I finally just found a simple website where I could save all of my bookmarks, then I set it as the browser home page. There are tons of websites out there that allow you to store your bookmarks, but the one that I chose was murl.com.

gottifour · Jan 28, 2009

Since I use Firefox I use foxmarks. Which is one of the best programs I have ever used. It sycs all of your bookmarks through firefox on as many computers as you want. They have a mobile site you can bookmark in your browser or steel bookmarks and access all of them. Not perfect but better then nothing.

kathi17 · Jan 28, 2009

I use Foxmarks too, and I love it! Every time I use a different computer, I just sync my bookmarks, and everything stays the same on each machine!

Now when I use my phone, I can also just go to Foxmarks and click on any bookmark there to go to a website.

BobbyHill · Jan 28, 2009

No FireFox here. (Work doesn't allow it for some reason.)

I use the Google Toolbar on both my desktop and notebook pcs at home and at the office to keep track of my bookmarks. I'm still surprised that it doesn't doesn't sync with android though. Seems like about the only Google thing that doesn't at this point.

grokdesigns · Jan 28, 2009

I just wish someone would write a utility that automatically alphabetized the bookmarks, why this isn't an option by default is annoying. I'm thinking about making it my first Android project.

nickwinn · Jan 28, 2009

grokdesigns said:
I just wish someone would write a utility that automatically alphabetized the bookmarks, why this isn't an option by default is annoying. I'm thinking about making it my first Android project.

I don't think it would be hard to sort the list and dump out all the history entries as well. You can do this all with some SQL commands.

icpeanuts · Nov 14, 2009

Is there anyway to create a shortcut to list all the Bookmarks? I am using Dwang 1.12 Rom.

I have been searching and can not find anything on how to do it. I love the ability to push an icon, it will list all the bookmarks like the bookmark widget in the Hero Rom.

Thanks

trmacdonal · Nov 14, 2009

i use the live bookmarks app from the market it lets you make an icon that opens a folder with all your bookmarks. Also bookmarkBR from the market backs up and restores bookmarks.

Kermode · Jul 12, 2010

foxtrickle said:
You should check out MyBackup on the Market. It's a free app that will backup your bookmarks (plus a lot of other things) to your SD card. It works quite well. The restore feature is also very simple.

Seems it is pay ware now. Any alternative?

rexroof · Jan 6, 2011

manually changing bookmarks

short/y said:
They're stored in a database in the browser's data directory. Check http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3223060&postcount=199 -- it gives you the command to use to retrieve them from the database, i.e.

sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.browser/databases/browser.db "SELECT * FROM bookmarks;"

You can also use the My Backup app (available from the Market) to back them up.

Thanks for the info.
I used this to bookmark a url that was a google maps redirect. I used the adb shell to get on my rooted EVO and ran these commands:

Code:

sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.browser/databases/browser.db
update bookmarks set bookmark = 1 where url = ''http://goo.gl/maps/XXXX';

This url was already in my bookmarks because I had visited it. but I couldn't bookmark it because I was immediately redirected to google maps.

To list all of your urls:

Code:

 select url from bookmarks;

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