Does Stock Browser Sync with Desktop Chrome? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6

Does the stock Samsung internet browser on the S6 (not Chrome) sync with Google Chrome on your PC? That's what the SGS III one does and I find it very useful.

OKAstro said:
Does the stock Samsung internet browser on the S6 (not Chrome) sync with Google Chrome on your PC? That's what the SGS III one does and I find it very useful.
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If it does, I don't know how - and I'm pretty smart on this stuff. Lol.

SilkyJohnson said:
If it does, I don't know how - and I'm pretty smart on this stuff. Lol.
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Do you use chrome on your PC?

OKAstro said:
Do you use chrome on your PC?
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Yup, on both computers. Maybe search for a plugin on chrome desktop, that's about all I got. Nothing in the Samsung browser on phone to setup sync. I've searched high and low.

SilkyJohnson said:
Yup, on both computers. Maybe search for a plugin on chrome desktop, that's about all I got. Nothing in the Samsung browser on phone to setup sync. I've searched high and low.
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Silky - I have attached the apk file from Enewman17's SGS III 4.42 kitkat stock ROM. This is what makes "bookmarks" show up in the setup/google account/sync with all the other sync options. It goes in the system/apps folder not the priv-apps folder. Set permissions after copying to folder. It is a deodexed ROM, so I don't know if that matters or not for the odexed S6 ROM.
Have no idea if it would work on the S6 or not. Wonder if you might try it and see? It can also be found by googling the apk name.(but the version date is 2012). So I would try the attached first in the event it's a more recent version.
Thanks
(I know you know more about these things than me...don't mean to come off as an expert by any means)

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Synchronizing Google Bookmarks with android bookmarks

....as the title says, is it possible?
I don't think there is. I wish they'd add that ability along with the ability to sync notes to there as well. Considering, both are part of the "Notebook".
Then again, I don't think Chrome even has this ability yet.
I agree... but im not using Chrome just using firefox with GMarks
The only way I know of so far is to download My Bookmarks from the market and export your google bookmarks then import them using My Bookmarks
If you have a rooted device you can edit the browser.db file...
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.browser/databases/browser.db "SELECT * FROM bookmarks;"
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You will need to write an app who adds/sync's your bookmarks to your device.
IseeBrickedPhones said:
If you have a rooted device you can edit the browser.db file...
You will need to write an app who adds/sync's your bookmarks to your device.
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Thanks for this! I was wondering where these were stored, and thinking about maybe writing a quick xmarks importer.
chrisharang said:
Thanks for this! I was wondering where these were stored, and thinking about maybe writing a quick xmarks importer.
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Thinking??? You should definitely do that, I would actually pay money for an app that can synchronize my xmarks to my g1
Sycning Google bookmarks with android is possible with http://www.gettransmute.com/android/
As far as syncing xmark(foxmarks) with android there was someone working on some code but he never finished. I think the code is on his site if someone else wants to give it a try.
https://secure.grepular.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/04/xmarks-foxmarks-bookmark-sync/
moosefist said:
Thinking??? You should definitely do that, I would actually pay money for an app that can synchronize my xmarks to my g1
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Yup, that would be a $2.99 app if I ever saw one.
The latest Chrome builds have bookmark sync inbuilt, i bet integrated Android bookmark sync is right around the corner..
Currently they use your Google Account to host a Google Docs document containing the information about your bookmarks.
Reviving this thread
Amazing that two years later there is still no android <-> chrome bookmark sync...
A newer app that seems to handle this reasonably well (I am not affiliated): ChromeMarks

More Froyo love: Chrome to phone

Want to send stuff from your desktop right to your phone without emailing it? Just a right click option sound nice?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/how-to-push-chrome-firefox-links-to-your-android-2-2-froyo-de/
For firefox, you need the firefox plugin FoxToPhone
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/161941/
If you use IE, get a real browser.
This is one of the features in 2.2 that I've been really excited for.
alphadog00 said:
If you use IE, get a real browser.
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so I installed it from the market on my phone, followed all the instructions and set it up, then downloaded the extension on my computer, but it isnt working for some reason..
You can use the Chrome to iPhone tool on Android if you manually make a bookmark. I'm going to make a How To video showing how when I get time.
smeltn said:
so I installed it from the market on my phone, followed all the instructions and set it up, then downloaded the extension on my computer, but it isnt working for some reason..
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Doesnt this require froyo for it to work?
iceman4357 said:
Doesnt this require froyo for it to work?
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Yes it does
smeltn said:
so I installed it from the market on my phone, followed all the instructions and set it up, then downloaded the extension on my computer, but it isnt working for some reason..
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As soon as i set it up on the phone and pc - i could send things to my phone and get an instant notification at the top.
I assume you opened it on the phone and configured it with your google account?
iceman4357 said:
Doesnt this require froyo for it to work?
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yes it does, and I have froyo. It was something to do with my wifi for some reason. As soon as I turned off my wifi and sent a link it was instant. Don't know why but my wifi was borking it up. Works great now, except for on wifi
Whenever I send a link from either Google Chrome or Firefox I feel my phone vibrate and then I get a Force Close. Don't know what is causing it. Tried on both 3G and Wifi.
I *love* Chrome to Phone; any time a youtube video pops up, I just c2p it and watch it on my Captivate while still keeping an eye on the screen. Little things like that which make 2.2 totally worth it for me.
Wasn't there a reverse to this? I have been doing this for quite a while with a QR code extension on chrome, but I've been really missing a way to send phone pages to chrome.
Great app. Runs smoothly on 2.2!
E_man5112 said:
Wasn't there a reverse to this? I have been doing this for quite a while with a QR code extension on chrome, but I've been really missing a way to send phone pages to chrome.
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android2chrome if I can remember correctly.

Firefox 4 apk

I couldn't get Firefox 4 to show up in the app market, but it seems to load fine as an apk. You can get it here:
ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/4.0/android-r7/multi/
Does not show in the market app but does in the web market
Installed perfectly from the web market send to my gtab, which is exactly the opposite of how most of the other apps work for me.
I tried that, but the market doesn't see my gtab as a device to send to, unfortunately.
Its a nice browser but needs flash support to be great. Unless I'm missing something.
chapsrl said:
Its a nice browser but needs flash support to be great. Unless I'm missing something.
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Nope you are not,
No flash, FC's on swiftkey, and a few more bugs. My chief reason for it being on my gtab is SYNC.
no flash. but it supports adblock addon. Hope the flash is coming
I never thought to look on the Mozilla FTP server for that browser. Nice find.
It at least gives me something new to tinker with.
...and once you have it...
...go to about:config formhelper:autozoom and disable it! That was making me crazy
jdriskill said:
...go to about:config formhelper:autozoom and disable it! That was making me crazy
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Thanks! That was annoying me too. Another setting I changed is the "keyword.URL", which defaulted to Google's mobile search. The full version is better for tablets imo, so I changed the /m? to /search?
jdriskill said:
...go to about:config formhelper:autozoom and disable it! That was making me crazy
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This is making me crazy still - pardon my ignorance, where is this config?
-WootTabClan
type in about:config in the address bar
not digging it
where is the button to bookmark a website?
sriram_s said:
type in about:config in the address bar
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Ah perfect, thanks!
Gendo3 said:
not digging it
where is the button to bookmark a website?
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You can "pull" the website to the left or right and tool bars appear on the sides. The right side has your bookmark, fwd, and back buttons. The left side has your tabs.
Wow, just used the google print cloud add on and was able to print a web page from the firefox browser to my hp2600n network printer. My Gtab is getting better.
Works on my HTC Incredible too. Thanks
The graphics look horrible to me when I go to websites using FF4. I open the same site in Dolphin or the others the graphics on a website look decent, but in FF they look bad. I have not been able to find anything in the config that controls the compression or graphics.
I set up my gtab as a new device from my desktop (sync). I don't see my saved tabs in the tabs on my gtab. any ideas?
Good start for FireFox & I'm sure it will get better as time comes along, but for me I'll wait till it gets better.
Currently I use only 2 browsers: Opera & Angel browser, with Angel browser being one of my favorites (for the time being).
I like the fact that you can type in a custom user agent, I set mine to Chrome Desktop & it works perfect. Tested on Hulu using the Flash Mod & it works fine as well.
seriousjack85 said:
What i am trying to ask is. If i use Internet explorer option under any browser then i cannot type / Keyboard wouldn't pop up in Gmail when i go the the message body of the email.
Same for Yahoo, the login screen is sooo wide you cannot even find login.
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Hmmm...I tested your issue using Angel Browser & I can see everything fine. Maybe your zoom settings are set to high.
seriousjack85 said:
What setting are you running? IPAD, ANDROID, MOBILE, Internet Explorer?
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I chose custom user agent and typed in the following:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/0.X.Y.Z Safari/525.13.
seriousjack85 said:
Can this be used for Dolphin HD?
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Not sure as I haven't tried.

whatsapp for pc

Hello
I read the news here: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...pp-now-available-on-web-browsers-9993675.html that whatsapp is now available on the web for pc. The news said to use only Chrome. But my chrome window only shows rotating timer, no qrcode comes up. Has anybody else tried this and succeeded? The same thing on Opera, though on Firefox the error message said to use chrome.
thanks
tahrang said:
Hello
I read the news here: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...pp-now-available-on-web-browsers-9993675.html that whatsapp is now available on the web for pc. The news said to use only Chrome. But my chrome window only shows rotating timer, no qrcode comes up. Has anybody else tried this and succeeded? The same thing on Opera, though on Firefox the error message said to use chrome.
thanks
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Is it true? Have you installed and use it?
WhatsApp for pc is very useless. We went back to the times of MSN? WhatsApp is very helpful only on MOBILE!
WKM
It would be nice to have it, without needing any Android/iOS Device/Émulator
But nearly EVERYBODY has a PDA.
If so, please without this bug: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/hot-whatsapp-killer-message-t2985248
Maynard100 said:
Is it true? Have you installed and use it?
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I got it working today, before it was showing some bugs.
I dont know whether it will be useful or not, but I am willing to try.
tahrang said:
I got it working today, before it was showing some bugs.
I dont know whether it will be useful or not, but I am willing to try.
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Are you referring to firefox or chrome whatsapp plugin? Where did you download the installer?
Maynard100 said:
Are you referring to firefox or chrome whatsapp plugin? Where did you download the installer?
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This is not an addon. This works in Chrome and Opera. Not in Firefox. Go to https://web.whatsapp.com, there will be a barcode, which you have to read with your device. Instructions for different devices like IOS, Android, Windows etc are on the webpage.
I use the web version when I'm at work because I don't want to get out my phone all the time or awkwardly press it when it's in it's stand. So yeah, I like it.
tahrang said:
This is not an addon. This works in Chrome and Opera. Not in Firefox. Go to https://web.whatsapp.com, there will be a barcode, which you have to read with your device. Instructions for different devices like IOS, Android, Windows etc are on the webpage.
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Oh, thanks for this.

Deleting Default Bookmarks in Stock Browser...

I can't figure out how to delete the default, pre-installed bookmarks in the stock browser. I've researched it and found a few different "fixes" that have worked over the years for Samsung devices (apparently they've had partner provider bookmarks for a long time) but they don't work on my VZW N5.
Any ideas on how to chuck those bookmarks?
Tried an app that was supposed to address this - Bookmark Manager.
Didn't work.
Bummer!
billykxda said:
Tried an app that was supposed to address this - Bookmark Manager.
Didn't work.
Bummer!
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If you are rooted, try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476383
You may also try the Verizon forums for the Note 5 or the S6 to see if anyone has an answer for you.
Good luck
Thanks.
I am not rooted, and I'll definitely check out those other forums.
-bk

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