Syncing bookmarks with Chrome

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Syncing bookmarks with Chrome

I use Google's Chrome browser on my PC. I sync my iPhone to that PC. iTunes has a drop down box on the Info page to let you choose the browser to sync bookmarks on the iPhone with. However, the drop down box only lists Internet Explorer. Is there a way to sync the bookmarks in Chrome with my iPhone?

3GS, Windows XP

Posted on Jan 29, 2010 2:00 PM

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Answer 1

Tamara

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Jan 29, 2010 2:05 PM in response to cdharris

Not yet.

You can send feedback to Apple - http://apple.com/feedback

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paulcb

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Jan 29, 2010 2:23 PM in response to cdharris

You could import your Chrome bookmarks into IE and then sync those. Not exactly elegant but it would work.

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cdharris Author

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Jan 29, 2010 7:18 PM in response to cdharris

I did that once but it is a pain. Chrome is my default browser so why isn't it listed in the browser box?

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coop42

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Jan 29, 2010 8:18 PM in response to cdharris

Probably because Apple and Google aren't always on the best of terms (they offer competing browser products) and Apple wants you to use their product.

Therefor they make it easy to integrate your bookmarks with their browser, not that of their competitor.

Chrome might be your default browser, but it sure ain't Apples!

coop

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Ziatron

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Jan 29, 2010 10:00 PM in response to cdharris

Works with Firefox, way better than Chrome. (and no more web ads.)

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Dave Hutch

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Feb 1, 2010 5:19 AM in response to Ziatron

Firefox is not listed on my MBP or my wife's Vista PC...only Safari and Internet Explorer.

One way around it is to use Xmarks, which synchronises your Bookmarks/Favorites up to a central server.

If you work primarily in Firefox, just open Internet Explorer once in a while and let it sync with all of your Firefox bookmarks, then when you sync your iPhone, everything is copied across

http://www.xmarks.com/

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