Requesting Changes To The Way Bookmarks Get Saved and Sorted in Firefox For Android
I'm a heavy bookmark user. I have numerous bookmark folders and numerous bookmarks within each folder. I love the way the desktop version (Firefox for Windows) allows for easy sort and save for bookmarks. I absolutely hate the way Firefox for Android handles bookmarks. There is no way to sort and no way to choose a default save folder.
Awhile back a change was made to Firefox for Android. Before the change, saving all new bookmarks automatically saved them in the root Bookmarks folder where they were easy to grab and reassign to a particular folder. After the change, bookmarks now get saved in the last folder used.
This causes problems with later finding bookmarks when they were saved in a folder that wasn't expected and is especially troublesome when you have numerous bookmark folders. For example, I had been saving bookmarks in the root Bookmarks folder. Every once in awhile I go through that folder and move bookmarks I want to keep into other folders. Whichever folder I last moved a bookmark to now becomes the default save folder. The next time I save a bookmark it goes to that last used folder. If I don't remember which folder it was, now I have to search. Or I have to remember and be fast enough to hit "Edit" on the small pop up window that shows up after saving a bookmark.
But it gets worse. I recently went through my bookmarks and moved several from the root bookmarks folder into other folders. I later saved a bookmark and had to go find it in one of the sub folders. After finding it, I moved it back to the root Bookmarks folder. Let's call it "Bookmark A". Fast forward several weeks where all subsequent bookmarks were saved in the root Bookmarks folder as I desired. I then went through all my bookmarks and deleted those I no longer needed. This time I didn't move any of them. BUT, the last bookmark I deleted was "Bookmark A". The next time I saved a bookmark, it did not get saved in the root Bookmarks folder as I expected. I had to go find it again in the same sub folder where "Bookmark A" was originally saved. Apparently, when I deleted "Bookmark A", Firefox for Android somehow remembered the next most recently used folder. I hate this so much!
Can we get a setting to define a certain folder as the default folder for future saved bookmarks?
I don't understand the reason for the change in the first place. But, if there are plenty of users who want bookmarks automatically saved in the last used folder, then give everyone a setting to either choose that method or a default saved bookmark location.
I'd also like to see a drag and drop method to sort bookmarks as well as settings to sort by name, date, etc.
I'm running the latest version of Firefox for Android on a Samsung S25.
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Hi misc35,
I completely understand your frustration — managing a large number of bookmarks on mobile can get confusing, especially when the app changes behavior unexpectedly. Your idea of having a default save folder setting for bookmarks makes a lot of sense and would help users maintain organization without constantly hunting for misplaced bookmarks.
I also agree that drag-and-drop sorting and additional sort options (by name, date, etc.) would make the Android version much more user-friendly, closer to the desktop experience. Hopefully, Mozilla considers adding these features in a future update or provides a toggle to choose between “last used folder” and a fixed default folder.
In the meantime, one workaround is to create a dedicated “Inbox” or “Root” folder for all new bookmarks, then periodically organize them manually. It’s not perfect, but it can help reduce confusion until a setting is implemented.
Thanks for sharing such a detailed explanation it really highlights the issue clearly.
The workaround suggested can't possibly work. Any attempt at organizing bookmarks manually means the last folder that a bookmark was moved to then becomes the default save folder going forward until yet another change is made. So, having a dedicated root folder means nothing if Firefox won't remember to use it.
Was your response A.I. generated? I hope that is not the case but it seems to be.
I would like to hear from a Mozilla employee please. I posted a review on the Google Play store and the response directed me to post to this support site so they could investigate. If I can't have a dialog with Mozilla about a problem with their product, why should I continue to use Firefox for Android?
The issue with bookmarks is the only thing holding Firefox back from being the best Android browser.
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