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[GH-ISSUE #2136] Android Waterfox cannot access local bookmark folder #1433
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Originally created by @stoneubi on GitHub (Dec 23, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/2136
Which version of floccus are you using?
V5.8.0
How many bookmarks do you have, roughly?
200
Are you using other means to sync bookmarks in parallel to floccus?
No
Sync method
Nextcloud Bookmarks
Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.
Waterfox v1.1.7, Kiwi Browser 137.0.7337.0
Which version of Nextcloud Bookmarks are you using? (if relevant)
v16.0.1
Which version of Nextcloud? (if relevant)
v32.0.3
What kind of WebDAV server are you using? (if relevant)
No response
Describe the Bug
Actually I'm using the outdated Android Kiwi Browser with floccus V5.8.0 and the sync works perfect.
Now I installed Waterfox, a fork of Firefox Browser, and installed floccus. This is the same android device, where the Kiwi Browser with working floccus is installed.
During the floccus setup in the Waterfox Browser I can enter my nextcloud url (by the way, this cannot be done in the plugin directly as a second tab window would be opened but you cannot access this second tab within the floccus addon therefore you have to start the floccus setup in a separate window) and after that you have to select the local folder where the bookmarks should be stored.
But this is the problem, I cannot select any folder:
And therefore I cannot finish the setup and the sync won't work. I tried everything I know to solve this issue by creating any other default folder within the bookmark settings in the Waterfox Browser, but still, no folder can be selected.
Expected Behavior
Same as on every other floccus installation, during the setup, the default local bookmark folder should be clickable.
To Reproduce
Install floccus on android Waterfox Browser and try to complete the setup.
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2025):
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@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2025):
Hi @stoneubi
Thank you for taking the time to give feedback by opening this issue!
Is this instance of Waterfox a fork of fennec (Firefox for Android)? Fennec still does not support the bookmarks API that floccus relies on to work. It's very likely that your Waterfox instance thus also doesn't support floccus.
@stoneubi commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2025):
Hi, yes I think, this is the browser I'm trying. https://www.waterfox.com
The reason for this fork of firefox would be that mozilla announced to implement AI and this fork of firefox doesn't have telemetric and AI support.
Sorry to read that floccus cannot be used on this browser. I love floccus and this is one of a kind app I use most on all my devices.
@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2025):
I understand. In general the support for bookmarks extensions on mobile browsers is very sparse, sadly.
@Vlod-github commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2025):
@stoneubi
In practice, very few mobile browsers support desktop Web extensions. I tested several of them, with the following results:
If there were an “ideal” browser that was fast, secure, and fully featured at the same time, it would already be widely adopted.
@leonardo-scattola commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2026):
I cannot upvote this comment enough. This has been the very same drip that made my glass spill. I jumped away from Firefox, but I am in desperate love with Gecko and what Firefox meant up to now.
I'm encountering the same behaviour, but I am trying to access a WebDAV endpoint (on Koofr, should that matter).
@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2026):
Thank you for your input everyone! I can relate to the sentiment of Mozilla venturing down a strange path recently. Concerning waterfox, they seem to have feature parity with Firefox at the time of writing this, so Waterfox for Desktop works with floccus but Waterfox for mobile doesn't (yet), there's nothing I can do about that in floccus, that's why this issue is "on hold" for now :)
@QuoterMusic commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2026):
I tried it again today with Cromite 144.0.7559.97. Everything works with WebDAV encryption for me. I can set bookmarks on my smartphone and access them on my PC after synchronization. And vice versa.