The Edge bookmarks, also known as favorites, are great if you want to revisit a website or blog. If you like any website or article you want to read again, saving it into the browser’s database will help you quickly find it again.
Like any other browser, the Microsoft Edge chromium-based browser for Android phones is built with a bookmarking feature. It’s, however, known as a favorite, just like internet explorer. You can arrange the favorites individually or within segregated folders.
The Edge browser favorites can be managed from desktop and mobile phones since they are synced across devices. All you need is a Microsoft account.
Add Favorite Bookmarks
Marking a website link as a favorite will automatically add the link to the edge bookmarks folder. As mentioned, the favorites on Android are automatically synced across all the devices signed in with the same Microsoft account.
Here are the steps on how to bookmark and add to favorites:
- Launch the Edge app on Android.
- Open the website or link that you want to favorite or bookmark.
- Tap on the More
menu for options. - On the right-hand side, tap on the command — Add to Favorites.
- Notice the bar at the bottom of the screen saying — Added to Favorites.
The website link has been bookmarked and added to the Favorites on the Android list on the Microsoft Edge browser.
View Favorites List
If you’ve bookmarked a few links as favorites in Edge for Android phones, these links will be available under the Edge Favorites folder within the browser. You can easily view and manage your favorites. You can visit the favorite links following the steps:
- Launch Edge App on Android.
- Tap on the More menu for options.
- In the top bar, select the Favorites icon.
- You will see the list of site links marked as favorites.
- Tap the link and access the favorite from the list.
You can also perform the actions like editing favorite links or deleting the bookmarked site from the same list.
Edit or Delete a Favorite
You can easily view, edit and even remove a website link from the list of favorites on Android from the Edge browser. Please note that if you make any changes, it will reflect even on another device logged in with the same Microsoft account.
Here are the steps to edit or delete the favorite link:
- Launch Microsoft Edge App on Android.
- Tap on the More menu for options.
- In the top bar, select the Favorites icon.
- You will be able to see the list of favorite marked sites.
- Tap More for more options on any website you want to edit or delete.
- Select the Edit or Delete command based on your needs.
If you perform the delete action, the link will permanently be deleted from the favorite list. You can also select the favorite link and move it into folders and directories if any are available.
Video Guide
In this video, you will learn how to add, edit, and delete a favorite or bookmark in Microsoft Edge for the Android browser.
Bottom Line
Adding a continually visited website link to the favorite list makes life easier for people who work on the internet frequently. The favorites (bookmarks) can be easily created and managed in the Edge browser on an Android smartphone.
I use the favorites on Android to add all the websites I browse frequently. It helps me do my work faster and more efficiently since I don’t have to waste any time trying to search for them. Whenever I find any page exciting or valuable, I go to the three dots at the bottom and tap on add to favorites to add them to my favorite list. Apart from this, I can also add all the social media sites I browse through the Edge browser to my favorite list.
Similarly, you can also use and make a website link as a favorite bookmark on the computer. The favorites on Android will be synced between mobile and desktop on the Edge browser.
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