Samsung Internet keeps a completely separate set of bookmarks (it calls them “favorites”) from Chrome. That’s the single biggest reason Samsung users think they’ve “lost” bookmarks — they saved them in one browser and are looking in the other. Here’s how to find, sync, and move your Samsung Internet bookmarks.

Want the wider picture of where Android keeps bookmarks across every browser? See where are bookmarks stored on Android.

Where to find your Samsung Internet bookmarks

  1. Open Samsung Internet.
  2. Tap the ☰ menu (the three-line icon in the bottom bar).
  3. Tap Bookmarks.

That list is stored in Samsung Internet’s own app data — independent of Chrome and your Google account.

Sync them to your Samsung account

To back favorites up and have them follow you across Samsung devices:

  • Go to Samsung Internet → Settings → Sync (sometimes shown as “Sync with Samsung Cloud”).
  • Sign in to your Samsung account and enable bookmark/favorite sync.

Once on, your favorites are backed up to Samsung Cloud and restored when you sign in on another Samsung phone. (Some versions also offer syncing to Firefox or Microsoft accounts via an extension — handy if you want them in a desktop browser too.)

Transfer Samsung Internet bookmarks to a new phone

  • Samsung → Samsung: Smart Switch moves Samsung Internet data (including favorites) from your old phone to the new one during setup.
  • Already synced? Just sign into the same Samsung account on the new device and turn sync on.

Note: Samsung Internet doesn’t have a simple one-tap “export to HTML” like Chrome does. The practical routes are Samsung account sync, Smart Switch, or syncing to a desktop browser — then exporting from there if you need an HTML file.

Switching away from Samsung — or to an iPhone? The cross-platform walkthrough is here: how to transfer bookmarks to a new phone.

Samsung Internet bookmarks disappeared or not syncing?

Nine times out of ten, “disappeared” favorites aren’t deleted. Run these checks in order:

  1. Are you in the right browser? Samsung Internet and Chrome keep separate lists — a favorite saved in one never shows in the other.
  2. Same Samsung account? Sync only restores favorites tied to the account you’re signed into. Check Settings → Sync and confirm the account matches your old phone.
  3. Is sync actually on? After an update or reset, bookmark sync can silently turn off. Toggle it off and on again to force a fresh sync.
  4. Secret mode? Favorites saved in Secret mode live in their own list and don’t sync.

If they’re genuinely deleted, your options are a Samsung Cloud / Smart Switch backup — the full recovery playbook is in how to find and recover bookmarks on Android.

Even with sync working, Samsung Internet favorites are still a silo:

  • They don’t appear in Chrome (or any other browser).
  • They’re tied to the Samsung ecosystem.
  • They can’t capture the links you save inside apps — a TikTok video, an Instagram post, a link a friend sends you.

So “all my saved links” still means hunting across Samsung Internet, Chrome, and a handful of apps — with no way to search them together.

A dedicated bookmark app fixes the silo problem because any app can send links to it:

  • Save from anywhere via the Android share sheet — Samsung Internet, Chrome, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, newsletters.
  • One searchable library on your device — not split between Samsung Cloud, Google, and apps; works offline; no account.
  • Free to use every day; an optional Pro upgrade adds tags, full-collection sharing, and backup.
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If you’ve lost favorites, see how to find and recover bookmarks on Android; for the full Android app setup, see the best bookmark app for Android.