Android collections – why do you use them and how to improve them?

[Ponda]

Collections were an interesting idea when introduced, but no desktop sync and poor marketing (why exactly should they be used instead of bookmarks? why were they added at all?) discouraged from them many people. Years passed, but I haven't noticed any significant changes in this matter.

That's why I think it would be beneficial if we could learn more about what their users think. Why do use collections? Do you use them instead of bookmarks or along them? What makes them great and which parts require more work? How can they be improved?

[s1fly]

Funnily enough I was browsing for places to visit on a trip I'm planning and noticed the Collections feature, so thought I'd use it. However, I've realised after reading your post that they don't sync. Judging from this article, it seems like it's an Android only feature, which is a shame. Ideally, they would be accessible on a desktop usimg Firefox Sync.

[Jon]

This is a great topic, @Ponda, thanks for kicking off this discussion! Interested to hear more feedback. In the meantime, I'll drop some threads/ideas related to Collections:

collections synchronizable - give collections to Firefox desktop 

Revamping Collections 

Organize Our Collections - long press a collection title to move it up or down in the list 

The option to rearrange Collections on mobile version 

Option to Close Tabs when adding to Collection on Android 

Collection warn before removal or undo 

[evsnm]

I use collections because they are easy to save, organize, and access on a phone; much easier than bookmarks. But the fact that I cannot sync my collections to a new phone is a major drawback.