Zotero bookmark applet not working on iPad

bishops
Is this just me or is the Zotero bookmark applet not working on either safari and Firefox on the iPad?
  • annko
    No, not you. I am having the same issue and it's maddening. Such a simple task - to send a url to my Library, and the failure makes the whole user experience so disappointing.

    I am continuously promoted to log in, rec'v a white box that says 'authenticated' and then an error msg that the webpage doesn't synch and try and again.
  • dstillman
    We've explained this elsewhere — Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari tends to break the bookmarklet, at least if you don't regularly browse zotero.org at other times. (I'm not sure if ITP applies to Firefox for iOS too — it might — or if Firefox's own tracking protection is breaking it.)

    You can add ungated URLs from iOS using the save page or Add Item by Identifier in the web library. (It's also possible to use an iOS Shortcut to save a page straight from the share pane, but setting that up properly is a bit complicated.)

    An iOS app that will allow saving is under development.
  • bishops
    edited May 25, 2020
    Oh great an app is in development, this is the best news ever! thank you!
    Yes Firefox also blocks it. Ok I will try to follow the instructions given, I actually already used the save page but as I read somewhere on this forum it doesn't actually save the pdf file associated with the reference. If you have instructions for the more complicated option you can try us, I am no programmer but I sometimes can get things right if I follow instructions diligently..

    But mainly waiting impatiently for the app!
  • dstillman
    edited May 25, 2020
    No, unfortunately the Shortcut option is just a quicker way to send the URL to the save page, so it won’t retrieve a PDF either.
  • gnrenalias
    dstillman could you share your shortcut with us? I tried setting it up several times but I cannot get the url pasted to the text field once save page gets opened by iOS shortcuts. thanks

This is an old discussion that has not been active in a long time. Before commenting here, you should strongly consider starting a new discussion instead. If you think the content of this discussion is still relevant, you can link to it from your new discussion.

Sign In or Register to comment.