How to Open a Home Screen Link Directly in Atomic (or Any Non-Safari Browser)
iPhone and iPad users who prefer Atomic, or any browser other than Safari, wish they could save bookmarks directly on the Home Screen, like it can be done in Safari, to access web apps and bookmarks directly from a button.
Here is a very simple way to do it, using qoiob, which takes 2 seconds to set up, and works on iPhone and iPad. And no need to jailbreak!
Here is how it works:
(detailed explanations below)
- Find an unused shortcut/keyword on qoiob.
- In Safari, save this free shortcut (in fact, the error page) on your Home Screen.
- Back on the Safari error page, set up this shortcut, using the atomic:// prefix instead of the usual http://
- If needed, validate your shortcut.
That’s all. Easy!
Here are the details and explanations:
- Using Safari, try a shortcut which is probably not already in use, and type it as a web page to visit. For example: in your URL bar type “http://xoxi.net/instapaper_iphone” (without quotes), and if the shortcut is still not allocated, you will land on an error page that says “this keyword doesn’t exist yet, you can create it”.
- This page’s URL will become the shortcut once it will be setup, but for now it’s just an error page, which you can bookmark on your Home Screen. To save it on your Home Screen, tap the button with the arrow (or + sign), and select “Add to Home Screen”.
- Now, you have a Safari shortcut leading to an error page. Go straight back to Safari and fill the destination field on the qoiob.com form, with the URL you want to actually direct your shortcut to. For example “http://instapaper.com”. But instead of using “http://”, type “atomic://” as a prefix, so that Safari will know you want to open the link in Atomic Web Browser. In this example, you would enter “atomic://instapaper.com”.
- Make sure you are either already logged into your qoiob.com account, or simply enter your email address in the bottom field so that you can validate your shortcut (validating a shortcut only requires one click in an email, and ensures it will never expire).
Once you created the shortcut, your Home Screen bookmark will become a link to Instapaper.com, which will first open for a very short instant with Safari, then automatically redirect to Atomic in a new tab.
Safari will not “remember” this empty opened link. And even better, it will not bypass Atomic’s passcode prompt if it’s set up to ask for it (the link will open normally, after you enter your passcode).
As I’m not sure about the protocols/prefixes for other browsers like Opera or iCab for instance, I’d be grateful if you can send them to me at @ZLOK so that I can update this page with more options. Thank you.
If you want to use the same shortcut on more than one device, you can first save to your Home Screen the same error URL, then create your shortcut on one of the devices, when all are ready.
Note: All available domains can be used both on qoiob.com and cauzes.com. But you can’t use the domains “qoiob.com” and “cauzes.com” themselves, since shortcuts can’t be created with them directly.
By the way, you may be extremely unlucky and someone register your keyword in the time between saving to Home Screen and setting up the qoiob shortcut. If that happens, qoiob will give you an error message that this keyword is already taken. If so, don’t panic: all you have to do is delete the bookmark on your Home Screen and start with a fresh one. Choose a keyword a little bit more complicated so that someone else doesn’t have the same idea as you at the same time.
You can choose a relatively long keyword, to be sure it is not already taken, because once it’s set up, you will not have to remember the shortcut anymore, nor to type it ever again. And if you want to remember it, this link will be visible in your qoiob account’s page.
Hope this help. :)
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How to define which domain will be used when calling the API?
If you use Twitter clients like Tweetdeck (click here for setup details) or web based services like dlvr.it for instance, you can use our API to set up automatic shortcuts from your posts, etc. (click here for setup details).
By default, the system will take the first domain name available and assign it to your shortcut. But, if you want to choose your preferred domain name, you need to add one variable in the URL endpoint settings.
The variable to add is “domain::ddd” (without quotes) where ddd is the ID number of the chosen domain. For example, for ✰.ws you would use “domain::2”.
The URL then becomes:
http://qoiob.com/api/shorten/?theKitchenSink=login::xxx||apiKey::zzz||format::txt||domain::ddd||longUrl::yyy
or
http://cauzes.com/api/shorten/?theKitchenSink=login::xxx||apiKey::zzz||format::txt||domain::ddd||longUrl::yyy
(Note: there is no space after the ? or anywhere in the URL)
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Here is the list of available on qoiob.com and cauzes.com, and their respective IDs:
qoiob
➪.ws : ID=1
✰.ws : ID=2
ツ.tv : ID=3
⍥.ws : ID=5
▶.ws : ID=6
☎.ws : ID=7
♘.ws : ID=8
♟.ws : ID=9
tcho.net : ID=10
viio.net : ID=11
xoxi.net : ID=4
모.ws : ID=12
ᄒ.ws : ID=13
ж.tv : ID=14
cauzes
☾oe✡is†.ws : ID=1
eatlessmeat.ws : ID=2
freeburma.ws : ID=3
freetibet.ws : ID=4
givetojapan.ch : ID=9
nomoreplastic.ch : ID=8
pastafari.ws : ID=5
renewableenergies.ch : ID=7
stopnuclear.ch : ID=6
We will update this page when we add new domain options.
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Esqueceu sua senha?
Não é possível entrar em sua conta mais? Não há problema: basta seguir estes passos simples e você acessar a sua conta em nenhum momento.
- Ir para a página inicial qoiob.com.
- Verifique se você está desconectado (ou seja, “Criar uma conta”é exibida na parte superior).
- Crie um redirecionamento de novo, usando o mesmo endereço de email da sua conta existente.
- Clique no link de validação contidos no e-mail de verificação.
- Você está logado!
- Página de sua conta, basta clicar no botão “reset senha ” e criar um novo.
Por que não simplesmente enviar a senha para você?
Devido a sua senha são criptografados com segurança a partir do momento que você criou, e mesmo que quiséssemos, não seria capaz de decifrá-lo.
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Mot de passe oublié?
Vous ne pouvez plus vous connecter à votre compte? Pas de soucis: suivez simplement ces quelques instructions et vous pourrez vous identifier en un rien de temps.
- Allez sur la home page de qoiob.com (ou cauzes.com, si vous venez de là).
- Vérifiez bien que vous n’êtes pas identifié (c’est-à-dire “Créer un compte” est affiché tout en haut de la page).
- Créez un nouveau lien, en utilisant la même adresse email que celle associée à votre compte.
- Cliquez le lien de validation contenu dans l’email de vérification que vous recevez.
- Vous êtes identifié!
- Une fois sur la page de votre compte, cliquez sur “changer de mot de passe” et créez-en un nouveau.
Pourquoi nous ne vous envoyons pas simplement votre ancien mot de passe par email?
Parce que votre mot de passe est chiffrée de manière sécurisée sur le serveur, dès le moment où vous l’avez créé, et même si nous voulions, nous ne pourrions pas le décrypter.
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How to use qoiob on an iPhone?
qoiob bookmarklet on iPhone
These instructions will help you make a qoiob bookmarklet on your iPhone, so you can shorten links directly from Safari in one click.
Step 1: Bookmark This Page
Tap the plus button at the bottom of the screen, then select Add Bookmark.
Name your bookmarklet something like “qoiob”, save it in your “Bookmarks” folder, then tap Save.
Step 2: Edit The Bookmark
Copy the link below. To do so, simply tap and keep your finger on the text for a few seconds, then choose “Copy”.
[ Copy the link of this text ]
Tap the Bookmarks button at the bottom of the screen.
Find the bookmark you just made. Tap Edit, then tap on the bookmark itself.
To modify the bookmark URL, tap the URL field (it begins with “http:”), erase all content, then replace it with the text you just copied (just tap once in the empty field and then choose “Paste”).
Then, delete everything that comes before “JavaScript:” (i.e., “http://____”).
The finished URL should look like this:
Step 3: Use The Bookmarklet
First, go to qoiob.com and sign into your account. You will only need to do this once, and the system will remember you next time you visit. (You can log out at any time.)
When you’re surfing the web and want make a shortcut link to share or bookmark for later, just tap the Bookmarks button, then tap “qoiob”. The current link will be sent to qoiob, where you can choose a keyword, and share it on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
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Why do we ask your email address?
Let’s start by making something very clear first:
WE WILL NOT SPAM YOU.
You hate spam. We hate spam too. We hate people who spam, and we won’t become one of them. (And we won’t sell or give your address to spammers either).
We might have to send you some important announcement sometime, but except for such rare emails, all you can expect to receive from us are the normal shortcut validations, and password recovery messages.
The reason why we need your address is so that the system can identify you. As you noticed, you can make a new shortcut without creating an account. That’s because your email address is your username. This way, when you create a shortcut, you automatically become a member. Using your email address prevents duplicates, and ensures you will remember your account name. Simple.
As the service will evolve, we will introduce tracking, settings, and preferences, which you will be able to enjoy from a single access, so we wanted to make sure your shortcuts are already linked to your account from the very beginning.
And last but not least, by asking your email address we also keep away (real) spammers, the ones who abuse the system and ruin it for everyone, so that you can enjoy the service better.
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How to install a bookmarklet?
Bookmarklets are buttons that you add to your browser’s Bookmarks Toolbar.
qoiob’s bookmarklet makes it easy and fast to create a shortcut URL, directly from the page you are visiting. You don’t need to go to qoiob to create a shortcut anymore!
There are 3 bookmarklets available, read more about their differences here.
Simply follow the simple instructions below, and start making shortcuts from anywhere on the web.
(If you want to use qoiob on your iPhone, click here)
Google Chrome
Make sure the “Bookmarks Bar” is visible. If it is not, choose “Always show bookmarks bar” from the Tools menu.
Click and drag this link: qoiob shortcut
Safari
Make sure the “Bookmarks Bar” is visible. If it is not, go to the menu View > Show Bookmarks Bar
Click and drag this link: qoiob shortcut
Firefox
Make sure the “Bookmarks Toolbar” is visible. If it is not, go to menu View > Toolbars.
Click and drag this link: qoiob shortcut
Internet Explorer
Make sure your “Links Toolbar” is visible. If it is not, right click on any part of the menu bar and make sure “Links” is checked. Right-click qoiob shortcut and click “Add to Favorites”. Be sure to save the favorite in your “Links” folder so that it appears in your Links Toolbar.
Opera
Make sure the “Personal bar” is checked under View > Toolbars.
Click and drag this link: qoiob shortcut
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