Yes. Because I have too many devices. Firefox sync is easy except that I have to reconfigure settings for each add-on.
I'm pretty sure I've seen some FF addons have an option to sync their setting via FF Sync.
Does Chrome sync addon data? I am getting a bit annoyed by the fact that Firefox does not, but actually I don't remember if Chrome ever did this.
Ditto
Yep. It's e2e encrypted, and you can even self-host the sync server, if you don't want to rely on an external service. Pretty much a no-brainer.
Have you hosted it yourself? I'm curious about doing it, if its not a hassle.
Yea, it's pretty easy if you already have a server. All you need to do is run a docker container, and change the identity.sync.tokenserver.uri setting in about:config. On mobile you have to enable the debug mode by going to "Settings > About Firefox" and tapping the Firefox logo a few times, then go to the new "Sync Debug" settings entry.
The container above only runs the sync-server though, you still have to log into a Mozilla account to use it. There is a replacement that includes the whole stack, but I haven't tried that one yet.
Neat, sounds simple enough. Thanks!
Though if it still requires a Mozilla account I'm not sure its really worth it. If I'm trusting them enough to sign in through their account, then I trust them enough to believe its all e2ee anyways. So I'm not sure I'd be gaining much.
I'll look into the full stack though. If its just a case of a few other containers in a compose file, I'd give it a try.
Yeah, I mainly use it for the "send tab to device X", love that feature so much!
I recommend KDE Connect, it also has this function. :)
But sometimes I use this and sometimes I use that feature.
I use that too thihi
I wish this feature would work for me. I can send a tab from firefox on windows or Linux and it won't show up on Firefox for iOS at all, or sometimes it will show up after a long (5+ min) delay.
Hmm that's weird, always worked flawlessly for me, I do also have my devices on the same VPN at all times though, maybe it's that? I also only use Linux and Android.
TIL 🤯
I used to use that until I noticed that all open tabs for all logged in sessions are easily accessible through the menu or the "Firefox View"
I sync bookmarks between devices and sometimes send a tab from one device to another.
EDIT: I trust Mozilla way more than Google.
Yes. I want to have access to both history and bookmarks on all my devices and send specific tabs to other devices. Sync makes these super convenient.
mostly just to send websites I find while on mobile to my PC so I can properly read/interact with them on my PC
Yes. For many years and couldn't do without it.
I use it for preferences and bookmarks and stuff. But I never save passwords in any browser, I have my password manager for that.
No, I don't need yet another account, nor do I have a need to sync anything.
I don't really use bookmarks, and haven't found much value in sharing anything between my devices. I just install ublock on new devices and that's about it.
No, because I'm a fucking luddite or something.
Thing is, it's pointless to me. I don't need nor want all my devices to have the same configurations, bookmarks and history.
you reinstall your os/get a new pc.
you type in your password and 2fa code.
your stuff magically syncs and all your favorite extensions are already inatalled and synced (including custom filters in uBO)
Tbf you can selfhost the sync
Why would I want to do that?
I assumed part of the reason was that you didn't trust mozilla
(Not OP) I have no beef with Mozilla, love Firefox.
I once accidentally bookmarked some porn instead of opening it into a new tab. It happened on mobile, it happend fast, I barely noticed. It directly synced to all my devices. Even after removing the bookmark itself, Firefox kept suggesting this "last bookmarked page" on all my devices. Annoying if you alone know about it, disastrous if you don't know who knows about it.
yeah of course
Yes, because it's the only way I can save my phone bookmarks and share it directly with my computer. As a device that I carry with me almost all of the time, there are a lot of sites, articles and etc. that sometimes can't finish to read or explore when on the street or in a meeting with friends or whatever, so I just bookmark them to revisit it later at home from my laptop. Would prefer to export them to a file to avoid the use of a Mozilla account, but it's not possible on Android. At least not that I know of.
I sync bookmarks, extensions and browsing history. I do not sync autofill or passwords. Credit cards are never saved to anything. I use KeePass for Passwords.
No. I tried it once and lost half my tabs and bookmarks. I assume because they were different on each device I synced. One overwrote the other. Maybe if I had brought an in-use device into a new browser installation it would have worked as intended. But I don't trust it won't lose things now. All my devices have their own set of things to sync.
I use it cause its convenient.
No, I use my devices for different purposes and I don't have any interest in them communicating
Religiously for more than 5 years now. I have the same things synced accross 4 computers and a phone.
using it, syncing my bookmarks with it between systems (work, home, laptop, phone, tablet)
Yes, because it helps me organize my horde of bookmarks that I need to sort and keep on task with my projects.
Yes, but only on new installs to get all my extensions and settings. Then I disable it
Yes. I sync everything but passwords and bookmarks.
I use it for open tabs only. I then monthly bookmark all of them on a desktop. Then I close all the tabs on my phone and start again.
Nah, I dont use it. In fact, I go through and disable almost all the "extra" stuff in any browser I install. I'm of the "Do one thing well" school of thought, so all these apps trying to do everything, all at once, just to keep you in "their" system? No thanks. Sync offers absolutely zero features that don't have better, alternative options already.
Only on one instance, because I don't want the same bookmarks and set of extensions on every computer. I wish it were more configurable.
Nice try FBI...
Yes, but it doesn’t synchronize all like the values in the about:config.
Syncing all about:config values wouldn't work, since it contains lots of variables which are OS-specific or contain temporary values, like timestamps.
If you want to synchronize specific values, you can create a user.js file in your Firefox profile folder and synchronize that via file sync or Git or similar.
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