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Instructions on desktop firefox (in popup) say 1. Open firefox on mobile device. 2. Go to menu on android and tap "sync and save data 3. Tap ready to scan.

This falls apart at step 2 as there os no "sync and save data" to tap on.

Because Microsoft's timeserver remains shit as ever (which is why if I install Windows I tend to sync up with nist.gov instead of windows.com, but this time I forgot to do so), the time/date stamp didn't match up and Firefox absolutely refused to sync.

HOWEVER.... the only reason I found this out is because I checked about:sync-log and am able to correctly read those logs and the implication therein. Which, honestly, shouldn't be needed.

When I realized this I synced up with nist.gov, which solved the sync issue, but if you don't know about the state of the Windows time server and how drastically synced up in regarding the time you need to be for the Firefox sync to work, you're pretty much screwed.

Which is why I'd like to suggest a warning in regards to this, if the system notes a 'time de-sync' and tells you why syncing doesn't work. You shouldn't need (by the average citizen's standard) need intermediate or better computer knowledge skills to realize why the syncing doesn't work.

I am trying to set up sync on my iPhone. I tried to follow the instructions in the pop-up labeled "Sync FireFox on your phone or tablet. However, "Sync" does not display on the menu. However, "Sync now" displays in Settings. I tried clicking on Sync Now and it runs without stopping and nothing is happening.

Help!

In seeing other answers to this dilemma it presents another problem. I do use sync. But what troubles me is IF I need to give out the password for someone to use the internet that person now has access to my passwords. Since there seems no way, unless I shutoff sync. Is this correct? Should there be some Secondary password? Passwordpasswordpasswordpasswordetc.

Hello

Out of nowhere I started having problems watching Videos on Twitch. So, after some Flatpak repairs and reinstalls, I decided to sync my data with Firefox Sync and remove it completely. For my surprise after reinstalling and logging in on Firefox Sync my only extensions and, what looks like part of my history were restored. Lost my session, custom tabs names etc.

Every time I go to settings and try to login to my account it just says 'mozilla' w the logo and won't pull up the login page. I've waited, reloaded, changed to desktop site, and so on.

I have a working account on a pc (which I no longer own or I would just do the QR code) and recently switched phones where on the previous phone I was using Firefox signed in with no issues.

For some reason I was able to sign in on this page but it didn't transfer browserwide or start working when I tried to sign in again. I need my bookmarks and passwords please help! (I'm using Android 12 on a Kyocera Duraforce Ultra)