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.urisetting inabout: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
TIL 🤯
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.
Yes. Because I have too many devices. Firefox sync is easy except that I have to reconfigure settings for each add-on.
Yes. For many years and couldn’t do without it.
I love Sync!
Except on iOS, where my bookmarks and passwords never actually synch, because it’s not really Firefox but a weird skin on Safari because… Apple.
I sync bookmarks between devices and sometimes send a tab from one device to another.
EDIT: I trust Mozilla way more than Google.
You don’t even have to trust them. Firefox Sync end to end-encrypts everything and the browser is open source, so you can even verify the encryption mechanism. No trust required.
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
I do the same, just with xdg-open via ssh
How do you use this with mobile devices?
Get a Terminal emulator on your phone. Setup ssh to access your pc
Rest is as simple as typing
ssh [name you gave your pc] xdg-open “\“https://url.com\””
It’s not for everyone though because you need basic knowledge about how to use a Terminal and many users just straight up hate using a Terminal
