How to set up Firefox Sync in Firefox for Android

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Sign in to Firefox Accounts on Firefox for Android to sync your bookmarks, history, logins and open tabs across devices.

Sign in to Firefox Accounts

Option 1: Pair your mobile browser with Firefox desktop

To sync your bookmarks, history, logins and open tabs with Firefox Sync using an existing Firefox Account and QR code:

  1. Tap the menu button android menu icon
    Menu button - Template:menupreview
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Synchronise and save your data.
  4. Tap Scan pairing code in desktop Firefox.
  5. Access firefox.com/pair on your desktop.
  6. Tap Ready to scan at the bottom of the Synchronise and save your data screen within Firefox for Android app.
  7. Point your device's camera toward the QR code on your desktop.

Option 2: Log in with credentials

To sync your bookmarks, history, logins and open tabs with Firefox Sync by simply signing into your existing Firefox Account:

  1. Tap the menu button android menu icon
    Menu button - Template:menupreview
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Synchronise and save your data.
  4. Tap Use email instead and enter your Firefox Account credentials when prompted.

If you do not have an existing Firefox Account, enter your email address when prompted and tap Sign up or sign in to create one. For additional information, see Access Mozilla Services with a Firefox Account.

Choose what to sync

  1. Tap the menu button android menu icon
    Menu button - Template:menupreview
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap your email address.
  4. Put a check mark next to the types of information you want to sync:
    • Bookmarks
    • Credit cards
    • History
    • Logins
    • Open Tabs
Firefox Sync is not an online backup tool but is designed to enable you to sync browsing data between two or more Firefox installations.