Sign in to a Mozilla account using 3rd-party authentication

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  • Creator: Dayani Lucia G.F.
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You can use your existing Google or Apple ID to create a Mozilla account. This is a convenient way to access Mozilla’s products and services and eliminates the need for you to remember yet another username and password.

Note: You cannot use your Google or Apple ID to sign in to Firefox Sync, because Sync requires a password to encrypt your data. Learn more.

To create a Mozilla account using your existing Google or Apple ID:

  1. Go to https://accounts.firefox.com/.
  2. Click Continue with Google or Continue with Apple.
  3. Go through the Google or Apple authentication flow to sign in. You may have to enter authentication codes related to your chosen account, if prompted.

You can manage or unlink your associated Google or Apple ID from your Mozilla account in the Linked Accounts section of your account settings.

Note:If your email address for your current Mozilla account is the same as the one you use for your Google or Apple ID, your Mozilla account will be linked automatically when you sign in using your Google or Apple ID.

How we use your Google or Apple data

We receive your email address from Google or Apple, which we use for authentication purposes. Additionally, we receive your profile picture, although we don’t use this data for any purpose. We do not provide any data back to Google or Apple.

Unlink your Google or Apple ID from your Mozilla account

If you no longer want to use your Google or Apple account to sign in to your Mozilla account, you can unlink it in your account settings. Before you do, you will be prompted to set a new password for your Mozilla account so you have a way of signing in. To unlink your Google or Apple account and set a new password:

  1. Open account settings.
  2. Scroll down to the Linked accounts section, and click on Unlink.
    Linked accounts
  3. Click on the Set password button in the notification window that appears.
    Set password
  4. Create your new account password and click Save.
  5. You’ll be redirected back to the settings page. In the Linked accounts section, click Unlink again next to the account you want to remove.
  6. Click Unlink in the notification window that appears.
    Unlink
Notes:
  • Unlinking your Google or Apple account from your Mozilla account will not sign you out of any of the connected Mozilla services. To do that, you’ll need to manually sign out under Connected Services.
  • Unlinking your Google or Apple account from your Mozilla account will not sign you out of your Google or Apple account in your browser. To do that, you’ll need to go to Google or Apple directly to log out of your Google or Apple account.

Why can’t I use Firefox sync with my Google or Apple ID?

You can use your Google or Apple ID to sign in to all Mozilla products and services with the exception of Firefox Sync.

For security purposes, Firefox Sync requires a password to be set and associated with your Mozilla account so that your Sync data can be encrypted. When you authenticate your Mozilla account using Google or Apple, we don’t have access to or store your third-party authentication password, so we will not be able to encrypt your data.

You can still use your Google or Apple ID to sign in to your Mozilla account, but you’ll need to set an additional password to use Firefox Sync. We’ll prompt you to set a password when you want to access Firefox Sync, if you don’t already have one set.

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