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I can't sync passwords

I am signed into Firefox on desktop and mobile using the same email. I've enabled sync and have synced. Yet my passwords from the mobile browser still don't show on deskt… (read more)

I am signed into Firefox on desktop and mobile using the same email. I've enabled sync and have synced. Yet my passwords from the mobile browser still don't show on desktop. And the instructions to scan a QR code don't work because they state to click the "sync and save data" option on Android, which doesn't exist for me. How do I sync?

Asked by sodapuddle 1 month ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 month ago

Iphone Sync

Hi, I have moved to a new iPhone. I have got the Firefox app transferred over and have tried to synchronise having clicked the synchronise button. However, despite doing … (read more)

Hi, I have moved to a new iPhone. I have got the Firefox app transferred over and have tried to synchronise having clicked the synchronise button. However, despite doing this several times only a handful of sign ins have come across. I have enabled facial recognition. I have on some occasions had a Firefox message screen come up: ‘To use the autofill feature for Firefox you must have a device passcode enabled’. I have tried googling this and am no better informed.

Asked by Simon Ford 1 month ago

Last reply by Kiki - Currently off (back April 16) 1 month ago

synch not working AT ALL

i had to rebuild my laptop computer and set up firefox on it, set up/turned on sync and the browser does NOT match the broswer srttings on the desktop where the sync come… (read more)

i had to rebuild my laptop computer and set up firefox on it, set up/turned on sync and the browser does NOT match the broswer srttings on the desktop where the sync comes from. bookmarked weblink icons only show up when a new tab is opened and vanish once a website is opened, icons for bookmarked weblinks on the bookmarks bar are generic wireframe globe-like-icons only, the custom firefox colour setup i struggled to create over the course of several weeks does not appear at all, nor does the dark theme. how then do i get this to -really- syc???

Asked by Aurore de Blois 3 months ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 3 months ago

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Sync of critical preferences like search engine, privacy etc don't sync, they change too

OK I have been trying to go 100% Firefox for just a few months but with privacy and security as primary directive. It would be wonderful to just be in ine well moderated … (read more)

OK I have been trying to go 100% Firefox for just a few months but with privacy and security as primary directive. It would be wonderful to just be in ine well moderated browser ecosystem and actually being able to have my preferences, interest and personal information centralized with eventual goal of digitally divorcing tech companies from my personal data. I still have to use a lot of different devies with varying OS and it literally took me two years to help Apple fix an AppleId problem. Now that I have that sorted out I have been hoping to move away from gmail entirely and eventually have my own mailserver but using icloud now for macs and pcs.


At a minimum it seems like even after forced manual I have not properly sync an imac with windows 10 PC. So to keep it simple I stay there but this morning when I typed into Firefox on my iMac its was google search not Duckduckgo. Not only have I synced it in firefox but icloud should be redudant and I had removed google from list of potential search engines. There seems to be some way for a hostile takeover of these settings and google connstant agressive intrusions asking for data is not just wrong or annoying its simply impossible to not have facebook or google track me beyond california digital privacy standards. The worst offender may be youtube. I want to fix the browser and sync my stuff. But I am also looking for extensions that will help me do that better.

I am pretty thorough and now just want to learn more and would like to believe one can have a semblance of privacy but it seems like it will be an adversarial experience when the companies that do can rollback privacy with clever tv ads. The 'providers' clearly do not give hoot about rules, preferences and laws designed to protect people's rights.. That is what is particulary frustrating. It is not a fair fight but a good one. I guess what I am wondering is if there are specific modules you could add to detect maybewhen an event like change in search engine occurs and whether logs may exist as to how or why the change was made. Even if it was an accidental quick through a popup in chromium or edge where I was always being cued to come back to Chrome. Logging out doesnt always seem to work so i tried syncing with and chrome with more or less same results. Very little actual control or at least a tendency to revert back to the data miners preferences over mine. I want to help stop that.

Asked by 0light 2 years ago

Last reply by Melchior blausand 1 year ago

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Can't sign in to Sync with Firefox 68

I have downgraded Firefox to version 68.11.00 on my Android 8, because I need some features that in new Firefox miss. But I can' sign in: I go to the settings, then open… (read more)

I have downgraded Firefox to version 68.11.00 on my Android 8, because I need some features that in new Firefox miss.

But I can' sign in: I go to the settings, then open the address:

about:accounts?action=signin&entrypoint=preferences

but the blue running circle keeps rotating to infinity with no further steps.

https://i.postimg.cc/fW2jYDHD/Screenshot-20220329-131620-Firefox.j... https://i.postimg.cc/fW2jYDHD/Screenshot-20220329-131620-Firefox.jpg

How can I login?

Asked by Michele Bartoletti Stella 2 years ago

Last reply by Paul 2 years ago

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Login

I cannot log into my Bank or puzzle> No internet? Trouble started with Firefox upgrade to must have Edge? Can you call me [removed phone# from public forum]. I am… (read more)

I cannot log into my Bank or puzzle> No internet? Trouble started with Firefox upgrade to must have Edge? Can you call me [removed phone# from public forum]. I am a senior and technically challenged and must make these corrections. Why did you upgrade and change everything?

Asked by nypeders 2 years ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Firefox "remembering" deleted history and logins

Hi there, I'm hoping someone can help with this. I recently signed into a shared computer with my personal Firefox account, and it automatically imported all my history, … (read more)

Hi there, I'm hoping someone can help with this. I recently signed into a shared computer with my personal Firefox account, and it automatically imported all my history, my browser extensions, and bookmarks, including personal/secure information that I wouldn't want on a shared computer. I tried signing out and deleting the sites and login information, even going so far as to completely delete all of my browsing history and cookies and signing in with another account, but all the supposedly deleted history and logins and extensions were then transferred to this second account. I have deleted all my data, even uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox, and all the data from my personal account keeps haunting me as suggestions when I type in the task bar or suggested usernames when I log in to websites. How can I actually delete this information so it's not on a shared computer? Thank you!

Asked by uefhkl 2 years ago

Last reply by cor-el 2 years ago

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Saya tidak menemukan data saya

Awalnya saya tidak bisa masuk dan menyetel ulang pasword Setelah masuk saya tunggu tapi data data saya tidak muncul seperti biasanya Email : [email removed from publ… (read more)

Awalnya saya tidak bisa masuk dan menyetel ulang pasword Setelah masuk saya tunggu tapi data data saya tidak muncul seperti biasanya Email : [email removed from public]

Asked by nothero09 1 year ago

Last reply by Kiki - Currently off (back April 16) 1 year ago

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Firefox Send Tab/Link to Device not working

The Send Tab/Link to Device feature only works in one direction, from iOS to MacOS. iOS to iOS never receives, although the popup says it sent. I'm using Firefox 98 on Ma… (read more)

The Send Tab/Link to Device feature only works in one direction, from iOS to MacOS. iOS to iOS never receives, although the popup says it sent. I'm using Firefox 98 on MacOS and iOS. I have a Windows 10 PC which can't receive or send tabs/links as well but I'll limit it to the Apple devices for the moment.

Sync and notifications are enabled on Laptop, iPhone, and iPad. I've de-synced and re-synced each device separately and together. I've attempted to send between each device separately and all together.

Neither iOS device can receive tabs/links from one another, nor send to each other. Laptop can receive tabs/links from both iPhone and iPad, but not send to either.

Each time I re-sync an iOS device I get a notification on the Laptop saying that "this computer is now connected with Firefox iOS". But still nothing works.

Asked by generalistpro 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Cold sweat: recovery codes didn't work!

Hi there, I just started a seldom-used FF profile to have it synced (you lose FF sync connection if you don't log in within 2 months, I think…). I set up my account for… (read more)

Hi there,

I just started a seldom-used FF profile to have it synced (you lose FF sync connection if you don't log in within 2 months, I think…). I set up my account for decent security: 2FA, wrote down the recovery key and recovery codes.

As I changed the password recently (didn't re-generate said recovery strings), I expected the disconnected state, all right. So I proceed on entering my new password, and out of curiosity, decide to make as if I didn't have the 2nd factor on hand

The Firefox Sync dialog page now asks me for a "Recovery code" that's 10 digits long. To my great surprise, none of those I saved when first setting up the account worked! I know I didn't use any of them.

More, the terminology had me confused: when is a recovery key used vs. code? Both files contain "Recovery codes" in their name, besides, a "digit" is: "1 any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number." Nowhere in Firefox Sync a string of 10 "digits" generated: the "recovery key" is 32 character long, in 8 sets of 4 characters, and the "recovery codes", as I understood it, 10 "character" long (and there are 8 of them), number and letters, so not digits.

Why none of my codes worked? Would have it been necessary to generate a new set after changing password?

Asked by cubytus 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Using my passwords

Some times i wanna use someone’s camputer, but I can’t sync my account because it’s not mine i wanna give back it, i wish I could scan qr code or something more convenien… (read more)

Some times i wanna use someone’s camputer, but I can’t sync my account because it’s not mine i wanna give back it, i wish I could scan qr code or something more convenient than typing only for that website password that i need to work to leave my sign in information for that website would be greater and greater please think about it and make a solution for it. Of course this is a new invention concept

Asked by Ebi nzii 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Not receiving Verification emails while trying to sign into one device

I am attempting to sign into Sync on my tablet and am not able to receive the triggered Verification emails (neither the initial one when attempting to sign in nor any fo… (read more)

I am attempting to sign into Sync on my tablet and am not able to receive the triggered Verification emails (neither the initial one when attempting to sign in nor any follow up ones). Oddly enough, it's only this device where the issue is present. I was able to use my desktop computer to successfully unlock my account after accidentally locking it and change my primary email address in case that was the issue. Both of these actions triggered email notifications. Even when attempting to sign into my tablet's Sync with my new primary email address I am not able to receive the Verification emails.

I have also double checked my spam folder and whitelisted accounts@firefox.com. I have not noticed any other issues with my tablet besides this very specific thing.

Would someone be able to provide guidance? I wasn't able to find any help articles about this particular scenario and am not sure how to proceed.

Thank you, B

Asked by browser11 1 year ago

Last reply by Infinity__ 1 year ago

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Authentication not possible, can't sign in to my old account

Hello everyone. I had a different account linked to my primary email address and I had this stupid authenticator app on my old phone, which (surprise, surprise) died. And… (read more)

Hello everyone. I had a different account linked to my primary email address and I had this stupid authenticator app on my old phone, which (surprise, surprise) died. And now I am unable to log in because there is literaly no other way to recieve authentication codes. I don't have backup codes, I don't know if I ever had them, I thought it is possible to just get the code via sms, email or any other way, but apparenly not. How can I contact support to either verify my old account sending my ID card or whatever they need to identify me or delete the old account so I can use the old email address for this new account? I also could not log in using my old laptop becase the moment I tried to do so it disconnected me and I can't log in anymore. Also, why isn't this new account syncing stuff from my old laptop's browser on my new laptop's browser? It said it synced but there is nothing in there, no bookmark, no history, nothing. Thanks in advance.

Asked by Gordana Bogic 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Bookmarks gone

I explicitly made sure that all my bookmarks are synced with my account before installing a new system on my PC. Now, after signing back into my account, none of my bookm… (read more)

I explicitly made sure that all my bookmarks are synced with my account before installing a new system on my PC. Now, after signing back into my account, none of my bookmarks are available. The recent tabs, my passwords, my settings and add-ons - everything was there but none of my bookmarks. I dearly hope you didn't break my neck here MOZILLA!!

Asked by tobkaa 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Lost all my passwords/bookmarks etc from firefox sync service

Hello. I've reinstall today my OS and re-sync into firefox (ofc reset password before because i also forgot that) and after login and sync there is no my saved "profile".… (read more)

Hello. I've reinstall today my OS and re-sync into firefox (ofc reset password before because i also forgot that) and after login and sync there is no my saved "profile". There is some option to restore ? I dont have acess to files before reinstalling OS.

Please help if u can.

Regards

Asked by shaylospl 1 year ago

Last reply by FredMcD 1 year ago

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My account wipe off overnight

Hello, i don't know what happen to my Firefox account i used it last night and i on my pc today to find out i'm log out i tried login it says wrong password which i chang… (read more)

Hello, i don't know what happen to my Firefox account i used it last night and i on my pc today to find out i'm log out i tried login it says wrong password which i change the password then i find out all my information is gone including all my save password.

Asked by talk2rasaq 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago