Firefox logged me in...without entering login information
I have a Firefox account and use it to sync across devices; being able to sync and then completely log out on one device is a primary reason I use Firefox. I log out of d… (read more)
I have a Firefox account and use it to sync across devices; being able to sync and then completely log out on one device is a primary reason I use Firefox.
I log out of devices that I do not own when I'm exiting Firefox. Today I opened Firefox on a device that I'm 100% certain I logged out of yesterday - and found that my bookmarks, bookmarks bar, and add-ons were already visible and active, and one of my add-ons was already logged in.
I verified that the Firefox Sync / login screen showed that no one was logged into the Firefox account, and then I logged in using my usual credentials. It reflected that I was then logged in, but everything else remained visible.
I followed Firefox instructions for viewing the logs, and strangely, there was no log. I went up a directory, and found that all the logs were in the 'failed' directory. Clicking on each of the failed subfolders shows only: ids []
This is very concerning because it entirely negates the security and privacy aspects of having a login. I was not logged into Firefox - and the Firefox interface confirmed that this morning, in addition to confirming it when I logged out yesterday - yet somehow not only were my personal bookmarks showing, but one of my add-ons was also logged in, providing further access to anyone who might have opened a Firefox window from this device.
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Is there a sync history to recover from?
Whole profile got corrupted due to Firefox crashing the whole system. Is there any history in Firefox Sync cloud? If not, I think it would be reasonable to have backups o… (read more)
Whole profile got corrupted due to Firefox crashing the whole system.
Is there any history in Firefox Sync cloud? If not, I think it would be reasonable to have backups of everyone's profiles for 1-3 days.
If not, I turned off networking for my phone and have the logins I saved today in the Firefox app. How can I extract the logins(.json)?
In what direction Firefox Sync works?
I have Firefox on several devices. I turned syncing of bookmarks off for now, but as I need some of them on my current device I'd like to know in what direction FF syncs … (read more)
I have Firefox on several devices. I turned syncing of bookmarks off for now, but as I need some of them on my current device I'd like to know in what direction FF syncs bookmarks? If Device A has one set of bookmarks and Device B has the other one or none, will FF delete bookmarks on Device A, merge or add them to it?
When I tried to enter my firefox account, my e-mail adress was deleted, because I didn't log in in it for a long time, so the confirmation mail went nowhere.
When I tried to enter my firefox account, my e-mail adress was deleted, because I didn't log in in it for a long time, so the confirmation mail went nowhere. After I rest… (read more)
When I tried to enter my firefox account, my e-mail adress was deleted, because I didn't log in in it for a long time, so the confirmation mail went nowhere. After I restored my e-mail adress there was no confirmation mail.
bookmarks and passwords gone
I recently changed laptops because i needed to repair my old laptop. Upon signing into my account on the new computer I come to find out that allllll my passwords, logins… (read more)
I recently changed laptops because i needed to repair my old laptop. Upon signing into my account on the new computer I come to find out that allllll my passwords, logins, bookmarks are gone :((( those were years worth of information. Now idk where they are, who has them, and how to recover them. PLEASE HELP
Sign in was is block due to security reasons.
Hello, I am trying to sign in my firefox account but error shows which i mention in subject also i do not receive any verification email.what should i do in this situatio… (read more)
Hello, I am trying to sign in my firefox account but error shows which i mention in subject also i do not receive any verification email.what should i do in this situation. Thanks.
How can I sync a second computer without having to verify sync with an email acknowledement
I have more than one computer with firefox on it and want to sync bookmarks and other settings but other machines do not have mail access. I keep my mail on one computer … (read more)
I have more than one computer with firefox on it and want to sync bookmarks and other settings but other machines do not have mail access. I keep my mail on one computer only. Been burnt by hackers and want to minimize access. Microsoft allows a code to be sent to cell phone for authorizations. Do you have a similar option? BTW how many times are you going to ask for verification on sync. Seems like it happens regularly.
How do I control which direction sync goes?
I usually want to sync my bookmarks from my laptop to my android phone. But sometimes I add 1 to the phone that I want to add to my laptop. Or sometimes I accidentally… (read more)
I usually want to sync my bookmarks from my laptop to my android phone. But sometimes I add 1 to the phone that I want to add to my laptop. Or sometimes I accidentally delete some on my phone and don't want to have those "new" bookmarks synced to my laptop. My question is how do I control which bookmarks are synced to which device?
Firefox for Android
Everytime I open firefox 70.0 it asks me to login into my firefox account, how can I get it to stay logged in??
I have tried to use custom history settings solution where you go to the preference page, onto the privacy and security tab, and then changing my history settings to cust… (read more)
I have tried to use custom history settings solution where you go to the preference page, onto the privacy and security tab, and then changing my history settings to custom settings and then clicking the "clear firefox history when it closes" and then also only turning cache and form & search history on to be cleared when closed.
Email and tabs remotely change
I am being asked for a password for the wrong email address
Sync not working with no master password
I did a Firefox restore due to suspect browser hijack ( it wasn't). All mu saved logins have been eraases so tried to do a manaul sync. This pops up a yellow bar along t… (read more)
I did a Firefox restore due to suspect browser hijack ( it wasn't). All mu saved logins have been eraases so tried to do a manaul sync.
This pops up a yellow bar along the top of the "Logins and Paswords" page saying "Please enter your master password to view saved logics and passwords" . I don't have a master password set so that makes little sense. To the right of the yellow bar is a button "login". if i click the button ther yellow bar goes away but there is no log in dialog.
What do I do to get Fiefox to sync?
My Android phone and desktop computer are both logged in to the same Firefox account and have sync enabled, but are not syncing.
Hi there, I'm running Firefox on OS X 10.15.1 and on Android 10.0. I am logged in to the same Firefox account on both devices and have sync enabled; however, when I try t… (read more)
Hi there,
I'm running Firefox on OS X 10.15.1 and on Android 10.0. I am logged in to the same Firefox account on both devices and have sync enabled; however, when I try to access synced tabs on Firefox on desktop, I do not see my phone (in fact, I just have the menu that says to connect another device, which takes me to a page where I can text a link to my phone with the Firefox download link). Similarly, on my phone I do not see my desktop device listed. Both devices have the option to sync all content enabled. Can anyone please help? This is the last barrier that is keeping me from switching to Firefox full time, and I'd love to solve it.
I have reinstalled Firefox on both devices; and under my account settings I am able to see both the Desktop and Android versions of Firefox as registered devices under my account.
remove all synced data
I believe that Firefox synced my data as a default before I had a chance to reset my sync preferences. Why is syncing the default? Anyway... is there some way that I can … (read more)
I believe that Firefox synced my data as a default before I had a chance to reset my sync preferences. Why is syncing the default? Anyway... is there some way that I can get all my synced data removed from the cloud - or from wherever it is? Thanks.
Syncing mozilla account on iphone and desktop
I was fresh installing windows on my desktop but because i've always used mozilla i never actually checked my password. When i installed it after installing windows i cou… (read more)
I was fresh installing windows on my desktop but because i've always used mozilla i never actually checked my password. When i installed it after installing windows i couldn't remember my password so naturally i reset it . But then I noticed that all my bookmarks and saved passwords are gone ( i know why is this and it is totally understandable) so i checked my mozilla on my iphone where i used the same account. All the passwords and bookmarks are still there but i am logged out of the account. My question is if i log in with the current password on the iphone , will the data sync or it will be wiped because of the new password? Is there some way to extract the passwords and bookmarks form my iphone if the way i mentioned above wipes the data?
Credentials no more synced with Firefox Sync
Hi, I have Firefox 68 (andoid) registered to Firefox Sync with all my credentials. Now I installed on linux Firefox 70, enabled sync for my account but credentials are no… (read more)
Hi, I have Firefox 68 (andoid) registered to Firefox Sync with all my credentials. Now I installed on linux Firefox 70, enabled sync for my account but credentials are no more synced. I think it is an issue due to a old Firefox account, created when there were no Firefox Lockwise.
I followed the migration guide but probably I was not able to understand the procedure: I
- disconnected sync on all my browsers
- sign in again from my android device with sync using the same email (I've read that is possible)
Help please!
PS: I tried to install Firefox Lockwise but credentials are empty for my account, despite I forced manually sync from my android.
deposits are not going into my account
I've lost 4 deposits they have not got to my account
How can I sync add-ons without syncing their settings? Why doesn't firefox give me the option of opting out of syncing "add-on settings"?
Hi all, Since a few months ago, Firefox started syncing add-on settings without giving you the option to opt out of it. I'm not talking about syncing the add-ons themselv… (read more)
Hi all,
Since a few months ago, Firefox started syncing add-on settings without giving you the option to opt out of it. I'm not talking about syncing the add-ons themselves which is a great thing and also the user can turn it off. I'm talking about add-on settings, syncing of which can be problematic. For example, I have a few website blocker add-ons. I have given these add-ons a list of websites to block on my older son's computer, while I have given them a different list to block on my younger son's computer. This is not viable anymore because Firefox syncs all their settings without asking me. The other problem is that even the disable/enable option of these add-ons are synced, which means that if I have these website blockers enabled on my sons' computers, they are also enabled on my own computer. Consequently, if I disable them on my own computer, they will be disabled on my sons' computers. This is a major issue. I have previously contacted Firefox about this, but I assume it has been lost in the large number feedback that they receive.
The blocker add-on was just an example, so please don't offer me solutions for that one add-on. This needs to be fixed for all add-ons.
Thank you for reading.
sign in
The site asked for a second device, what if I don't have a second device?
Unexpected error when trying to sign in to FF account, prior to password entry. Console errors shown
I have three devices using Firefox, all synced under 1 FF account. Three of these devices are working well and continue to sync without issue. My desktop is the fourth … (read more)
I have three devices using Firefox, all synced under 1 FF account. Three of these devices are working well and continue to sync without issue. My desktop is the fourth device, and it was working until I formatted it and started from scratch. Upon my fresh install of FF 70 on Win 10 1903, I recieve "unexpected error" after only entering my email address in and trying to proceed. This generates an error in the console:
Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/status. (Reason: CORS request did not succeed).
I have uninstalled and reinstalled FF, cleared my windows profile appdata folder, C:/programdata folder, all registry entries citing mozilla or firefox, and nothing seems to be able to fix this.
Any advice? Thank you!
Can't remove second FF account login
Hi Today I downloaded FF at work, made a FF account using my personal email account and created a load of work related bookmarks and passwords etc. Got home and downloade… (read more)
Hi
Today I downloaded FF at work, made a FF account using my personal email account and created a load of work related bookmarks and passwords etc. Got home and downloaded FF on my mac and realized when I signed in that I got all my work related passwords and bookmarks etc. That is all useless to me as it's behind a private network.
So, I thought I'll create two FF accounts, 1 for work, 1 for personal. So I added a second email (my work email) to my FF account. Then made that work email my primary email and deleted the secondary email account (my personal email).
But the problem is that I can't use my supposedly deleted non associated personal email to create another FF account. Every time I do, it says "Primary account email required"
So what do I do