Firefox Sync

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Firefox Sync
Firefox Sync logo.png
Developer(s)Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Foundation
Initial releaseDecember 21, 2007 (2007-12-21)[1]
Stable releaseN/A (part of Firefox)
Repository
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeBrowser synchronizer
LicenseMPL/GPL/LGPL
Websitewww.firefox.com/sync

Firefox Sync, originally branded Mozilla Weave,[2] is a browser synchronization feature for Firefox web browsers. It allows users to partially synchronize bookmarks, browsing history, preferences, passwords, filled forms, add-ons, and the last 25 opened tabs across multiple computers.[3] The feature is included in the desktop Firefox browser, Firefox for iOS, and Firefox for Android.

It keeps user data on Mozilla servers, but according to Mozilla the data is encrypted in such a way that no third party, not even Mozilla, can access user information.[4] It is also possible for the user to host their own Firefox Sync servers, or indeed, for any entity to do so.[5]

Firefox Sync was originally an add-on[6] for Mozilla Firefox 3.x and SeaMonkey 2.0, but it has been a built-in feature since Firefox 4.0[7] and SeaMonkey 2.1.[8]

Firefox Sync is built on top of Firefox Accounts as of Firefox 29, and therefore Firefox 29 and later cannot sync with Firefox 28 and earlier.[9]

Firefox Home[]

Main articles: Firefox Home and Firefox for iOS

Firefox Home was a companion application for the iPhone and iPod Touch based on the Firefox Sync technology. Firefox Home was not considered a web browser, as it would launch pages in either an embedded viewer or by switching to the Safari app.[10][11] In December 2014, Mozilla announced Firefox for iOS, a version of the Firefox browser for iOS,[12][13] which includes Firefox Sync support for syncing Firefox's browsing history, bookmarks, and recent tabs.

Sync Server[]

Mozilla also offers a synchronization server application for use with Firefox Sync, for users and businesses that prefer to host their own synchronization data.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Beard, Chris (December 21, 2007). "Introducing Weave". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  2. ^ dknite (May 19, 2010). "Firefox Sync 1.3 is coming!". Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  3. ^ Cabello, Percy (January 28, 2010). "Weave 1.0 now available for download". Mozilla Links. Mozilla. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  4. ^ "How do users know their data is secure?". MozillaWiki. Mozilla. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  5. ^ a b "Run your own Sync-1.5 Server". Mozilla. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Firefox Sync for Firefox 3.5/3.6". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  7. ^ "Get Syncing with Firefox 4". Mozilla Services. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  8. ^ "What's New in SeaMonkey 2.1". SeaMonkey project. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  9. ^ "Firefox Sync". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  10. ^ Dolecourt, Jessica (May 27, 2010). "Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  11. ^ "Firefox Home Coming Soon to the iPhone". May 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  12. ^ "App Store Review Guidelines". developer.apple.com. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-11. 2.5.6 Apps that browse the web must use the appropriate WebKit framework
  13. ^ Porter, Jon (2020-09-18). "Here are the browsers iOS 14 now lets you set as default". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-11-11. All browsers are still required to use WebKit

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