Firefox Sync Explained
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 now included in Firefox and is being implemented in Thunderbird.[4]
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.[5] It is also possible for the user to host their own Firefox Sync servers, or indeed, for any entity to do so.[6]
Firefox Sync was originally an add-on[7] for Mozilla Firefox 3.x and SeaMonkey 2.0, but it has been a built-in feature since Firefox 4.0[8] and SeaMonkey 2.1.[9]
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.[10]
Firefox Home
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.[11] [12] In December 2014, Mozilla announced Firefox for iOS, a version of the Firefox browser for iOS,[13] [14] 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.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Introducing Weave . Beard . Chris . December 21, 2007 . Mozilla Labs . . 2014-05-11.
- Web site: Firefox Sync 1.3 is coming!. dknite. May 19, 2010. 2010-05-28.
- Web site: Weave 1.0 now available for download. Mozilla Links. Cabello. Percy. January 28, 2010. Mozilla. 2010-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20101221082216/http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2010/01/weave-1-0-now-available-for-download/. December 21, 2010. dead.
- Web site: Firefox Sync is working in Thunderbird way ahead of schedule. . 2022-07-22 . 2022-07-23 . Twitter . en.
- Web site: How do users know their data is secure?. February 6, 2010. Mozilla. MozillaWiki. 2010-02-06.
- Web site: Run your own Sync-1.5 Server . 2024-07-04 . Mozilla Services Documentation . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703215035/https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html . 2024-07-03.
- Web site: Firefox Sync for Firefox 3.5/3.6 . Mozilla Labs . Mozilla . 2012-01-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111015143236/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-sync/ . 2011-10-15.
- Web site: Get Syncing with Firefox 4. 2011-03-22. Mozilla Services. 2011-08-26.
- Web site: What's New in SeaMonkey 2.1. SeaMonkey project. 2011-08-26.
- Web site: Firefox Sync. Mozilla. 2015-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150507082616/https://account.services.mozilla.com/. 2015-05-07. dead.
- Web site: Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app. Dolecourt, Jessica. May 27, 2010. 2010-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023083335/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20006090-233.html?tag=mncol. October 23, 2012. dead.
- Web site: Firefox Home Coming Soon to the iPhone. May 26, 2010. 2010-06-03.
- Web site: 12 September 2019. App Store Review Guidelines. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304025827/https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/. 2020-03-04. 2020-11-11. developer.apple.com. 2.5.6 Apps that browse the web must use the appropriate WebKit framework.
- Web site: Porter. Jon. 2020-09-18. Here are the browsers iOS 14 now lets you set as default. 2020-11-11. The Verge. en. All browsers are still required to use WebKit.
