Yeah, I mainly use it for the “send tab to device X”, love that feature so much!
I recommend KDE Connect, it also has this function. :)
But sometimes I use this and sometimes I use that feature.I use that too thihi
TIL 🤯
I wish this feature would work for me. I can send a tab from firefox on windows or Linux and it won’t show up on Firefox for iOS at all, or sometimes it will show up after a long (5+ min) delay.
Hmm that’s weird, always worked flawlessly for me, I do also have my devices on the same VPN at all times though, maybe it’s that? I also only use Linux and Android.
Yep. It’s e2e encrypted, and you can even self-host the sync server, if you don’t want to rely on an external service. Pretty much a no-brainer.
Have you hosted it yourself? I’m curious about doing it, if its not a hassle.
Yea, it’s pretty easy if you already have a server. All you need to do is run a docker container, and change the
identity.sync.tokenserver.urisetting inabout:config. On mobile you have to enable the debug mode by going to “Settings > About Firefox” and tapping the Firefox logo a few times, then go to the new “Sync Debug” settings entry.The container above only runs the sync-server though, you still have to log into a Mozilla account to use it. There is a replacement that includes the whole stack, but I haven’t tried that one yet.
Neat, sounds simple enough. Thanks!
Though if it still requires a Mozilla account I’m not sure its really worth it. If I’m trusting them enough to sign in through their account, then I trust them enough to believe its all e2ee anyways. So I’m not sure I’d be gaining much.
I’ll look into the full stack though. If its just a case of a few other containers in a compose file, I’d give it a try.
Yes. Because I have too many devices. Firefox sync is easy except that I have to reconfigure settings for each add-on.
I sync bookmarks between devices and sometimes send a tab from one device to another.
EDIT: I trust Mozilla way more than Google.
You don’t even have to trust them. Firefox Sync end to end-encrypts everything and the browser is open source, so you can even verify the encryption mechanism. No trust required.
Yes. For many years and couldn’t do without it.
mostly just to send websites I find while on mobile to my PC so I can properly read/interact with them on my PC
I do the same, just with xdg-open via ssh
How do you use this with mobile devices?
Get a Terminal emulator on your phone. Setup ssh to access your pc
Rest is as simple as typing
ssh [name you gave your pc] xdg-open “\“https://url.com\””
It’s not for everyone though because you need basic knowledge about how to use a Terminal and many users just straight up hate using a Terminal
I love Sync!
Except on iOS, where my bookmarks and passwords never actually synch, because it’s not really Firefox but a weird skin on Safari because… Apple.
Yes. I want to have access to both history and bookmarks on all my devices and send specific tabs to other devices. Sync makes these super convenient.
