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Firefox Sync
Developer(s)	Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Foundation
Initial release	December 21, 2007
Stable release	N/A (part of Firefox) [±]
Repository	github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver ;
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Browser synchronizer
License	MPL/GPL/LGPL
Website	mozilla.org/firefox/features/sync/

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

^ Beard, Chris (December 21, 2007). "Introducing Weave". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
^ dknite (May 19, 2010). "Firefox Sync 1.3 is coming!". Retrieved 2010-05-28.
^ 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.
^ "Firefox Sync is working in Thunderbird way ahead of schedule". Twitter. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
^ "How do users know their data is secure?". MozillaWiki. Mozilla. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
^ ^a ^b "Run your own Sync-1.5 Server". Mozilla Services Documentation. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
^ "Firefox Sync for Firefox 3.5/3.6". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
^ "Get Syncing with Firefox 4". Mozilla Services. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
^ "What's New in SeaMonkey 2.1". SeaMonkey project. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
^ "Firefox Sync". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
^ Dolecourt, Jessica (May 27, 2010). "Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app". Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
^ "Firefox Home Coming Soon to the iPhone". May 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
^ "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
^ 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

External links[edit]

[1] Beard, Chris (December 21, 2007). "Introducing Weave". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[2] te (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] "Firefox Sync is working in Thunderbird way ahead of schedule". Twitter. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-23.

[5] "How do users know their data is secure?". MozillaWiki. Mozilla. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.

[Sync_Server-6] "Run your own Sync-1.5 Server". Mozilla Services Documentation. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

[7] "Firefox Sync for Firefox 3.5/3.6". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-01-19.

[8] "Get Syncing with Firefox 4". Mozilla Services. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

[9] "What's New in SeaMonkey 2.1". SeaMonkey project. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

[10] "Firefox Sync". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-02-17.

[11] Dolecourt, Jessica (May 27, 2010). "Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app". Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-02.

[12] "Firefox Home Coming Soon to the iPhone". May 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.

[13] "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

[14] 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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+}}</ref> The feature is now [[List of Firefox extensions#included in Firefox|included in Firefox]] and is being implemented in [[Mozilla Thunderbird|Thunderbird]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Firefox Sync is working in Thunderbird way ahead of schedule. |url=https://twitter.com/ryanleesipes/status/1550249569144823808 |date=2022-07-22 |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
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-|accessdate=2010-02-06}}</ref> It is also possible for the user to host their own Firefox Sync servers, or indeed, for any entity to do so.<ref name="Sync Server" />
+|access-date=2010-02-06}}</ref> It is also possible for the user to host their own Firefox Sync servers, or indeed, for any entity to do so.<ref name= "Sync Server">{{cite web |url=https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html |title=Run your own Sync-1.5 Server |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Mozilla Services Documentation |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240703215035/https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html |archive-date=2024-07-03}}</ref>
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+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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Firefox Sync|url=https://account.services.mozilla.com/|publisher=Mozilla|access-date=2015-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507082616/https://account.services.mozilla.com/|archive-date=2015-05-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-|publisher=Mozilla |accessdate=2015-02-17}}</ref>
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+{{Main|Firefox Home|Firefox for iOS}}
-Firefox Home was a companion application for the [[iPhone]] and [[iPod Touch]] based on the Firefox Sync technology. It allowed users of either device to access their Firefox browsing history, bookmarks, and recent tabs. It also included Firefox's "Awesomebar" location bar. Firefox Home is not a browser; the application launches pages in either a Webkit Web viewer or in Safari.<ref>{{cite web
+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.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20006090-233.html?tag=mncol
 |title=Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app
 |author=Dolecourt, Jessica
 |date=May 27, 2010
-|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
+|access-date=2010-06-02
+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023083335/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20006090-233.html?tag=mncol
+|archive-date=October 23, 2012
+|url-status=dead
+}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/05/26/firefox-home-coming-soon-to-the-iphone/
 |title=Firefox Home Coming Soon to the iPhone
 |date=May 26, 2010
+|access-date=2010-06-03}}</ref>  In December 2014, Mozilla announced [[Firefox for iOS]], a version of the Firefox browser for [[iOS]],<ref>{{cite web|date=12 September 2019|title=App Store Review Guidelines|url=https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304025827/https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/|archive-date=2020-03-04|access-date=2020-11-11|website=developer.apple.com|quote=2.5.6 Apps that browse the web must use the appropriate WebKit framework}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Jon|date=2020-09-18|title=Here are the browsers iOS 14 now lets you set as default|url=https://www.theverge.com/21444995/ios-14-default-browsers-chrome-edge-firefox-duckduckgo-safari|access-date=2020-11-11|website=The Verge|language=en|quote=All browsers are still required to use WebKit}}</ref> which includes Firefox Sync support for syncing Firefox's browsing history, bookmarks, and recent tabs.
-|accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref> Mozilla pulled Firefox Home from the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] in September 2012, stating it would focus its resources on other projects. The company subsequently released the [[source code]] of Firefox Home's underlying synchronization software.<ref name=CW>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230877/Mozilla_exits_iOS_as_it_retires_Firefox_Home|title=Mozilla exits iOS as it retires Firefox Home|first=Gregg|last=Keizer|publisher=Computer World|date=September 4, 2012|accessdate=September 14, 2012}}</ref>
-In December 2014, Mozilla announced it is designing a version of Firefox for [[iOS]]. Due to [[Apple Inc|Apple's]] application review policies, Firefox will have to use the built-in iOS WebKit-based rendering framework instead of Gecko.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ |title=App Store Review Guidelines}}</ref> This browser will be able to sync 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.<ref name="Sync Server">{{cite web|title=Run your own Sync-1.5 Server|url=http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html#howto-run-sync15|publisher=Mozilla|accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>
+Mozilla also offers a synchronization server application for use with Firefox Sync, for users and businesses that prefer to host their own synchronization data.<ref name= "Sync Server"/>
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-*[[Comparison of browser synchronizers]]
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-*[https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/sync/ Firefox Sync]
+*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/features/sync/ Firefox Sync]
 *[https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/home/ Firefox Mobile]
-*[http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html#howto-run-sync15 Run your own Sync Server] [http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html (older)]
+*[https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html Run your own Sync Server] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150104090204/http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html (older)]
 *[https://github.com/mozilla-services/ios-sync-client Github page of iOS client]
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