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Firefox Sync is built on top of Firefox Accounts as of Firefox 29.<ref>{{Cite web
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==Firefox Home==
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|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>
|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.


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Revision as of 16:13, 13 July 2015

Firefox Sync
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 that allows users to partially synchronize bookmarks, browsing history, preferences, passwords, filled forms, add-ons, and the last 25 opened tabs across multiple computers.[3]

It keeps user data on Mozilla servers, but 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

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.[10][11] Mozilla pulled Firefox Home from the 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.[12]

In December 2014, Mozilla announced it is designing a version of Firefox for iOS. Due to Apple's application review policies, Firefox will have to use the built-in iOS WebKit-based rendering framework instead of Gecko.[13] 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.[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. 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 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Firefox Sync for Firefox 3.5/3.6". Mozilla Labs. Mozilla. 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. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  10. ^ Dolecourt, Jessic (May 27, 2010). "Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  11. ^ "Firefox Home Coming Soon to the iPhone". May 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  12. ^ Keizer, Gregg (September 4, 2012). "Mozilla exits iOS as it retires Firefox Home". Computer World. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  13. ^ "App Store Review Guidelines".

External links

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