From 568e24090686424c0120da31afe04686e13ce69a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: garry-ut99 <72945564+garry-ut99@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 18:38:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mentioned auto-sync not being supported, listed related issues. --- Cloud-storage.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Cloud-storage.md b/Cloud-storage.md index f8b88c1..8e9a059 100644 --- a/Cloud-storage.md +++ b/Cloud-storage.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Your uBO settings are precious. To prevent any automated browser syncing task fr uBO's implemented sync feature is a global clipboard where settings are copied and pasted. Only you decide when to export/import. +uBO does not support auto-sync, such auto-sync feature requests on uBO issue trackers have been declined many times in the past, see [the list](#Auto-sync) at the bottom of the page. + The granularity of uBO settings regarding cloud storage support is straightforward. One dashboard pane equals one dedicated cloud storage entry. This way, it is possible for a user to use cloud storage for different panes and choose whether or not to persist a specific pane to the cloud because browser vendors can limit cloud storage. The import/export of cloud storage data in a pane works strictly at the UI level. When importing cloud storage data, it will fill in the pane's UI as if you entered the data yourself. However, depending on the pane, you will still have to validate/commit the imported data. @@ -67,4 +69,17 @@ Cloud storage services offered by specific browser vendors have limitations and - But since uBO will not automatically import settings from the cloud storage, this will not cause any loss of local ones. However, you will have to push your settings to the cloud storage again. - Due to [minimal documentation](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync-and-save), there might be undocumented limitations about this in Firefox. - It appears Firefox for Android can not sync extension settings. This is tracked in [Bugzilla Report #1625257](https://bugzil.la/1625257). -- It is unknown if this new feature will work for other Firefox-based browsers. \ No newline at end of file +- It is unknown if this new feature will work for other Firefox-based browsers. + +##### Auto-sync + +uBO does not support auto-sync, such auto-sync feature requests on uBO issue trackers have been declined many times in the past: +- (2015) [Automatic cloud sync](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/783) +- (2016) [[Firefox] Sync settings between desktop and mobile](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1615) +- (2016) [Improvement: sync cloud options automatically](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/2175) +- (2017) [Auto-sync for dynamic filters among browsers/devices?](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/2411) +- (2018) [Let me sync another person's custom filer automatically.](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/3655) +- (2018) [Cloud storage autosync option](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/244) +- (2018) [Settings are not synchronized](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/275) +- (2021) [Feature Request: Sync uBO settings between two (or more) browsers](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1744) +- (2024) [My filters are not synced between different browsers connected to my Firefox account](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/3180) \ No newline at end of file