I use Brave Sync on my phone, but recently I encountered some issues that required me to perform a hard reset due to a boot loop. After resetting my phone, I reinstalled Brave to access my synced passwords. I had my passphrase stored safely, so I thought I could easily recover my data. However, when I entered the passphrase, Brave informed me that it was from a deprecated version and instructed me to obtain a new code from a different device. Since I factory reset my phone, I can’t do that.
How can I regain access to my sync? I had important passwords stored there. Fortunately, I also have a local backup of my passwords, so I’m okay if I can’t access the sync, but what about the passwords stored in Brave? Is there any risk involved?
Is there a way to contact Brave support and provide them with my old passphrase? Could they issue me a new passphrase or at least delete my passwords from their servers? I’m concerned that someone else might gain access to my data if they enter a random phrase that happens to match mine, and I wouldn’t even be notified.