Sync chain problem - iPhone >< iPad - no option to add QR code

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@SuzQz

Some of the following instructions - are a little out-of-date - a few phrases and screenshots - but in order to try and get some clarity for Brave Sync users:

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How do I set up Sync?

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Create Sync Chain (Desktop)

When a Sync “chain” is created, any device that is on that chain will be synchronized and share the same data, such as bookmarks, open tabs, browsing history and more. To start using Brave Sync:

1. Select Menu  → Brave Sync.

• NOTE: Using Brave Browser desktop versions, the I have a Sync Code button may be found by using a Brave Browser > New Window, and going to: brave://settings/braveSync/setup - where you also can Start a new Sync Chain:

2. Select Start a new sync chain .

3. Choose your other mobile device (Phone/Tablet) or Computer to begin the Sync chain.

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Sync Your Data - Desktop to Mobile

[When you take step 3. Choose your other mobile device . . . preceding, the illustration (or very similar) that follows, will be displayed.]

When Syncing your desktop browser with mobile devices, you will be presented with a Sync Code in the form of a QR code [on your desktop browser, in this example] that you can scan with your mobile device camera [in order] to begin the Sync chain. You may also enter the Sync Code manually [that ‘Sync Code’ now refers to a 24-word-count phrase].

[Re the following illustration, ‘Brave Sync’ is now simply ‘Sync’ in mobile device Settings. The ‘Scan Sync Code’ button in the illustration, refers now to a ‘Scan or enter sync code’ button.]

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1. Open Brave Browser on your mobile device and go to Settings → Sync.

2. Select Scan or enter your sync code.

3. Once you scan the Sync Code , please wait as we connect your devices via Sync Chain. Select ‘OK’ or the ‘X’ close button. You will be taken back to the main Brave Sync page with your devices in the sync chain listed.

[Steps 2 to 3: You may enter the 24 word Sync Code manually, or use your mobile device in order to scan the QR code that is displayed in the Brave Browser window of your desktop device.]

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To start a Sync Chain from Brave Browser on your iOS device:

1. Open the Menu, go to Settings → Other Settings → Sync .

2. Select Start a new Sync Chain to add a new mobile device or computer to the newly created Chain. [The following illustration, is of 3 iPhone screenshots that are situated alongside each other. The middle screenshot shows the I have a Sync Code button. ‘Sync (beta)’ is now, ‘Sync’.]

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3. You will be shown a QR code to scan when adding mobile devices, or a word code when adding a computer.

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4. Once you enter the Sync Chain Code, please wait as we connect your devices via Sync Chain. Select ‘OK’ or the ‘X’ close button. You will be returned to the main Brave Sync page with your devices in the sync chain listed. [iPhone screenshot:]

Desktop version - illustration - of a Sync Chain:

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How to remove devices via mobile UI - click on Trash can icon - (screenshot @Frankguy):

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Detailed instructions by @Mattches, for setting up a Sync Chain between Brave Browser Desktop and Brave Browser Android:

Missing sync button (Android)

@Ornamental, No need for sarcasm. Allow me to walk you through the steps very, very explicitly. I’ll be syncing my desktop version of Brave and my Android phone : On desktop, I’ve gone to Menu --> Sync and I see the following page: [image] I select `Start a new Sync chain. I’m now asked which device I’d like to Sync to. Well, I have an Android device, so I’ll select Phone/Tablet: [image] This produces the following message: [image] Now, using my Android device, I go to Menu --> Setting…

And, re the sometimes elusive I have a sync code button:

Missing sync button (Android)

@MrJazz82, This is because the I have a sync code option appears on the device you’re attempting to sync, not one that is already on the chain. For example, my Android device after the process I laid out above only has Add new device as you describe. What this is saying is "I am a part of a sync chain and I have that chain’s information. Use me to connect more devices to this chain." However, if I go to my iPad, Windows machine, Linux machine or whatever else that does not yet have an associa…

Missing sync button (Android)

@Ornamental, That device is on the chain already and that page is used to Add new devices to the exiting chain that device is on. So from where you are – assuming that Android device in the image above is the device which has the data that you would like to get onto your other devices – go to your other device(s) you want on the chain, open them, launch Brave, go to Menu --> Sync, then click I have a Sync code on that device. Now return to the Android device in the image above. Click Add new …

Missing sync button (Android)

To further illustrate, continuing from the Sync chain I created above, let’s add my iPad to the same chain. Launch Brave on my iPad. Go to Menu --> Sync Observe the second option: [image] I select it and get the following: [image] Now, on my other Android device (I could also do this on my desktop on the chain) I will go to Menu --> Sync --> Add new device I will now use my iPad camera to scan the QR code (or enter code words) from the device I chose already added to the chain.

And, some help with the ‘Scan Sync Code’ button that is now ‘Scan or Add Sync code’:

No "scan sync code" button on my androids

On the Android device you’re looking to add, go to Settings --> Sync then select I have a Sync code. Click Scan or Add Sync code. Then, on one of your other devices already on the chain: For a Desktop device, go to Settings --> Sync --> Manage your synced devices, then click Add new device to view your scan options: [image] For an Android devices, go to Settings --> Sync -->, then select Add new device to view the scan options.

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