Sync documentation for Profiles

@GrapeGummy,
So the answer here is yes and no.
“No” because there is no Sync “data type” for profiles (at this time). I believe there are discussions about including this functionality down the line (a decent way down the line, think “Sync v3”) but at this time that particular functionality is not built in.

“Yes” because there is a “hacky” way to do this. The reason this isn’t implemented right now is because each profile is essentially it’s own node on the chain. So one way to Sync different profiles across devices would be to create a profile to pair with your original device and Sync it to the paired profile on your second device.

That is, if you have Device 1 and Device 2 (Device 1 being your original/current) with lets say three profiles (lets just call them P1, P2, P3), you can go to Device 2 and create three profiles there (P1-2, P2-2, P3-2). Then, start a Sync chain on P1 on Device 1 and Sync it with P1-1 on Device 2. That sounds confusing I know — here is easy to follow steps using the same naming conventions used above:

  1. On your Device 2, install Brave and create three profiles — P1-2, P2-2, P3-2
  2. On Device 1, open P1 and start a Sync chain
  3. Go to Device 2, open P1-2 and go to Settings --> Sync —> I have a Sync code
  4. Enter the Sync code for P1 to Sync P1 data to P1-2

You can then repeat this process for any number of profiles. Again I know it seems overly complicated and that’s because it us, but at this time it’s the only way to do this.

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