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Sync on Linux
HotCakeX I just updated to the latest build on 3/23/21 via the MS repository and Synch is still not working. I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.2. I'm still getting the error message that Synch is only available for Windows 10 and Mac OS. Someone needs to look into this, otherwise the welcome screen telling me that's it's now available for Linux users is just false advertising.
Allen0731 "I just updated to the latest build on 3/23/21 via the MS repository and Synch is still not working. I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.2. I'm still getting the error message that Synch is only available for Windows 10 and Mac OS. "
Please read "Users can now sign-in and sync their favorites with Microsoft Edge on Linux!" Sign-in and sync are still experimental, and the article explains that you need to set a flag in order the use the feature. The article also contains instructions on how to back out of sign-in and sync if you run into problems using it.
If you set the flag following the instructions in the article and cannot sign-in or sync, file a Feedback.
tomscharbach I followed the instructions and found it, but the truth is that this should have been just left enabled by default on the first go rather than burying it in the experimental features to confuse people. Synch should not be considered an experimental feature when it works just fine in Windows 10, OS X, and Android which is, at its core, a version of Linux. That smells of someone higher up just trying to troll Desktop Linux users to be honest.
- Hi,
this is the first time they've added it, so it naturally goes to flags section first, once they get enough data and are sure it's reliable enough, they will turn it on by default. Allen0731 "... this should have been just left enabled by default on the first go ..."
Underneath all the happy talk, I suspect that Microsoft knows that sync isn't close to ready for default deployment yet, even in a Dev build, and that's why Microsoft put it in as a flag. I'm concerned about deploying this right now, to be truthful, because I sync on both test and production computers. I can't afford to have sync screwed up right now on production computers. I have a few days to decide, though, because neither the Flatpak nor the Ubuntu builds I use to test will update for another day or two.
