[Android] Sending link from Android to Desktop doesn't work

[AlexeyBarabash]

Description

Issue from https://old.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/i3johv/this_happens_every_time_i_try_to_send_a_link_to/

Steps to reproduce

1. Enable sync on Android device
2. Enable Open tabs sync category
3. Establish sync chain between Android and Desktop
4. Open some page on Android (note, internal links like about:version don't work)
5. Press kebab menu => share icon => Send to your devices

Actual result

4. Enable sync from Chromium popup message is displayed

Expected result

4. Prompted to choose the device and page should be sent, other device should receive the link through notification

Issue reproduces how often

Easily

Issue happens on

• Current Play Store version? yes, Nightly 1.14.7
• Beta build?

Device details

• Install type (ARM, x86): ARM
• Device (Phone, Tablet, Phablet): phone
• Android version: 8

Brave version

1.14.7

Website problems only

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields?
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards?
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome?

Additional information

[eljuno]

Just asking. Can we have this fix sooner? Users reporting the issue is happened on stable version 1.12.x too

[matfantinel]

Is this the same issue?

When I try to send a tab from Android to desktop, I get a banner that asks me to setup sync in my device.

I have already setup sync and added both devices, as showed on the sync menu in Android:

Also worth nothing that the opposite way works - I can send tabs from desktop to Android without issues.

Using latest stable (1.12) on both Android and desktop(Linux)

[srirambv]

Verification passed on OnePlus 6T with Android 10 running 1.13.83 x64 build

• Verified sending tab from a mobile device is received on the desktop
• Verified able to send both HTTPS/HTTP links
• Verified clicking on the notification opens a new tab with the target URL

HTTPS	HTTP

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Verification passed on Samsung Tab A with Android 10 running 1.13.83 x64 build

• Verified sending tab from a mobile device is received on the desktop
• Verified able to send both HTTPS/HTTP links
• Verified clicking on the notification opens a new tab with the target URL

HTTPS	HTTP