cloud syncing not working anymore

[lemmy04]

Describe the issue

Since (i think) the update for mozillas new extension architecture cloud-syncing ublock origin settings between devices has stopped working.

Screenshot in which the issue can be seen

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Steps for anyone to reproduce the issue

setup mozilla sync
enable cloud support in ublock origin
observe that there are no settings to be imported, even after manually triggering a mozilla sync

Your settings

• OS/version: any. Windows 10, openSUSE Leap 42.2, openSUSE Leap 42.3, RHEL 7.4
• Browser/version: 52.4.0 ESR on RHEL, latest available on Windows 10, 52.4.0 ESR on openSUSE
• uBlock Origin version: uBlock Origin v1.14.14

Your filter lists

default + DEU

Your custom filters (if any)

none so far since it's not syncing.

[gorhill]

observe that there are no settings to be imported

Because Firefox sync storage for the new webext architecture is not shared with the legacy one. You will have to push again your data in the cloud. There is nothing uBO/webext can do, it does not have access to legacy cloud storage.

[gorhill]

Also, duplicate of #3022.

[lemmy04]

...so? even with manually pushing once every instance of FF only sees its own data. I cannot sync between different machines.

[lemmy04]

got it nailed. Having FF 52 ESR was the issue. I updated Firefox on my linux systems to FF 56 (same as on windows) and pop it syncs properly now.

[gorhill]

Right, sync storage was added in Firefox 53: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage#Browser_compatibility. Not available in Firefox for Android.

[lemmy04]

I guess I better file tickets with Red Hat and SUSE requesting they update their ESR versions to something newer.

[alexolog]

So those of us that are on the ESR track are stuck on 1.13.8?

[andreasstieger]

SUSE will stay on ESR for their Enterprise and stable Leap releases.

[alexolog]

@gorhill, is there any way to support sync on 52ESR? Maybe fallback to the old method?