I switch devices very often for work, whether it’s between desktops, laptops, phones, etc. I am constantly having to try out software on different operating systems, form factors…and I am running into a problem with Brave’s sync functionality. Not only is it pretty inconsistent with the devices that I do have connected to it (bookmarks failing to sync, etc.), it also has a 10 device limit, something that Firefox, Chrome, and Safari do not suffer from.
I can’t use Firefox however, due to how many issues I had with non-Chromium browsers not working at certain times (extremely important for somebody who is testing things out). Plus, there’s that ever present security vulnerability on Android.
I refuse to use Chrome, due to their war on adblock and their overall surveillance insanity.
I can’t use Safari, due to the fact that Apple only allows it on their devices.
So, I know that this goes outside of the recommendations on the site. I am extremely aware of this. I am curious if anybody has stumbled across a Chromium based browser that has a more stable sync than Brave that allows for more than 10 devices.
I do sync history…history, settings, and bookmarks. Settings has never worked, not since day 1 of using Brave years and years ago. I’ll try disabling that and history. Bookmarks is all I care about.
Doesn’t solve the 10 device limit, but maybe it’ll help the misery of the existing ones.
I sync bookmarks with Brave across 4 devices. Brave doesn’t offer force sync option like firefox. Brave does the sync automatically and I have to wait till it syncs - few seconds or 10-15 minutes and at times it fails too.
Self hosted. Only issue I can see is that my breaker goes out occasionally during the summer when the AC kicks on, and takes my router with it, but I can be patient until I can get home and flip the switch. It breaks all my self hosted stuff, but it’s an inconvenience I have learned to live with.
