Firefox Sync 1.8 - Changelog

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.7:

March 10th, 2011

· Performance and reliability improvements.

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.6.2:

January 21st, 2011

· Fix bookmark reordering and duplication issues on upgrade
· Fix history and form sync compatibility issues
· Network reliability fixes

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.6.1:

December 29th, 2010

· Provide the "Add a Device" link under Sync Options for Firefox 3.5/3.6 (it links to the support forums)

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.6:

December 23rd, 2010

· Auto generation of encryption key - no need to come up with a separate passphrase/sync key.
· Compatibility fixes needed to interoperate with other clients on latest Firefox 4 Beta.
· Numerous other bug fixes.

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.3:

June 7th, 2010

· Availability in over 15 languages including French, Spanish, Italian
· A simpler sign-up and setup process
· A single button to access all your remote tabs
· Performance improvements for syncing history
· Stability fixes for syncing and merging

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.2.3:

April 29th, 2010

· Add support for Firefox on Android (Fennec pre-alpha)

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.2.2:

April 27th, 2010

· Fix compatibility with trunk nightly builds of Minefield.

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.1:

March 2nd, 2010

· Fix issues with uploading stale data when upgrading
· Remember bookmark locations when moving out of unsorted
· Prevent certain tabs from syncing (Restore Session, wyciwyg:)

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0.1:

February 13th, 2010

· When syncing saved passwords we no longer allow Weave credentials in the set of data that is encrypted and synchronized with the server

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0:

January 29th, 2010

· Fix threshold sync values so clients don't sync too aggressively
· Updated web links and icons

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0 rc4:

January 27th, 2010

· Preserve multiple bookmarks to the same page to avoid reordering issues
· Show that email addresses aren't usernames

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0 rc2:

January 13th, 2010

· Avoid triggering master password prompt on launching Firefox
· Better integration with Fennec UX
· Smarter detection of tabs to sync

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0 rc:

December 23rd, 2009

· Faster startup times for Firefox and Fennec
· Make tabs available immediately when setting up another computer
· Automatically use the synced lightweight theme (Firefox 3.6+)
· A few more bug fixes related to changing passwords, mobile bookmarks, etc.

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0 Beta 3:

December 12th, 2009

· Numerous fixes to address sync reliability and correctness
· Clarify and clean up interactions and user experience for Firefox and Fennec
· Changes to preferences sync to sync everything (except for machine-specific settings) in the Firefox preferences pane
· Fixes to support screen readers (for accessibility)

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0 Beta 2:

November 24th, 2009

· Improved password/secret phrase recovery flow
· Better handling of same-named folders when partially syncing
· Sync history deletions from one computer to another
· Automatic naming of computers (when iewing tabs from other computers)
· Many added bugfixes

What's new in Firefox Sync 1.0 Beta 1:

November 17th, 2009

· Improved Firefox preference integration with sync direction choice on first-connect
· Fixed issue with connecting on Fennec 1.0b5
· Added an automatic on-demand sync if many changes are detected
· More comprehensive history sync (initially and continuously)
· Many added bugfixes

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.7:

October 1st, 2009

· Major changes to improve sync reliability and performance for all users
· Incremental download support: when adding a new client, Weave will download your data in chunks to spread out and reduce memory and network usage
· Revamped setup and configuration UI, continuing the exploration we started with 0.6
· Many added bugfixes

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.6:

August 28th, 2009

· Major UI overhaul, most set-up, configuration, and status available via a new 'about:weave' page, as well as fixes for error handling and notifications
· Major performance improvements for bookmarks sync (especially on netbooks)
· Uses new server protocol version 0.5

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.5.1:

August 13th, 2009

· Major performance improvements for bookmarks sync (especially on netbooks)
· Fix issues with account creation

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.5:

July 30th, 2009

· Sync waits until you’re not actively using the browser
Improved support for bookmark tags and smart folders
Support for changing passwords and passphrases
Support for Fennec on Windows Mobile and Firefox on x86 OpenSolaris
· Better error handling and reporting

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.4.0:

July 21st, 2009

· Works with: SeaMonkey: 2.0a3 – 2.0b1pre

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.3.0:

March 31st, 2009

· Tab sync UI polish: URL is displayed if no title is available.
· Only keep 1 week of history data on the server (note: this does not affect how much is kept on the client).

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.119:

March 28th, 2009

· Tab sync fixes.
· UI polish on Fennec and Firefox.
· Fix to avoid erasing additional data in one-way sync.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.118:

March 27th, 2009

· Fennec UI polish.
· Make Firefox dialogs not modal.
· Pref pane's "Sync Now" has been augmented to allow one-way syncs, as well as sync reset (fresh two-way merge).
· Added a Fennec-specific first-run page.
· Password sync fixes.
· Re-enabled account creation/setup wizard.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.117:

March 19th, 2009

· Fennec fixes.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.116:

March 18th, 2009

· Take out of the sandbox.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.113:

March 13th, 2009

· Improved reliability and performance, specially on Fennec.
· Added the first pass of a set of user controls to help recover from sync problems: one way sync up/down, force a slow-sync.
· Polished UI on Firefox and Fennec.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.110:

March 4th, 2009

· Fixed problem on Fennec that prevented a login in certain situations.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.109:

March 4th, 2009

· Fix 'Log In' button in prefs when no username is set.
· Fix resetting the client after a server wipe.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.108:

March 4th, 2009

· Fixed bug where not all clients would reset after a server wipe.
· Fixed a bug where the "tabs from other computers" menu would only display one item.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.107:

March 3rd, 2009

· Improved logging UI.
· Validate cache entries to avoid using stale data.
· Fennec bugfixes & improved tabs UI.
· Password sync support.

What's new in Firefox Sync 0.2.106:

February 27th, 2009

· Fix a bug where decryption problems could cause data to be deleted.
· Fix a bug in clients sync where changes to the local client data would not get uploaded.
· UI fixes: status bar text is better aligned, username is not "undefined" on first login.
· When opening a remote tab on Firefox, the back button history is now populated (up to 10 URLs).
· Re-enabled history sync on Fenenc.
· Fennec updates to make Weave work with the upcoming beta 2.