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Syncing Avast Secure Browser

 

Avast Sync allows you to share your bookmarks and browser history across devices and platforms using end-to-end encryption, which keeps your data secure and private.

This article explains how to enable syncing in Avast Secure Browser and manage sync settings on each of your connected devices.

Enable Avast Sync

  1. Open Avast Secure Browser and click the Account icon to the right of the address bar, then select Turn on sync.
  2. Enter your Avast Account credentials, then click Continue. Alternatively, select Login for the first time to activate your Avast Account that was created using the email address that you provided during the subscription purchase.
  3. Select which data you want to sync between devices, then click Confirm sync.
  1. Open Avast Secure Browser and click the Account icon to the right of the address bar, then select Turn on sync.
  2. Enter your Avast Account credentials, then click Continue. Alternatively, select Login for the first time to activate your Avast Account that was created using the email address that you provided during the subscription purchase.
  3. Select which data you want to sync between devices, then click Confirm sync.

Avast Sync is now enabled on the current device.

  1. On the Home screen of your device, tap the Avast Secure Browser icon to open the browser.
  2. Tap the Account icon in the top-left corner of the main app screen.
  3. Tap Turn on Sync.
  4. Enter your Avast Account credentials, then tap Sign in.
    Your Avast Account login is the email address that you provided during the subscription purchase. To sign into your Avast Account for the first time, refer to the following article: Activating your Avast Account.
  5. Select which data you want to sync between devices, then tap Confirm sync.

Avast Sync is now enabled on the current device. When Avast Sync is enabled, the Avast icon appears next to the Account icon.

  1. On the Home screen of your device, tap the Avast Secure Browser icon to open the browser.
  2. Tap the Account icon in the top-left corner of the main app screen.
  3. Tap Sign in to your Avast Account.
  4. Enter your Avast Account credentials, then tap Sign in.
    Your Avast Account login is the email address that you provided during the subscription purchase. To sign into your Avast Account for the first time, refer to the following article: Activating your Avast Account.
  5. Tap your Avast Account.
  6. Select which data you want to sync between devices.

Avast Sync is now enabled on the current device. When Avast Sync is enabled, the Avast icon appears next to the Account icon.

To add another device to your sync group, follow the steps above on the new device to sign in to Avast Secure Browser using the same Avast Account credentials.

Manage settings

To adjust your sync settings in Avast Secure Browser:

  1. Open Avast Secure Browser and click the Account icon to the right of the address bar.
  2. Next to Sync is on, click ⋮ Options (the three dots) ▸ Settings.
  3. The following options are available:
    1. Sign out: Signs you out of the current Avast Account and disables syncing on that device. No data is removed from the current device, but any subsequent bookmarks and browsing history that you create will not be synchronized with your other devices.
    2. My Avast Account: Opens your Avast Account in a new browser.
    3. Manage what you sync: To change which data is synced on this device, ensure Customize sync is selected, then click the green (ON) slider next to the relevant data type so that it changes to gray (OFF).
    4. Reset sync: Signs you out of all your synced devices and deletes your synced data from our Avast servers.
    5. Encryption options: Allows you to specify exactly how your encrypted data is protected. Select your preferred method:
      • Encrypt synced data end-to-end with your Avast username and password: Your credentials are stored both locally on your device and remotely in the Avast data center. This means that you retain access to your encrypted data even if you need to change your Avast Account password. Your encryption key is stored in a protected vault in the Avast data center, which prevents Avast from accessing it.
      • Encrypt synced data with your own sync passphrase: The passphrase is only stored locally on your device and is not stored remotely in the Avast data center. This means that if you forget your passphrase, Avast cannot reset it. You are prompted to enter your passphrase each time you add a new device to your sync group.

To adjust your sync settings in Avast Secure Browser:

  1. Open Avast Secure Browser and click the Account icon to the right of the address bar.
  2. Next to Sync is on, click ⋮ Options (the three dots) ▸ Settings.
  3. The following options are available:
    1. Sign out: Signs you out of the current Avast Account and disables syncing on this device. No data is removed from the current device, but any subsequent bookmarks and browsing history that you create will not be synchronized with your other devices.
    2. My Avast Account: Opens your Avast Account in a new browser.
    3. Manage what you sync: To change which data is synced on this device, ensure Customize sync is selected, then click the green (ON) slider next to the relevant data type so that it changes to gray (OFF).
    4. Reset sync: Signs you out of all your synced devices and deletes your synced data from our Avast servers.
    5. Encryption options: Allows you to specify exactly how your encrypted data is protected. Select your preferred method:
      • Encrypt synced data end-to-end with your Avast username and password: Your credentials are stored both locally on your device and remotely in the Avast data center. This means that you retain access to your encrypted data even if you need to change your Avast Account password. Your encryption key is stored in a protected vault in the Avast data center, which prevents Avast from accessing it.
      • Encrypt synced data with your own sync passphrase: The passphrase is only stored locally on your device and is not stored remotely in the Avast data center. This means that if you forget your passphrase, Avast cannot reset it. You are prompted to enter your passphrase each time you add a new device to your sync group.

To adjust your sync settings in Avast Secure Browser:

  1. Open Avast Secure Browser, then tap the Account icon.
  2. Tap the account for Sync is on.
  3. The following options are available:
    1. Sync encryption: Allows you to specify exactly how your encrypted data is protected. Select your preferred method:
      • Encrypt synced data end-to-end with your Avast username and password: Your credentials are stored both locally on your device and remotely in the Avast data center. This means that you retain access to your encrypted data even if you need to change your Avast Account password. Your encryption key is stored in a protected vault in the Avast data center, which prevents Avast from accessing it.
      • Encrypt synced data with your own sync passphrase: The passphrase is only stored locally on your device and is not stored remotely in the Avast data center. This means that if you forget your passphrase, Avast cannot reset it. You are prompted to enter your passphrase each time you add a new device to your sync group.
    2. Log out: Signs you out of the current Avast Account and disables syncing on this device. No data is removed from the current device, but any subsequent bookmarks and browsing history that you create will not be synchronized with your other devices.
    3. Choose what to sync: To stop syncing either your Bookmarks or History on this device, click the green (ON) slider next to the relevant data type so that it changes to gray (OFF).

To adjust your sync settings in Avast Secure Browser:

  1. Open Avast Secure Browser, then tap the Account icon.
  2. Tap the account for Sync is on.
  3. The following options are available:
    1. Sync options: Allows you to specify how your synced data is protected.
    2. Sign out: Signs you out of the current Avast Account and disables syncing on this device. No data is removed from the current device, but any subsequent bookmarks and browsing history that you create will not be synchronized with your other devices.
    3. Delete account: Allows you to delete your Avast Account.
    4. Items to sync: Manage the items to sync on this device, click the green (ON) slider next to the relevant data type so that it changes to gray (OFF).

Further recommendations

To learn more information about using Avast Secure Browser, refer to the following articles:

  • Avast Secure Browser - FAQs
  • Avast Secure Browser - Getting Started
  • Importing bookmarks to Avast Secure Browser
  • Avast Secure Browser PRO 127.x for Windows
  • Avast Secure Browser 127.x for Windows
  • Avast Secure Browser 127.x for Mac
  • Avast Secure Browser PRO 127. for Mac
  • Avast Secure Browser PRO 8.x for Android
  • Avast Secure Browser 8.x for Android
  • Avast Secure Browser PRO 5.x for iOS
  • Avast Secure Browser 5.x for iOS
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Updated on: 02/06/2022

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