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Sync on android doesn't work

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Well... i've created sync account and synced 2 devices successfully, but only the first time. Now i hit sync now on Win7 ff and Android's ff doesn't update bookmarks (i want only bookmarks to be synced). After few minutes i realize that desktop's feature "SyncNow" in android is located in system settings under accounts. But actually doesn't sync anything (both android > desktop and desktop > android) also tried to remove account and re-added it but same thing.

Well... i've created sync account and synced 2 devices successfully, but only the first time. Now i hit sync now on Win7 ff and Android's ff doesn't update bookmarks (i want only bookmarks to be synced). After few minutes i realize that desktop's feature "SyncNow" in android is located in system settings under accounts. But actually doesn't sync anything (both android > desktop and desktop > android) also tried to remove account and re-added it but same thing.

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Since it is only bookmarks:

Are you syncing from a mobile device? It may be in the mobile bookmarks folder.

The network issue for Firefox sync was just resolved, were you seeing any error messages: "Unknown error occurred"?

Does searching for a missing bookmark in "Show all Bookmarks" show the bookmark after waiting for the initial sync to complete?

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I think you should try going into your Android Settings, then Data Usage, and activate the option "Allow data sync".

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Since it is only bookmarks:

Are you syncing from a mobile device? It may be in the mobile bookmarks folder.

The network issue for Firefox sync was just resolved, were you seeing any error messages: "Unknown error occurred"?

Does searching for a missing bookmark in "Show all Bookmarks" show the bookmark after waiting for the initial sync to complete?

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Now syncs immediately. I've created some bookmark on desktop pc, then hit sync button, then sync android device and bookmark appears. So now is working

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Awesome this is great news. I will mark the solution. If you have any other questions in the future please start a new thread and the community will be happy to help.