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Firefox Sync settings are lost when restarting the Android device, is this normal ?

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I'm using Firefox Beta v14 for Android.

After a reboot of the Android device, sync settings are lost, nothing in the 'account and syncronisation' settings.

I'm using Firefox Beta v14 for Android. After a reboot of the Android device, sync settings are lost, nothing in the 'account and syncronisation' settings.

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Sorry to hear that Firefox is losing your Sync account. Have you installed Firefox for Android on an SD card? We are tracking reports like yours at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=768102. We think that Android itself is deleting accounts when the Firefox app is installed on the SD card. Can you check if Firefox is installed on an SD card?

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Sorry I don't have a solution to your problem but I can confirm that I have no problems using Sync with the beta. I guess you could try it again with the released version and see if that makes a difference.

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Sorry to hear that Firefox is losing your Sync account. Have you installed Firefox for Android on an SD card? We are tracking reports like yours at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=768102. We think that Android itself is deleting accounts when the Firefox app is installed on the SD card. Can you check if Firefox is installed on an SD card?

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Thanks for your answer, Firefox was in the SD memory so I moved it to the phone memory and I restart the device now it's working.

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Excellent! Thanks for replying so quickly. I've made a note of this on the Bugzilla ticket and we really appreciate your report.