It would be nice if I would not have to set up all my search engines and their short codes with every new installation but could sync them just like my add-ons and history.
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I've got a bunch of search engine shortcuts listed. Everytime I have to reinstall firefox for various reasons all the search engine shortcuts go away. I think it can be easily integrated within firefox. Just make them available the way saved bookmarks work.
In fact, ALL user-set settings should sync with a new installation of Firefox. If I have set ANYTHING myself, whether in about::config or in the Settings menu (including settings for things like "Suggestions from sponsors" or "Suggestions from the web" or "Improve the Firefox experience" or "Studies") it should sync. Having to manually search through Settings and reset these EVERY SINGLE TIME -- especially the more self-serving Mozilla settings -- just makes me feel worse about Firefox.
Been using FF full time since 2015 and i am still baffled that this is a feature that is still missing.
All settings that can be found under General, Home, Search and Privacy & Security should absolutely be a option that is selectable in sync settings AND enabled by default. I think this is something any new user to FF would expect to be a option.
Add the option to sync the Search Engine Settings.
I don't understand why history, favorite (Bookmarks), Add-on, themes can be synced by not the Search Engine. I don't use Google, and I prefer Bing. Once I set it up, the Auto-sync should sync that setting.