When you sign in to Chrome, you can save info in your Google Account. You can then use your info on all your devices where you’re signed in with the same account. Learn how to sign in to Chrome.
When you turn on sync, you’ll find the same info on all your devices:
When you're signed in to Chrome with your Google Account but don't have sync turned on, you can also access:
When you turn on sync, all your profile information is saved to your Google Account. If you don't want to sync everything, you can change what info is saved.
When you switch your sync account, all your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other synced info is copied to your new account.
If someone else is signed in or you want to keep your data separate, you can create a new profile in your browser. Learn more about how to share Chrome and keep your info separate.
Use your Chrome history to personalize GoogleWhen Chrome history that's saved to your Google Account is also added to Web & App Activity, your activity may be used to personalize your experience on other Google products, like Search. For example, you may find a news story recommended in your feed based on your Chrome history.
You can always control your Web & App Activity in your Google Account. Learn how to find and control your Web & App Activity.
In some countries, you may need to manage your linked Google services to use Chrome history for personalization and other services.
If you don't want to personalize your Google products, you can still use Google's cloud to store your Chrome data without letting Google read your Chrome history. Learn more about keeping your info private.
Keep your info private with a passphraseWith a passphrase, you can use Google's cloud to store and sync your Chrome data without letting Google read it. Your payment methods and addresses from Google Pay aren't encrypted by a passphrase.
Passphrases are optional. To reduce the risk of a data breach, your synced data is always protected by industry-leading encryption.
If you’re having trouble syncing with your passphrase, you may have to update Google Chrome to the latest version.
Create your own passphraseWhen you have a passphrase:
To create a sync passphrase:
Step 1: Turn on syncIf you're already signed in to Chrome, turn on sync first to create a passphrase.
Step 2: Create a passphraseWhen you change your passphrase, the data encrypted by your passphrase is deleted from Google’s servers and you’re signed out from all your devices where you’re signed in. Your payment methods from Google Pay and your addresses aren't encrypted by a passphrase, so they won’t be deleted.
Your passwords and other info will be deleted from your Google Account.
Step 1: Remove the passphraseTip: You can resume saving data in your Google Account, but you'll no longer have a passphrase.
Step 2: Make a new passphrase (optional)When you're done, you can turn sync on again on all your other devices. Learn how to turn sync on in Chrome.
Find your Chrome info on all your devicesYou can find information you’ve saved on other devices after you’ve turned on sync. When you’re signed in to Chrome, you can also access your:
If you use a passphrase, you'll only find sites you visited on other devices if you typed their web addresses into the address bar. Learn more about passphrases.
Find tabs open on other devices Find your saved passwords Find your saved addresses and payment methods Find your extensionsCertain settings, themes, and progressive web apps are synced across devices. Themes and settings update on devices where you're also signed in or syncing in Chrome. You can choose which apps to install on a device.
Fix problems with syncIf you're on an older version of Chrome, it sometimes has difficulty syncing. Update to the newest version of Chrome.
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