Helperbird help guide Enable and Disable Sync in Chrome and Edge

Why Helperbird uses sync

Helperbird uses the built in sync feature to get access to your email your signed into the browser with.

How to turn on sync in Chrome or Edge:

Step 1: Open Chrome or Edge.

Step 2: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the browser to open the menu.

Step 3: Select "Settings" from the menu.

Step 4: Scroll down to the "Sync and Google services" section.

Step 5: Turn on the toggle switch next to "Sync" to enable it.

Step 6: If prompted, sign in to your Google account to link it to the browser.

Step 7: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the browser to open the menu.

Step 8: Select "Advanced sync settings" from the menu.

Step 9: Select the types of data you would like to sync.

Step 10: Click on the "Sync" button to save your changes.

Step 11: You should now see "Sync is on" in the "Sync and Google services" section of the settings.

Please note

The steps might slightly differ for Edge as the browser is in the process of switching to Chromium based version and the above steps are for Chromium based Edge.

How to turn off sync in Chrome or Edge:

Step 1: Open Chrome or Edge.

Step 2: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the browser to open the menu.

Step 3: Select "Settings" from the menu.

Step 4: Scroll down to the "Sync and Google services" section.

Step 5: Turn off the toggle switch next to "Sync" to disable it.

Step 6: Confirm that you want to turn off sync when prompted.

Step 7: You should now see "Sync is off" in the "Sync and Google services" section of the settings.

Please note

That disabling sync will remove all synced data from the browser and will stop syncing data to the linked Google account or Microsoft account.