Brave Sync Failing on BlackArch Linux + Hyprland (Wayland/X11)

Browser Support Sync
1

:police_car_light: Brave Sync Failing on BlackArch Linux + Hyprland (Wayland/X11)

System Details

  • OS: BlackArch Linux (latest rolling release)
  • Desktop: Hyprland (Wayland)
  • Window System: Tried both Wayland native and XWayland (GDK_BACKEND=x11)
  • Brave Version: 138.1.80.120
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3050 (Driver: nvidia)

Issue Description

Brave Sync shows my devices in the device list but only synchronizes bookmarks. No other data (history, extensions, settings, or open tabs) gets synced despite being enabled in brave://settings/sync.

Troubleshooting Attempted

  1. Sync Reset:
    • Created new sync chains multiple times
    • Verified sync passphrase (disabled/enabled)
  2. Environment:
    • Tested under both Wayland and X11 backends
    • Tried Flatpak version (com.brave.Browser)
  3. Network:
    • Disabled Tor/BlackArch proxy services
    • Verified no firewall blocks (ufw inactive)
  4. Data Cleanup:
    • Deleted ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default/Sync Data/
    • Fresh profile creation
  5. Flags/Config:
    • Modified #use-sync-sandbox, #enable-history-sync-optin in brave://flags
    • Set --disable-gpu and --enable-logging launch flags