No-sync of READ Status from different devices

ChasHam · April 9, 2021, 05:35 PM

When I login, read a forum and mark it as READ using device A then log out-- if I login later with device B using the same credentials, it still shows as UNREAD.

Any way go get READ status to sync?

**Mal H** · April 9, 2021, 09:34 PM

I don't think so. I believe the data for read/unread is kept in the various cookies on your separate devices.

ChasHam · April 10, 2021, 10:33 AM

OK, thanks. Surprising the forum software vendor doesn't include this feature...

**Aguila Blanca** · April 10, 2021, 12:28 PM

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I don't think so. I believe the data for read/unread is kept in the various cookies on your separate devices.

I don't think this is correct. I'm pretty certain that when I log in from a notebook computer the forum correctly syncs which posts I have already seen and which I have not.

**Aguila Blanca** · April 10, 2021, 01:06 PM

I just logged on from a different computer, which I haven't used for a couple or three weeks. It properly shows that threads I looked at from y primary computer are "read." So it's not all done with local cookies.

**Mal H** · April 10, 2021, 01:45 PM

I stand somewhat corrected. Since I said, "I believe", my ignorance is covered by the doubt that clause implies.

However, it may still be a cookie issue if the browser used is one like Google's Chrome that stays in sync across platforms. In other words, it's still not clear that the pertinent data is stored on the TFL server in any fashion.

Admin tyme might know.

**Aguila Blanca** · April 10, 2021, 02:08 PM

I'm not using Chrome. My browser is Waterfox Classic, which is a fork of Firefox that still uses the old (pre-Chrome) browser engine from the "old" Firefox.

ChasHam · April 10, 2021, 06:23 PM

OP was based on using Safari on iMac and two different iPads.

April 9, 2021, 05:35 PM	#1
ChasHam Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2018 Location: Deep South Posts: 130	No-sync of READ Status from different devices When I login, read a forum and mark it as READ using device A then log out-- if I login later with device B using the same credentials, it still shows as UNREAD. Any way go get READ status to sync?

April 10, 2021, 01:06 PM	#5
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,458	I just logged on from a different computer, which I haven't used for a couple or three weeks. It properly shows that threads I looked at from y primary computer are "read." So it's not all done with local cookies. __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

April 10, 2021, 02:08 PM	#7
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,458	I'm not using Chrome. My browser is Waterfox Classic, which is a fork of Firefox that still uses the old (pre-Chrome) browser engine from the "old" Firefox. __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

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April 9, 2021, 09:34 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	I don't think so. I believe the data for read/unread is kept in the various cookies on your separate devices.

April 10, 2021, 10:33 AM	#3
ChasHam Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2018 Location: Deep South Posts: 130	OK, thanks. Surprising the forum software vendor doesn't include this feature...

April 10, 2021, 01:45 PM	#6
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	I stand somewhat corrected. Since I said, "I believe", my ignorance is covered by the doubt that clause implies. However, it may still be a cookie issue if the browser used is one like Google's Chrome that stays in sync across platforms. In other words, it's still not clear that the pertinent data is stored on the TFL server in any fashion. Admin tyme might know.

April 10, 2021, 06:23 PM	#8
ChasHam Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2018 Location: Deep South Posts: 130	OP was based on using Safari on iMac and two different iPads.