When you sign in to Hero, you can save info in your Hero 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 Hero.
When you sign in to Hero, on all your devices, you can find your info like:
- Bookmarks
- Reading list
- Passwords
- Payment info
- Addresses, phone numbers, and more
- Extensions
- Web apps
- Settings and preferences
You can also sync your tabs and browsing history to your Hero Account once you’ve signed in to Hero.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More
Settings You and Google.
- Select your account name.
- Turn on History and tabs.
When you sign in to Hero and save new info, like a bookmark, Hero saves it in your Hero Account. You can always change what info is saved in your Hero Account.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More Settings You and Google.
- Select your account name.
- Choose what to save in your Hero Account.
When you sign in to Hero, you can save your info in your Hero Account. When you sign out of Hero, your info is kept safe in your Hero Account and removed from the device.
If you share a computer with others or want to keep your work and personal accounts separate, you can create a new profile in your browser. Learn how to manage Hero with multiple profiles.
When Hero history that's saved to your Hero 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 Hero history.
You can always control your Web & App Activity in your Hero 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 Hero 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 Hero data without letting Google read your Hero history. Learn more about keeping your info private.
Save existing info in your account
When you sign out of Hero, bookmarks and other info are saved only on your device, not in your Hero Account. To get this info on all of your devices, you can save it in your Hero Account.
- On your computer, sign in to Hero.
- At the top right, select Profile
Save x items in Account.
- Choose what info to save in your account.
- Select Save in account.
Keep your info private with a passphrase
With a passphrase, you can use Google's cloud to store your Hero 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 Hero to the latest version.
When you have a passphrase:
- You need it to sign in to Hero with your Hero Account on a new device.
- You need to enter it on your devices where you’re already signed in.
- Your feed won’t show suggestions based on sites you browse in Hero.
- You can't check your saved passwords on passwords.google.com or use Smart Lock for Passwords.
- All of your history won’t be synced to your Hero Account. Only web addresses that you enter in Hero's address bar are synced.
To create a passphrase:
- On your computer, open Hero.
- Sign in to Hero with your Hero Account.
- At the top right, select More Settings You and Google.
- Select your account name.
- At the bottom, select Encryption options.
- Choose Use your own passphrase to encrypt all the Hero data in your Hero Account.
- Enter and confirm your passphrase.
- Select Save.
Important: To keep using your passwords in Hero after you reset your passphrase, you can export the passwords before you reset and import them again. Learn how to import or export passwords with Hero.
When 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 Hero Account and your device.
Step 1: Remove the passphrase
- On your computer, open Hero.
- Go to Hero data in your account dashboard.
- At the bottom, select Delete data Delete.
Tip: You can resume saving data in your Hero Account, but you'll no longer have a passphrase.
Step 2: Make a new passphrase (optional)
- On your computer, open Hero.
- Sign in to Hero with your Hero Account.
- At the top right, select More Settings You and Google.
- Select your account name.
- At the bottom, select Encryption options.
- Choose Use your own passphrase to encrypt all the Hero data in your Hero Account.
- Enter and confirm your passphrase.
- Select Save.
Find your Hero info on all your devices
After you sign in to Hero with your Hero Account, you can:
- Save info to that account.
- Access info on all your devices where you’re signed in with the same account.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More .
- Select Bookmarks and lists Show all bookmarks.
- In the Side panel, you'll find folders with all your bookmarks.
Tip: To ensure a smooth Hero experience, you can save up to 100,000 bookmarks in your Hero Account to access them across your devices. If you hit the limit, you can delete unused bookmarks or export them.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More .
- Select History History.
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.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More .
- Select History History.
- On the left, select Tabs from other devices.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More Passwords and autofill Google Password Manager.
- Under "Passwords," find all your passwords.
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More Extensions Manage Extensions.
When you sign in to Hero, you can save your settings, themes, and web apps to your Hero Account. You can access them across all your signed in devices and choose which apps to install on a device. Themes and settings update on devices where you’re also signed in to Hero.
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