There is nowhere to enter the sync code in the Syncing settings page

[jrainville]

Bug Report

Description

In the Syncing settings info, it says this:

and when you click "Setup syncing", you see :

However, nowhere in the Syncing screen does it have a Enable camera button or Enter sync code field. It seems only there in the Onboarding page.

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to Settings -> Syncing
2. See the info and tips
3. See that there is no field or button to enter the sync code or QR code

Expected behavior

There should be the equivalent oboarding screen on the Syncing page

OR, if we only want that flow on the onboarding screen, we should change the text to specify that

Actual behavior

The text says we can pair from the settings, but we can't

Additional Information

• Status desktop version: 2.28.1 and master d703d0e87f5fa67184cd563b79acb96f1afac998
• Operating System: Ubuntu 22

[jrainville]

cc @noeliaSD I'm not sure what's the priority.

[caybro]

And @benjthayer what's the desired flow/design here

[noeliaSD]

cc: @xAlisher maybe you can share with us your thoughts!

[xAlisher]

It should be possible to scan code from mobile on desktop

[IvanBelyakoff]

For me the page is broken completely:

[caybro]

For me the page is broken completely:

I can reproduce; let's fix this; the UI should not be broken at the very least

[caybro]

It should be possible to scan code from mobile on desktop

Scanning is possible; question is what to do with the "Enter sync code" part? IIRC there's no design for this outside of onboarding, so we either have to add the design and implement it, or we change the wording on this screen (last item Nr. 7):

CC @xAlisher your verdict? :)

[caybro]

ping @benjthayer as well

[benjthayer]

ping @benjthayer as well

Looks like we might be missing this button and the associated flow? https://www.figma.com/design/idUoxN7OIW2Jpp3PMJ1Rl8/%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F-Settings-%7C-Desktop?node-id=1592-128606&t=up6RhRz8iomYpAml-4

Just cc'ing @igor-sirotin as I believe he did some work on this aspect of the app and may have some insights :)

[igor-sirotin]

The only supported flow to pair is through onboarding. AFAIK the backend simply doesn't support entering the sync code while already being logged into some account.

If the user already has same account on 2 devices (e.g. restored through seed phrase), they can go through Onboard with sync code flow and the account will become paired.

cc @Samyoul to confirm 🙏

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P.S. I suppose we can adapt the code to support this flow, but this was never a priority. Meanwhile maybe we could adapt the instructions? There should anyway be some instructions about pairing a new device (which doesn't have the account yet).

cc @benjthayer @xAlisher