brave-browser: Brave Fails to Send Phone Number to Connected Mobile Device
Description
Brave offers to send phone numbers to a linked mobile device, but fails.
Steps to Reproduce
- Place your desktop device and mobile device on the same Sync chain
- Configure Sync to share addresses, phone numbers, and more in brave://sync/
- Click a
tel:link to invoke address-bar prompt - Request that the call be made from your mobile device
Actual result:
Call is not made.
“Couldn’t share number. Something went wrong. Try later.”
Expected result:
Call is made from mobile device; or user is prompted on mobile to make the call.
Reproduces how often:
Always.
Desktop Brave version:
1.13.82
Android Device details (my linked mobile device):

Version/Channel Information:
- Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? Yes
- Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? TBD
- Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? TBD
Other Additional Information:
- Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? TBD
- Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? TBD
- Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? N/A
Miscellaneous Information:
Desktop is currently set to Sync: Bookmarks, History, Open Tabs, and Addresses, Phone Numbers, and more. Android is currently set to Sync: Bookmarks, History, and Open Tabs (No option presented for Addresses, Phone Numbers, and more on Android.
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: closed
- Created 4 years ago
- Reactions: 10
- Comments: 20 (3 by maintainers)
Commits related to this issue
- Disable Make a Call From option fixes brave/brave-browser#14601 fixes brave/brave-browser#11526 — committed to brave/brave-core by AlexeyBarabash 3 years ago
- Disable Make a Call From option fixes brave/brave-browser#14601 fixes brave/brave-browser#11526 — committed to brave/brave-core by AlexeyBarabash 3 years ago
Verification passed on
Verified test plan from https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/8454
Verification passed on
Verified passed with
Verified test plan from https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/8454#issue-610174383
Reproduced the issue using
1.25.85. Confirmed no such dialog on1.25.60.1.25.851.25.60