READY FOR PAYMENT- [$250] Desktop - Login - Incorrect magic code error if login via magic link modified to staging

[kavimuru]

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Action Performed:

Precondition - User is NOT logged into Expensify in Safari

1. Open Slack Desktop app
2. Insert email for EXISTING account for login
3. Tap "Continue"
4. Open email app
5. Copy magic link
6. Paste magic link into Safari
7. Modify the link to staging
8. Press "Enter" to proceed with magic link
9. Click on "Just sign in here" text link.
10. Tap "Allow" in "Open "New Expensify" pop up

Expected Result:

User lands in expensify desktop app being logged in

Actual Result:

User lands in "Insert magic code" page with an error "Incorrect magic code". If user enters magic code from the same email after these steps - an error would still be displayed

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: 1.3.23-6

Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug6078826_Recording__625.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: applause internal team
Slack conversation:

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @strepanier03

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @strepanier03 (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

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[strepanier03]

@kavimuru - Is the first step in the repro correct? This needs to be done in Slack desktop app??

[strepanier03]

I tested assuming step 1 is a typo and we meant the New Expensify desktop app.

I tested this four times using Mac desktop app and Safari.

Three out of four attempts I was simply logged in after pasting the magic link in Safari and Allowing the app to open. I didn't receive the Incorrect Magic Code error.

The fourth attempt I got a really odd behavior where New Expensify desktop app started to login and became a pure white screen. I had to hard quit the app and reopen it to continue testing. I didn't recreate this behavior again so it feels like an outlier.

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@kavimuru - Can you please test again? I cannot recreate this behavior.

[strepanier03]

@kavimuru - Could you please test this again and let me know if you can recreate this?

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 Uh oh! This issue is overdue by 2 days. Don't forget to update your issues!