[Due for payment 2025-09-17] Anon users signing in can navigate back to authentication page

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Version Number: 9.2.1-0
Reproducible in staging?: No
Reproducible in production?: Yes
Issue reported by: @OlGierd03

Action Performed:

• Make sure to be logged out of your account.
• Open public room page via deep link (e.g. https://staging.new.expensify.com/r/5583419180793784).
• Click the footer Sign in button.
• Sign in

Expected Result:

App closes, or hit LHN

Actual Result:

• Authentication page appears

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Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @OlGierd03

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Triggered auto assignment to @danieldoglas (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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Triggered auto assignment to @muttmuure (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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