Flow-Breaking CVP Bug: Self-Validated Link in Footer of First Email to New User Fails

[m-natarajan]

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Version Number:
Reproducible in staging?: Needs Reproduction
Reproducible in production?: Needs Reproduction
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?:
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
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @quinthar
Slack conversation (hyperlinked to channel name): convert

Action Performed:

1. Alice sends an IOU to Bob. (Note: This IOU is never delivered, which is another potential issue.)
2. Alice sends a message to Bob. This message is successfully delivered.
3. Bob opens the self-validated link in the footer of the email in an Incognito Window.
4. Example Link: https://new.expensify.com/v/18886753/OQCXGVLTA?exitTo=/r/2814342709955362

Expected Result:

The app should load successfully, displaying the relevant content or dashboard for the user after clicking the link.

Actual Result:

The screen remains white with no content.
No critical errors appear in the console, except for issues related to DoubleClick tracking pixels.

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: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @MitchExpensify (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.

[MelvinBot]

This has been labelled "Needs Reproduction". Follow the steps here: https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/16989

[MitchExpensify]

Is Bob expected to be signed into New Expensify when they click the link at step 3? @quinthar

When I follow the steps provided without being signed I land on the homepage

[melvin-bot]

@MitchExpensify Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[MitchExpensify]

Seeing as Bob is not supposed to be signed in already (New user), Bob should be signed in when clicking the link, and that this relates to authentificaion I'm labeling internal

[trjExpensify]

I think this issue is a dupe of this one. We're fixing it with this PR: #54969. CC: @luacmartins

[luacmartins]

Yea, we can close this. This is fixed.