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