[FTUE] #2585 makes Chinese users unable to successfully log in or register

[intzaaa]

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to China.
2. Install the latest version of Element.
3. Open Element.
4. ERROR.

Outcome

What did you expect?

I want to use my own homeserver, beacuse matrix.org is blocked in China.

What happened instead?

Element will first try to connect to matrix.org, and if it can't, throw an error without first giving me an option to choose my own HS. In fact, I needed to connect to matrix.org via VPN first before Element gave me the option to choose my own HS in the second step. This obviously does not conform to the concept of decentralization.

Your phone model

moto s20 pro

Operating system version

a12

Application version and app store

v1.4.30 and above (F-Droid)

Homeserver

My own homeserver

Will you send logs?

No

Are you willing to provide a PR?

No

[intzaaa]

#2585
#6828
#6926

[intzaaa]

[ouchadam]

thanks for raising, this has been fixed in 1.4.34 by #6888 #6718

[intzaaa]

thanks for raising, this has been fixed in 1.4.32 by #6735

Seems unrelated. . . @ouchadam

[ouchadam]

I pasted the wrong link originally, the edit contains the correct links

[intzaaa]

Thanks!