Recent Android app doesn't register mobile device or retain settings

[MattP (Matthew Purnell)]

On a new phone I found that I can sign into my (docker) instance OK, but there is no follow through on setting up the device as a mobile in HA, and as soon as I close the app, I'm right back to square one (entering the URL).

No difference between direct http://ip:8123 or https://url so I'm discounting my proxy as cause.

I removed the App config on my existing phone as a test, and see the same issue.. constantly signing back in from scratch on both Android phones now.. So I'm lead to suspect the recent Android app update. I can find no relevant logs in HA.

I've come to rely on the mobile tracker for a bunch of things.. but i get no notifications or GPS tracker data without the app registering correctly, so very keen to figure this out.

I do have the OIDC integration (bypassed for spp login), so.. maybe? that's involved, but before I go and disable all that i was hoping this was a known issue/change and I've just failed to search properly... anyone seen this?

[IOT7712]

Are you trying to transfer your existing HomeAssistant Companion for Android app settings stored on your old phone to your new one?

WTH is it difficult to replace a phone (or user's device)?

When I (or my family) gets a new phone the best option (from the forums) to make sure the name stays the same you have to: Write down/remember the current device name Remove the current device Restart Home Assistant (I’ve ran into problems if I forget this) Login to Home Assistant app on the new device Enter the same name (hopefully correctly) Resetup all the same sensor choices I’ve ran into problems with this process a few times with my family members forgetting they had an apostrphy, or so…

[MattP (Matthew Purnell)]

Hi,

No I'm trying to add it as a different device - but i can totally see that some kind of Samsung device transfer feature/behaviour could potentially be screwing things up - thanks for the tip will follow up if it fixes it

Edit - nope didn't help..

Signing in with the mobile app is indistinguishable from signing in via a browser, the app doesn't follow through with the device registration at all, it's like it's still in setup mode - if I hit the back button it goes back to the very initial step (that you'd see straight after install).

[MattP (Matthew Purnell)]

It was the OIDC integration. When I disabled that, the devices onboarded normally. Reenabling the OIDC integration doesn't break the app once it's set up.

Last time I disabled and reenabled it, I had a bit of a drama with all my browser cookies but this time it was no problem at all.. so that's a positive.