Tuya/Smart life: "Please use designated APP to login"

Hardware
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I too can confirm I was able to re-authenticate through the Qr code .

my two cents (meaning I don’t really know what I am talking about;) is that this was a problem that originated at the tuya cloud-back end, and that someone at Tuya resolved it, perhaps being aware of the problems here at home assistant.

Anyways, I am glad it only lasted about one-two days?

42

I had success by:

  • loading the Tuya Home app on my phone,
  • using that to try and sign-in to the HA Tuya app (with its new user code)
  • that failed with the usual “use the designated app” error code
  • tried again with the original Tuya app (with its original user code)
  • and it worked !!!
43

I’ve had this exact same issue. ChatGPT came to the rescue and let me stay with Tuya App rather than switching to Smart Life.

The key is to restart HA, and immediately re-auth else the QR code refresh doesnt work… this worked for me after trying for ages…

44

No is not.
I’ve always used the Smart Life app, but logging into the HA integration isn’t working.

45

Anyone found a solution for this? sitll failing for me on Smartlife app.