Magic Link on iOS & Gmail
So the usual flow for magic link is:
• User clicks on the link in their email
• Page is opened in the email’s in-app browser.
• Token is stored in the in-app browser’s local storage and token is removed from the URL
• User is logged-in (in the in-app browser).
The problem happens if the user then clicks the “Open this app in Safari” in gmail's in-app browser. The user will be logged-out since the local storage state is not carried over and the token was already removed from URL parameter.
What is the best solution for this use case without providing a typical login flow (username/pw)? (Or is that the only way?) Seems like you cannot browse any app in iOS using a magic link via an actual browser app since the magic link will always come from your email app (and hence, will always be opened using the in-app browser).
• User clicks on the link in their email
• Page is opened in the email’s in-app browser.
• Token is stored in the in-app browser’s local storage and token is removed from the URL
• User is logged-in (in the in-app browser).
The problem happens if the user then clicks the “Open this app in Safari” in gmail's in-app browser. The user will be logged-out since the local storage state is not carried over and the token was already removed from URL parameter.
What is the best solution for this use case without providing a typical login flow (username/pw)? (Or is that the only way?) Seems like you cannot browse any app in iOS using a magic link via an actual browser app since the magic link will always come from your email app (and hence, will always be opened using the in-app browser).
