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macOS App Keeps Showing Login Page After Email Address Change

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Description

Issue: 01a03b3e-0843-7f00-8dbb-e681314cb316
ChatGPT 26.820.60940

Issue:
After changing the email address associated with my ChatGPT/OpenAI account, the ChatGPT macOS app repeatedly shows the login page.

Description:
I successfully changed my account email address. Since then, whenever I open or use the ChatGPT macOS app, I am redirected to the login page and asked to sign in again. Even after successfully logging in, the login page keeps appearing.

Expected behavior:
After signing in once with my updated email address, the macOS app should keep me logged in normally.

Actual behavior:
The app repeatedly returns to the login screen, making it difficult to use the app normally.

Platform: ChatGPT for macOS

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Change the email address associated with the ChatGPT account.
  2. Open the ChatGPT macOS app.
  3. Sign in with the updated account information.
  4. Continue using or reopen the app.
  5. The login page appears again.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

No repository file or test is named. Start by reproducing the email-change and repeated-login flow in the ChatGPT macOS app, then trace the relevant desktop authentication entry point. Done means signing in with the updated email persists across continued use and reopening the app.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
authentication, desktop-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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