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"Couldn't update dashboard" error on sites hosted on WPCOM

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[Pri] High [Type] Bug /My site My Site Dashboard
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Description

We have several reports from users with sites hosted on WordPress.com (Simple and Atomic) that they saw a "Couldn't update dashboard" error in the app after they signed in.

List of reports and the associated site ID:

  • 6890854-zen - 180251735 (Simple)
  • 6976462-zen - 216811936 (Atomic)
  • 6918547-zen - 171347252 (Atomic)
  • 6761111-zen - 197544069 (Simple)

These users are the site owners and administrators. One of the users reported that they could access WordPress.com dashboard on the mobile browser installed on the same device. Clearing app cache also didn't help.

Sample screenshot (site address masked to protect user's privacy):

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Internal Slack discussions: p1695304572059739-slack-C03URUK5C

Reported since JPAndroid 23.0

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Research direction

Start with the listed reports and the linked internal Slack discussion, then reproduce sign-in and dashboard loading for WordPress.com Simple and Atomic sites. Done means affected site owners can sign in and update the dashboard without the error.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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