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For some unknown reason my @fosstodon account stopped working on , I tried logging out of the app but now I can't log back in, when I select the fosstodon instance on Fedilab and hit continue it doesn't open up the login page like it should. I even tried reinstalling the app from but the issue persists.

@kev @mike did you guys make any changes to the server these past few days? @apps do you have any idea what might be causing the issue here? 🤔

(I'm now forced to use the webapp)

@futureisfoss Did you revoke the old API access token under Mastodon Settings/Account/Authorized applications ?

Rokosun

@apps no I didn't do anything on the web settings, but if that might cause the issue then I'll try removing old access tokens. Thanks for the quick response.

@apps I removed some of the old access access tokens that I don't need anymore, but I still can't connect to Fosstodon from Fedilab. I'll try using some other mastodon app to test if it has something to do with my server or not.

@futureisfoss Just tried the step by step and it works on our end.
Have you tried in the login page to tap on three dots and use the built-in browser?
Also make sure there are no proxy (also in the three dots).

@apps
I've tried with and without the built-in browser, and no I haven't set up any proxy inside fedilab, everything works fine when I'm on VPN but without it I wasn't able to login to Fosstodon.

@futureisfoss
And once logged in with the VPN, it works correctly without?

@apps
No, unfortunately it still requires a VPN for me to load new content, without a VPN I'm only able to view previously cached data.

@futureisfoss
Switching between WiFi or mobile data changes something?

@apps I just tested it by turning on the wifi hotspot of another device and connecting to it from my phone, surprisingly the issue still persists. One thing to note here is that both phones use the same ISP, tomorrow I'll try connecting to another phone with a different ISP, to see if it connects better/faster with fosstodon. I'm sure this has something to do with the connectivity between my device and fosstodon servers, but for some reason tusky handles the situation better than fedilab does.

@futureisfoss
I think it's a matter of timeout between two apps.

@apps I also feel the same, timeout or something related to connectivity is different between fedilab & tusky.

@apps I still can't see the notification for your last message on fedilab in its notification tab, if I try to refresh then it'll keep buffering but nothing loads. If I connect to a VPN and then refresh the notification loads.