[Bug]: cannot enter verification pin at login, if I switch the App to Gmail

[gangaasoonu]

Summary

Note: I have disabled Android Notifications for Gmail.
If Wiki Apps need me to enter verification pin along with my user name and password, I need to

1. switch to gmail,
2. open the verification email,
3. copy the pin
4. come back to Wiki Commons App and paste the Pin
   Sadly, once I return to Wiki Commons App, the text box to enter the Pin is missing.

This issue happens in both the Wiki Commons and Spell4Wiki Apps

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Wiki Commons App
2. Click on Login
3. enter user name and password
4. I am asked to enter verification pin
5. switch to gmail,
6. open the verification email,
7. copy the pin
8. come back to Wiki Commons App to paste the Pin Sadly, once I return to Wiki Commons App, the text box to enter the Pin is missing.

Expected behaviour

he text box to enter the username, password and PIN all 3 must be visible, but the PIN text box is not to be seen, whenever I switch from Wiki Commons App to Gmail.

Actual behaviour

1. Open Wiki Commons App
2. Click on Login
3. enter user name and password
4. I am asked to enter verification pin
5. switch to gmail,
6. open the verification email,
7. copy the pin
8. come back to Wiki Commons App to paste the Pin Sadly, once I return to Wiki Commons App, the text box to enter the Pin is missing.

Device name

Redmi 14 C

Android version

Android 15, Xiaomi Hyper OS 2

Commons app version

6.2.1

Device logs

No response

Screenshots

No response

Would you like to work on the issue?

Yes

[nicolas-raoul]

Would you mind sharing a screencast?
To not show your emails, you can switch to another app instead.
Thanks!

[rohit9625]

It might be because of process death that can happen if less RAM is available. I can reproduce this from Android Studio and will be working on a fix today, seems like a minor one:

Screen.Recording.2026-01-17.at.11.24.28.AM.mov

[rohit9625]

Hi, @RitikaPahwa4444
Do we have OAuth configured in the Login Client of Commons App?

[rohit9625]

My bad, I didn't read that you selected Yes for working on this issue, @gangaasoonu. I'm really sorry about this :(
I'm assigning you this issue. If you need any help, then please let me know :)

[KaustubhSingh9]

"Hi, I'm a CS student at NIT Surathkal. I'm interested in working on this issue as part of my GSoC preparation. I've analyzed the problem regarding password change handling and would like to be assigned to implement the fix. Thanks!"

[github-actions]

Hi @KaustubhSingh9! Thanks for reaching out. It looks like someone is already working on this one at the moment.

No worries, though-there are plenty of other ways to help! You can find more open issues here: https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20type%3ABug%20no%3Aassignee%20-label%3A%22low%20priority%22%20-label%3Adebated%20-label%3Aupstream

Since you're new here, a huge welcome to the team! ❤️ Feel free to check out our welcome guide to get started: https://github.com/commons-app/commons-app-documentation/blob/master/android/Volunteers-welcome!.md

[gangaasoonu]

Kindly allow @kasutabhsingh9 to take this up. I can't code for 3-4 months, due to eye-surgery.

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[Kota-Jagadeesh]

Hey @gangaasoonu, no worries at all. Please feel free to come back to the community once you’re feeling better and ready. Wishing you a a speedy recovery. Take care and get well soon. Thanks for letting us know! 🙂