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BCM
Oct 16, 2020 10:56 AM UTC
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Forum login issue

For weeks now I’ve been unable to login here normally. If I am not logged in (which I’m usually not because this place refuses to ‘remember me’) I click in a topic to reply and it prompts me to log in. I do then it takes me to a screen that I’ve never seen before. If I don’t click COMMUNITY from there I get stuck at being prompted to log in.

Is there a setting I’m missing or this a new thing with this forum? It’s quite annoying.

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Oct 16, 2020 11:02 AM UTC

Me too as far as laptop is concerned, although only in the last few days. Seems OK on my phone at the moment.

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106rallye
Oct 16, 2020 11:03 AM UTC

It's a new thing with the forum. At first it completely stopped access to the Dutch language forum because the page you mention only gave access to the English language forum. This is fixed now, but I agree this “triple jump” is irritating.

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Oct 16, 2020 11:09 AM UTC

Having logged out on my phone I have got back in on the laptop.  But now can’t get in on my phone.  Losing the will to battle with this.

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BCMAuthor
Oct 16, 2020 11:16 AM UTC

You’re correct, John. The ‘Community’ link on that errant screen doesn’t show on my iPad either. I’m guessing that screen is a way to Sonos to upsell their goods.

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Oct 16, 2020 11:36 AM UTC

I think the ‘errant screen’ is actually your account page. It is for me, anyway.  A boss and mentor of mine who I greatly respected used to say ‘always believe the cock-up theory ahead of the conspiracy theory’.  I have generally found that to be a reliable mantra…..

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BCMAuthor
Oct 16, 2020 11:42 AM UTC

It is the profile page, but when you’re on this page and you click to reply to a thread, such as I’m doing right now, it should take me right back to this thread. Why detour me to my account page and then I have to noodle around to try and find my way back here? Its just bad programming and completely illogical.

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Local Superstar
Oct 16, 2020 12:03 PM UTC

Same here, quite an effort just to post this.

Sonos demonstrated they didn't really understand the issues a year or so back when they said having to login all the time was by design.  Really?  My email is replaced by part of it with asterisks too.

 

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BCMAuthor
Oct 16, 2020 12:17 PM UTC

Which is fine and a good security measure, but a lot of the times it doesn’t read the asterisks as it should and the email has to be re-entered. Again, poor programming. Bear in mind this forum software is by another company not affiliated with Sonos. Sonos just uses the platform.

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Local Superstar
Oct 16, 2020 12:27 PM UTC

Yes I know.  Insided isn't it?

Let's see how long the issue lasts..

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Oct 16, 2020 12:42 PM UTC

It is the profile page, but when you’re on this page and you click to reply to a thread, such as I’m doing right now, it should take me right back to this thread. Why detour me to my account page and then I have to noodle around to try and find my way back here? Its just bad programming and completely illogical.

I agree 100% with you.

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