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It doesn't work to sign up with Google on Android. The app enters a loop where I am unable to create an account or log in, even after uninstalling and clearing it's cache/storage.

I do really want to try it out though, it seems like a great idea and I'm excited by the stories I hear and I want to contribute.

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Hey there! I am sorry that is happening to you... I just tried on my Pixel 4, and it did not seem to have the problem. Can you try skipping the sign up on the first onboarding page, and try signing up after you are in the app by clicking the top left 'B' icon?

Or, can you try signing up by creating a user ID? We do not sell your data, and your email is NOT linked to your voice notes (they are in separate database and the user IDs are anonymized by hashing). I would really love for you to try it out!

I can skip and experience the app, but signing up doesn't work in any way from this point. The sign up page does not load, so I cannot choose another option. It opens the web view, but the web view closes without rendering anything, and I am back at the first screen in the app. This is true even if skipping and going through the top left button, or if uninstalling the app, or if opening the web view in Firefox (which does nothing)

edit: hope this helps. I'm on a pixel 5 and use Firefox as my browser including for app webviews

ah shucks.... Could you change your default browser to Chrome temporarily and try the sign up process again, while we still work on fixing this issue?

Sorry that we did not catch this earlier :(

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