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September 5, 2022
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login loop when trying to log in with Meta Quest App

I get a pop up saying "Meta Quest" Wants to Use "meta.com" to Sign in. I click continue, but when I try to log in it using my email, it does nothing. The same Login screen pops up asking for my email and password. It just keeps going in a infinite loop.

 

I am making a new Meta account and I have never had a Facebook, Instagram, or Oculus account. Anyone know how to fix this? I'm at part that requires me to pair my Quest 2 with the Meta Quest app.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
February 15, 2024

Hi there, ShadowKitVR. Thank you for sharing that update with us. We wanted to ask you if you have tried to clear the cache and cookies from your mobile phone to see if maybe that will allow you to log in that way. This appears to be an issue with your mobile device, as you mentioned that you were able to log in from your friend's device.

If you have any further issues, please don't hesitate to hit up our private messages on our profile!

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New Participant
November 23, 2023

Here i am. With the same issue. All meta does is say hey. Message us. Well that clearly doesnt work.   

this is so wrong. Take your money and just leave u to dry. If they cant solve a login issue… how can they solve an actual problem? This is such a bad experience. 

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
November 30, 2023

Hi King_KushnSteins and Muhnei ! We were just checking in with you to see if you were still needing assistance? We are looking forward to hearing from you, and make sure you're well taken care of. We hope you have a great day! 

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New Participant
November 24, 2023

help when im trying to log in with my phone (im on computer rn) it wont let me when it says keep logged in as (the my name) does anybody know anything that might help

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
November 27, 2023

Hi King_KushnSteins  and Muhnei! We sincerely apologize for the negative experience you're facing. Our team is here to assist you and we truly hate to hear that you're going through this. Could you kindly share more specific details about the issue you're encountering? We're determined to address it promptly!

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New Participant
December 26, 2023

Having *exactly* the same issue -- login loop from hell. Every time I try to log in w/ the app it boots me back to the initial log in page.

I've tried:  using passcodes 8 times; reset my password 3 times; tried on two different devices; de-installed the app, waited, re-installed the app, waited, and tried all the above again, and It. Just. Keeps. Repeating. This. Loop. From. Hell. 

Looking at this thread, it looks like this issue goes back at least a year -- has *anybody* had this resolved? 

Soooooooo frustrated, like head-through-a-wall frustrated. 

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
January 5, 2024

Hi again, @virtualzombelina and jmd8080! We were just checking to see if you still needed any help; if so, please don't hesitate to reach out!

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New Participant
December 27, 2023

I am having very similar problems with the meta app on my phone and with the VR headsets all of a sudden.  Initially everything worked fine, i own two quest 2 headsets and my kids love them.  Then one day out of the blue they stopped working altogether.  The following is what i am experiencing now...

 

1. The meta app on my android phone will not allow me to login with either the Facebook or occulus account, it will either send me in an infinite loop of requesting the login when i use the occulus account or when i use the facebook account it just says "something went wrong" and sends me back to the login page.  Logging into my facebook account using the facebook app works just fine though.  However, when i disable wifi on my phone and use t-mobile 5g network the meta app works as expected.  Although on a windows PC i can log into and use both the occulus account and the facebook account just fine using the same wifi network, i am using it now to type this message on this forum.

 

2.  When connected to my home wifi the VR headsets will not allow the store app to open, it will also not allow you to use any apps requiring an occulus account (ex. gorilla tag will not work, but Leaf tag does!).  Since my kids primarily want to use it to play gorilla tag they have been very disappointed. 

 

3.  During the troubleshooting process i reset the VR headsets back to factory settings.  When they came back up i went through the setup process and it wanted to download a firmware update from meta and metasimply would not send the update package and the progress bar would freeze and downloading update and would stay like the indefinitely. 

 

I spent several hours on live chat with meta trying to troubleshoot the problems.  Their first conclusion was that my VR headsets were not functioning properly and started the process of exchanging them for "refurbished" units.  Obviously i wasn't happy about that since my units were only a couple months old and old had a couple hours of use on them at that point.  I ended up not going through with the exchange and continued to troubleshoot on my own.

 

Before accepting the resolution and closing out the live chat and being disappointed with the outcome as it did not make any logical sense to me i began trying everything i could think of.  That is when i noticed if i turned wifi off on my phone and used the 5G network then i could login to the meta app!  I was then able to figure out how to temporarily tether one of the VR headsets to my phone's 5G connection and as soon as i did that the update downloaded immediately and everything started working again!  When i told the tech support on live chat about the 5G network actually working they immediately blamed everything on my internet provider and suggested i call them to fix the problem.

 

The VR headsets were taken to a family members house not far away and they seem to work fine their too, they have the same internet provider and live in the same municipality.

 

So with the all of the above being said my best conclusion so far is that my home wifi router is not allowing the meta app and VR headsets to communicate with the meta servers properly.  This is very likely for me as i run a version of OpenWrt on my wifi router with several customized settings.  I have yet had the time to pin point the issue as of yet and just been running my phone in tether mode when the kids want to use the headsets.  Obviously the android meta app and the software on the VR headsets that authenticates the credentials works differently then logging into meta.com on a windows PC or even when logging into the Facebook app on android.  And yes i have disabled ad blockers any minimized firewall settings inside OpenWrt and its hasn't solved the problem yet.

New Participant
December 30, 2023

I just fixed this by changing cookie settings on phone so it can allow the cookies that allow the sign in to function

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
January 4, 2024

Hey there, @virtualzombelina, and jmd8080! Login issues are no ones cup of tea, lets see what we can do to get you both logged in with ease. Just to make sure @virtualzombelina we know you've done so much troubleshooting and we're thankful for that, were you able to try a hard reboot and see if that helps?

Hard Reboot: 

  • Make sure the power is fully off and the device is fully charged
  • Hold down the volume down and power buttons at the same time until you see a menu
  • On the menu select boot or reboot
  • Highlight boot or reboot (to scroll use the volume up and down buttons)
  • To select this option use the power button to do so
  • This will prompt your device to restart

Also, a helpful user MrFungusen posted a suggestion, did that help you turn things around jmd8080, or @virtualzombelina. If either of you still needs some assistance, kindly let us know! 

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New Participant
January 25, 2024

I have the same problem, which would be fixed if I could just open it with my default app and not safari. 

ShadowKitVR
New Participant
February 3, 2024

Hi everyone! I seem to have encountered the issue where it keeps going on in a loop and I can't log in. It directs to my log in where I input my details and log in, but the app keeps redirecting me to login over and over again! Please get rid of this error MetaStoreHelp .

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
February 5, 2024

Hey there, ShadowKitVR! We definitely don't want this login loop keeping you from fully enjoying the VR experience, so we wanted to pop in to help out! To clarify a bit, are you able to login through the website instead right here, then try logging in through the Meta Quest mobile app? If not, please send us a PM so we can explore this issue further. You can select our name to get to our profile page, or click here. Next, click "Send a Message" to privately message us! Keep in mind, you must be signed into the community first to send us a private message. We're eager to hear from you! 

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