I am not noticing any pattern. Sometimes, when I close the browser and open again, I am logged out of Google and YouTube only, other things remain logged in. And sometimes, closing and opening the browser doesn’t log me out.
I am mentioning YouTube separately because when I reopen the browser and I am logged out of YouTube and I can log back in by clicking the “Sign in” button. But for Google I have to enter my password each time when I am logged out.
The permissions and cookie settings for Google and YouTube are similar to other sites, such as Reddit and Facebook, which doesn’t log me out.
Brave version: 1.78.97
Same thing… Its annoying and I am gonna change browser until they fix this.
Likely related to the following open issue:
opened 07:03PM - 19 Mar 25 UTC
needs-investigation
OS/Windows
priority/P2
webcompat/not-shields-related
OS/Desktop
### Description
Starting ~3mo ago or so, several users have reported that they … are being logged out of websites when they close/relaunch the browser. Most of these users have confirmed that they do not have the `Forget me when I close this site` Shields protection enabled, nor do they have data set to be clear "on exit".
While it _might_ be related to extensions and/or individual profile setups, it seems unlikely that all of the users reporting this have the same extensions and/or setups, or if they do have similar setups, the common thread is likely a setting in Brave itself, pointing to it potentially being a bug/issue in the browser.
Some users have reported that the following ["solution"/"workaround" resolves the issue](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-keeps-logging-me-out-of-google/599655/5?u=mattches), but users should not have to take these steps to simply stay logged into websites when they close/relaunch the browser:
> 1. In a Brave Browser New Window go to `brave://settings/content/javascript`
> 2. Scroll down that javascript settings page to Allowed to use javascript
> 3. Click the `Add` button
> 4. Enter `[*.]google.com` as the site . . . but do not enable `Current Private session only`
> 5. Click the `Add` button
> 6. Repeat those steps for:
> ```
> [*.]firebaseapp.com
> [*.]gmail.com
> [*.]googleapis.com
> [*.]googleusercontent.com
> [*.]gstatic.com
> [*.]youtube.com
> ```
Users have reported this issue occurring on Windows, macOS and Linux systems. Most of these reports are specific to sites that use Google accounts/auth logins, but some users report this occurring for other sites as well.
### Steps to reproduce
N/A
### Actual result
Users keep getting logged out of sites when closing/relaunching the browser
### Expected result
Users should stay logged into sites after closing/relaunching the browser unless they have `Clear data on exit` or `Forget me when I close this site` options enabled.
### Reproduces how often
Easily reproduced
### Brave version (brave://version info)
v1.76.74 -- but issue has been occurring for several months now.
### Channel information
- [x] release (stable)
- [ ] beta
- [ ] nightly
### Reproducibility
- [x] with Brave Shields disabled
- [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled
- [ ] in the latest version of Chrome
### Miscellaneous information
User reports:
- [I get logged out of google after closing brave](https://community.brave.com/t/i-get-logged-out-of-google-after-closing-brave/605145/11)
- [Brave keeps logging me out of google](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-keeps-logging-me-out-of-google/599655/)
- [Brave disconnecting from websites](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-disconnecting-from-websites/603631)
- [Persistent Auto-Logout Issue in Brave – Help Needed!](https://community.brave.com/t/persistent-auto-logout-issue-in-brave-help-needed/605435)
- [Brave Keeps Logging Me out of All Accounts 2 to 3 times a week](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-keeps-logging-me-out-of-all-accounts-2-to-3-times-a-week/598686)
- [Im getting logged out of Google Services](https://community.brave.com/t/im-getting-logged-out-of-google-services/583885)
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1jazy1f/brave_logging_me_out_problem/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1ihsgzn/why_does_brave_all_of_a_sudden_keep_logging_me/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1di35hl/constantly_being_logged_out_of_gmail_and_youtube/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1jbydlc/spotify_web_player_just_wont_keep_me_logged_in/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1ja4yye/new_to_the_brave_browser/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1idn0xm/why_every_site_logged_out_all_of_a_sudden/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1i9uahr/google_keeps_logging_me_out_when_i_close_and/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1hl929b/brave_logs_me_out_regardless_of_settings_at_random/
Will continue to add them here as I see them. Shout out to @saoiray for aggregating all these recent threads.
cc @ryanbr @rebron @ShivanKaul
I’ve added this report to the Github thread for review.
system
July 12, 2025, 7:57pm
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