Logs Me Out of All Websites After Reopening (Even After Reset)

Zakebruh · April 16, 2025, 3:24am

Hello guys,

I recently switched to Brave as my main browser, but I’m facing an issue where I’m logged out of all websites every time I close and reopen the browser.

What I’ve tried so far

“Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows” is off
“Clear browsing data on exit” has nothing selected
None of the sites are blocked from using cookies
I created a new profile to test, issue persists
I also fully reset Brave by deleting the entire User Data folder
Even with all that, I get logged out of every site (like YouTube, Gmail, Discord, etc.) after closing and reopening Brave

Brave version: Version 1.77.97 Chromium: 135.0.7049.84 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Operating system: Windows 10

Any help would be appreciated! I really like the browser and want to stick with it.
Thanks!

289wk · April 16, 2025, 11:35am

github.com/brave/brave-browser

Users being logged out of sites when closing the browser (on Windows)

opened 07:03PM - 19 Mar 25 UTC

Brave-Matt

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

Zakebruh · April 16, 2025, 1:08pm

I did the java script thing and it didnt work

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