[Android] Not able to login to my account on Android - Version 2026.21.0
For months I have not been able to upload any images anywhere on reddit from my phone(S22).
I tried clearing the cache, clearing data, restarting everything.
Today i decided to uninstall the app and install it again. I did it, but now i can't log back in.
First i tried with google authentication, it gave back an error saying "Unable to authenticate".
However i tried this got the same error.
Then i tried logging in with my email and reddit password, when i tried doing that it said, your account is connected with google, try logging in through that or email me a login link. Since ik google authentication fails, i tried the email me a link method.
I got an email with a log in button. clicked on it, took me to the app and asked me for authenticator code. I have 2fa for multiple things I use, and for all these i have only used google authenticator, so i naturally opened it and it was not there for some reason. Then i opened reddit on PC, went to settings and tried using one of the backup codes. After entering it, it said, its invalid. Tried again same result.
Then from my PC i disabled 2fa to try again, this time when i clicked the log in button in the email, it took me to the app and said something went wrong and took back to email a link to log in step again.
Then I thought google authentication is not working and reddit is forcing me to login through google authentication and not letting me simply use my email and password.
So from the PC, i disconnected the google account.
Tried again with email password, not it is saying it is wrong, mind you i just used the exact same password to make the changes to my account from the PC.
I clicked on forgot password, typed in my email ID, clicked send reset email, nothing happens, gets and error toast message saying something went wrong try again. Tried multiple times, nothing happened.
So someone please help me
TL;DR:
You uninstalled and reinstalled Reddit on your S22 to fix an image upload bug, but now you are entirely locked out of the mobile app due to a cascading login failure:
- Google Login Failed: Threw an "Unable to authenticate" error.
- 2FA Block: The "magic link" email demanded a 2FA code that wasn't in your Google Authenticator, and your backup codes were rejected as invalid.
- Account Disconnect: You disabled 2FA and unlinked your Google account via PC, but the app still wouldn't log you in.
- Password & Reset Broken: The app now claims your password is wrong (despite working on PC), and trying to trigger a password reset email results in a "something went wrong" error.