Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Sign in with Apple
Raised as a usability problem by 23 people on Hacker News over 8 years (2019–2026), in 15 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads since the beginning.
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Many login options make users forget which account method they usedUnreviewed
20192026- Too many login options per app make users unsure which one they used2022-02-15
- Many login options make users unable to remember which account method they used2021-10-06
- Users forget which sign-in method they used and can't get back into accounts2020-06-30
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 24 complaints
- Two different "Hide My Email" features share a name, confusing users about which one they use2026-08-25
- Users can't tell which email they registered with, causing duplicate accounts and lost data2026-06-16
- Login screen shows a user ID field that is unnecessary and may confuse users2024-04-10
- Can't share a Sign in with Apple login with another person, so they can't use the account2022-06-06
- Button fails to work in Unity and app review requires undocumented system font changes2022-04-23
- Too many login options per app make users unsure which one they used2022-02-15
- Many login options make users unable to remember which account method they used2021-10-06
- Couldn't figure out how to email support using the relay address2020-10-19
- Typing a secure password on a phone is tedious and error-prone2020-07-01
- Users must hunt through settings to figure out how to share without linking accounts2020-06-30
- Users forget which sign-in method they used and can't get back into accounts2020-06-30
- Minimal docs leave developers to write complex, untested redirect and state code2020-06-30
- Hidden relay emails make account lookup, sharing and sign-in harder for users and support2020-06-30
- Forces a prompt to share email after user opted out of sharing it2020-06-29
- User couldn't figure out which account they had or how to sign in2020-06-29
- Guessing which Apple sign-in to use creates a new account each time a wrong guess is made2020-06-29
- Login form gets hidden after load when Apple domains are blocked, so username and password login is impossible2020-06-01
- OAuth flow is incomplete and buggy, frustrating developers integrating it2020-01-28
- Developers find setting up Sign in with Apple, including domain configuration and daily verification, a nightmare2020-01-28
- Testing on Android requires an Apple 2FA device, which is nearly impossible to get2020-01-28
- Server-side docs are so poor that implementers must trial and error their way through2019-10-28
- Accidentally tapping cancel forces the whole signup process to be repeated2019-10-04
- Opening the link in Safari gets stuck in a redirect loop with no way out but closing the tab2019-06-08
- Pushy popup appears after 10 seconds and forces the visitor to dismiss it2019-06-03