[Due for payment 2025-09-12] iOS - Login - Expensify app logo is black after opening invalid magic link and relaunching app

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Version Number: 9.1.99-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #67996
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): existing account
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Launch Expensify app
2. Log out if logged in
3. Enter email of an existing account
4. On magic code page, open invalid magic link (magic link that has been used before)
5. Tap Go back
6. Kill the app
7. Relaunch the app

Expected Result:

App logo will be green

Actual Result:

App logo turns black

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

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Bug6927607_1756240452868.ScreenRecording_08-27-2025_04-31-23_1.1.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @alexpensify

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @alexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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2. Find someone who can quickly fix the issue.
3. Fix the issue yourself.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @AndrewGable (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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