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Greetings to everyone, please its been 2days now since I started experiencing my forum account getting logged out, and I'm kind of worried, and I really don't know why, and I thought It's better I come share this out here to know of is it a general problem? Or am I the only one experiencing this? Please and please I need your advice, because as a result of that I have just gone to change my password and Gmail, to avoid any such of hack, but I keep experiencing the same situations. So on that note, I will like to call on the attention of some reputable forum members I have always looked up to since day one on possible advice on what to do, and by that I mean in the person of  @ Loyce, TryNinja, Rikafip, Nutildah, Pmalek and lastly Sir Theymos. Thanks in advance as I wait for your solution.

Please Note: I'm a Nigerian and will always remain a Nigerian on this forum for the rest of my life, and likewise will I continue using this Bitcoin wallet address below that I have been using for the past 2yrs on this forum til further notice. Thanks

BTC address (Segwit)- bc1q569t82xygdh62d6f0lduedq4k9nk42s0ljcvvs



So, please am I the only one experiencing the forum log out or it's general??

I never experience like this one, any chance you didn't check "Always stay logged in"? by default the forum only let you stay for 60 minutes and you will get logged out automatically. If we talk about virus, I don't think it's only make you logged out, usually your device will be controlled by someone else and you can't do anything.

Although your Bitcoin address was been used since 2022, but it's better if you can sign a message.

Did you checked always stay logged in when you wanted to login the last time?

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/09/11/6UFHb.jpeg

If you did not check always stay logged in, you will automatically be logged out at the time specified. Check always stay login.

Are you using incognito mode? Are you clearing your cookies/cache and history from your browser? How does it happen exactly? You're just browsing the forum, and then you refresh to find yourself logged out?

You're not new, it shows there is indeed a problem. I haven't experienced such, it means it's peculiar to you too. But you can't experience this due to your nationality or a Bitcoin address. You, writing them out is not necessary.

Before the likes of those you called out share their view, you might want to be sure that you do not use VPN or Tor, or private mode of browsers. Also, be certain that you click on "Always stay logged in" to keep you on. You might also want to delete your browser cookies and caches. You may try logging in on another browser as well.

If you are using a mobile device, there should be a confirmation there too.
Also check what your browser settings are and whether you are prompted to delete all cookies when you close your browser. This is probably done by the browser. Maybe it was recently updated:By the way, what browser are you using?

Yes, I clicked "Always stay logged in", when I was logging in, but yet I keep experiencing getting myself logged out, which is the main reason why I'm more worried, because I'm only using this account on a single mobile device.

Your browser failed to recall your session, I think you have changed some of your browser's privacy and cookie settings, just try to restore to default settings or re-install your browser.

You should stake your address here just in case. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=996318.0

I'm not using any VPN of any kind, and I was thinking it could be as a result of maybe since my browser was outdated, should be the reason for this, but I updated it and I keep experiencing the log out, but haven't tried clearing cookies, which I will go do it now.

Is this sort of thing happening to any other website you visit on that browser or just bitcointalk?

The problem could be from you clearing your cache or the browsing mode/settings you are using or another user accessing your account. You mentioned that you have changed email and password so that should fix any issue with unauthorized access, leaving us with a potential browser issue you might be missing.

- Jay -

Using incognito mode can not lead to your Bitcointalk account to be logged out automatically, it only help people browsing history not to be recorded on the browser used.

This can not be cookies. Bitcointalk does not send any cookies link for someone to accept or reject. I do not really know about how cookies can be related to this. I may not be exactly right.

If you visit a website, you look for an item on the website. If you visit the website again, you will easily see similar items again. The cookies stored on your browser makes that possible. Also if you visit another website, you will be seeing similar items and also you will see ads of the item on another sites. That is the work of cookies.

Make sure that it is not someone that is doing it. Change your device password.

This is why I'm asking OP how this happened exactly. But if you browse using Incognito, close... and then close the whole window, and reopen it again, then you will have to type your credentials again.

I could be wrong, but the Session ID or token must be stored on the client's side so when the user deletes that data from the browser, he's asked to log in again.

I think it's only Bitcointalk that I'm having this issue with, as this doesn't look right, because this is my first time experiencing this kind of thing since my 2yrs+ of staying here learning & getting used to this forum, and I know when something is fishy. But I will go clear my browser cache now, and come back to this thread if issue persist.


I'm the only one who has access to my mobile device, and I don't think it's anyone close to me that is trying to hack my account, because I'm always with my mobile phone 24hrs

But however, Thank you all for your advice🙏🙏

Which browser are you using at the moment, and have you tried using a different one?

Btw, I also use "always stay logged in" (yeah I know its not the smartest thing to do) and haven't experienced something like that before.

That is a good question. OmegaStarScream even asked if CryptoHeadlineNews is using incognito. Then I later think that some browsers are incognito browser. If CryptoHeadlineNews is using a browser like that, the browser will keep erasing all the browsing history.

@CryptoHeadlineNews. If you are not using incognito browser, my advise is that should reinstall the browser app. Or you can clear your browser storage. If you clear your browser storage, all information stored on it will all be erased and the browser will become like new.

If the problem still continues, you can use browsers like Duckduckgo for mobile or Firefox for desktop.

haven't experienced something like this before, even when I am using my mobile phone. just like Rikafip, I am curious what browser you are using and if you have tried using a different one. currently, I am using Google Chrome on my PC and Opera on my mobile phone and I haven't had the same issue as yours on both browsers.

Okay, I'm using Chrome Browser Sir, which I specifically downloaded from Google PlayStore, since I'm using an Android device, and this incident which I just reported all started on Saturday evening, after while trying to access the forum, I saw that my account was already "logged-out" when i didn't, because my account have always been on the "Always stay log-in" mode. So I tried logging-in, and after some while, I noticed that I was still logged-out, and the issue persisted til yesterday been Sunday. So on that note, I just had to take the bull by the horn yesterday by changing both password and Gmail, so as to be on the safer side, and report this issue to the forum to know if could this be a general case or just mine.



I'm using Chrome, but not the incognito tab.. You know Chrome browser has two tabs, the "Main" and the "Incognito", and I'm using the main tab

First, change your user password.
When you change it, sign a Bitcoin message with a Bitcoin private key of a public address you use.

The sign message and the public address can help you to recover your account later, if it is hacked or if you forget its password.

How to sign a Bitcoin message (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=990345.0)
Stake your Bitcoin address here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=996318.0)

Your account will be logged out if a second device logs in, the first device will log out and I understand your panic.

Did you check your login IP history?
https://bitcointalk.org/myips.php
Do you see any strange IP address?

Something else. If you are using the Chrome browser, it has an automatic login feature. Is this there and is it included?
Also, if you suspect that someone is logging into your account at the same time as you, check your IP. https://bitcointalk.org/myips.php

Op the only time I have been logged out of my account was when I logged out in my mobile joke and when I got to my PC I was asked to login again, that could be the case here.

Have you ever logged your account into any device that you feel is not secure? Or do you use other people device to access your account? If yes, the. You should start by changing your password and email and then watch if the problem still persists. I strongly believe that someone has access to your account and is logging into and out of your account.

There could be another accessing your account because there is none on the setting for you to have that experience and if it is a bug we will all experience this, You did the right thing posting this, checking your IP log-in will determine if there are intrusion to your account, but if you change your password and email and you still get this experience then something is really not right.
Please update us on how you fixed it when you fix it because others could experience this.

If using TOR connection with orbot then chances of knowing anyone else has logged in is zero. It's only useful when someone is using clear net.

@CryptoHeadlineNews, you seem panicking.

https://ninjastic.space/user/CryptoHeadlineNews?addresses

There are 5 addresses so far I can see. If anything happen to your account and change behavior, people will easily find it out as long as the other person will not have access of your private key. Keep your wallets safe.

For this one, uninstall Chrome, if you are fine to reset the device then reset. Install the browser again.Login, then change account password. Hopefully it will sort out.

It is possible that it is a specific combination of your Android OS version and the Chrome mobile version that is causing this problem. I found one case with a possible solution ->

Log in on a device that you have not or never used could be your wife's or children's phone. Be sure there are no questionable applications then observe if you are not logged out, An intrusion is another reason but no worries we have your back good that you posted it here Follow all the guides members provided and it will soon be fixed.

OP was trying to prove that they are the same person, and that the account hasn't changed hands. They are saying that because the account password was changed. The reason why they posted the BTC address was again an attempt to prove they are the same person that controlled the account before the password change. But the correct way to do it is to sign a message from an unedited address that is posted somewhere on the forum. Anyone can post a BTC address, and it doesn't prove anything.

I use a VPN and don't get logged out unless the time I have logged in with expires. I use something like 700 or 800 minutes every time I log in. I doubt it has anything to do with the use of VPN.

How often are you getting logged out? Are we talking about minutes after logging in or how is it happening? Have you made any changes to your phone or settings in any way just before it started to happen? Have you installed or started using any new software?

I suggest you install Mozilla Firefox and see if the problem is present there as well.

Thanks for your advice Sir, because I have just uninstalled my "Chrome browser" and downloaded a new one, which is "Brave" right now so as to keep checking if the issue gets solved or persist, as I promised to update you guys how it goes after the next 24hrs to 48hrs on my progress.



I guess its been like 8 times since I started observing it 2days ago, and it seems I can remember downloading an App locker on Friday, which Chrome browser and many other mobile apps where among the apps I locked, so as to prevent anybody who have access to my phone having access to those apps. But could that be the cause of me getting logged-out from the forum constantly? .. I don't know, but I think let me go uninstall the app now, and observe if the case persist after 24hrs, I will come back here to update you guys.


Once again, I will like to appreciate everyone who contributed to helping me solve this problem of mine in one way or the other. Thanks

I think the issue can also occur when there isn't much free space on someone's smartphone. I think you should check the free space of your smartphone and try to delete all unnecessary applications or other files that you don't use. It's always better to clean up the junk files as they cause a lot of troubles. It's also a good option to try another browser and see if the problem still exist or not. I think mostly such problems happen due to free space problem because when someone has enough available space on smartphone then such problems may not take place.

If your issue is still not solved then try to reset your smartphone and install the browser from PlayStore once again. But before doing that you should backup all your data into a safe storage device or on cloud. I don't really trust could a lot so I recommend you to save your data on a USB flash drive or memory card. You should also take screenshots of your important applications settings so that you can make those adjustments without much trouble later on.

It isn't really needed to reset your phone if the problem get solved by clearing the non useful files and applications from the mobile space, and if the problem gets solved by installing another web browser. But, if the problem doesn't get fixed by doing those things then it's necessary to reset the phone and reinstall all those useful applications that you use on daily basis and fix their settings from the screenshots that you have saved.

If even by doing everything the problem continues then you should check https://bitcointalk.org/myips.php (https://bitcointalk.org/myips.php) and if you find suspicious IP addresses on that page then it's much better to change your password in order to protect your account from others. But, I don't think that your account has been compromised or anyone else has access to it. I think the main problem is with your smartphone and the problem will be solved soon if you do those necessary things.

That might be the problem here. I read almost every post till now and I can say one thing for sure that, App lock (applications) has a lot of wonders that can cause you problems without even knowing you. Let's say they might have some type of settings in them that might be logging out of your account but hey I think you have tackled this issue wisely. And tried to remain safer and that's what we all should do even though you seem to be panicking but that's normal If I were to be in your place then I might also panic.

Looking forward to getting more updates, I hope the problem will be solved after deleting the app lock. Can you share the name of the app lock you are using? Then we might do some digging into it. As I also faced such issues with app locks but not like this one. And try not to run so many apps because more apps mean more permission you will give to apps. Try to remain less in the spotlight by using fewer apps.

If possible, change the browser you're using for browsing the forum because you're still experiencing the same issue after updating your browser.

Furthermore, if you log in on two different devices, such as your PC and your mobile phone, you may be facing such an issue, as well as if you log out of your browser's default email. I once downloaded another browser and used a different email with the one on my mobile device, then checked in to my forum account; when I returned to Safari, my account was logged out.

I have not experienced this before and if you are experiencing such with your account and I don't think anyone is trying to hack you but it is from your browser and others have said it all. As for me it is not only to clear the cookies but to uninstall the browsers that you are using and and install them back but before you install all again, install the one you normally use and login to your account from it and live it for like 6 hours and come back check if it is the same thing happened before would still Happen again. And if it doesn't happen again then you can install the other apps. And if it repeat itself again then format the Phone if it is phone you are using. And if it is laptop format it. And reinstall every apps or softwares.

Yes, I hope you update it and hope your problem is resolved.

So far I haven't experienced the same case as you, but my account could be automatically logout for just two reasons. First, If I am logged in on two different devices and I am logged out of one of them, then my accounts on all devices are logged out. Second, I will also be logged out automatically if I don't check always login.

To be frank since I login my account in phone and PC I have never experienced any logout without my actions to do so, but for my account to log me out without any cause then there's something phishing elsewhere, and that can never happened without you either not selecting stayed login ( maybe you can specify no. Of days) and it remains the same without any login out. If you select that then nothing should log you out again except you login in a fresh new device then your account will automatically logout from any place you have logged in before.  Since you had already changed your details maybe it could be network or try change browser to another one if the problems persists then try use another new device again.

at op try putting in 9898 for time or 9595. also check the keep me logged in box.

I have had this issue and found that a large number for login time is better than the keep me logged in box alone.

when I do both I do not get logged out.

Try to exclude your browser app from the "locked" list and see how it differs.

This kind of applocker asks for management permission in the initial setup, so it can change the settings of any apps in the "locked/protect" list. Actually it's quite dangerous for your phone considering it always runs in the background, hopefully it doesn't allow it to also steal all your login credentials that have been saved on your phone.

Clearing cookies is exactly what is going to cause you to get logged out.

When you login to any website, the website creates a session cookie and stores it inside the browser with the rest of the cookies. This include Bitcointalk. If you are getting logged out and you are selecting "Keep me logged in" option, then the browser is probably not saving the cookies the website is making. Check if there is an option in your browser to save cookies. It should be turned on.

I understand this, but still, it has helped me countless times, and clearing of cooking might only log you out once but has helped in restoring the issues afterwards. It's an easy one-time sacrifice I like to make when my browser or a particular website is giving me persistent issues that the gadget/browser restarting could not fix.

Any program could malfunction, even the cookies, and this simple task fixes them in almost all of my cases. Which was why I added it as part of my suggestions for the OP.

It's been more than 25hrs now since I started applying all the advise given to me on this thread, and I must confess, I have stopped experiencing the issue about me having my forum account logged-out, which was my biggest concerned. So on that note, I will like to thank you all who in one way or the other contributed in helping me solve this very problem of mine.

However, what I did was that I cleared cache, free up some space on my mobile device, uninstalled the old browser (i.e Chrome), downloaded a new one which I'm currently using now (i.e Brave) and finally uninstalled the "App locker" which I recently downloaded and suspecting might be the possible case, and now everything is working perfectly well. So once again, I will like to thank everyone for your advice, you guys are indeed a big family I can never forget.

So, I will like to lock the thread now to avoid repetition of what have already been said, as issue have already been solved.