Accounts created using "gnome online accounts" only connect in empathy once my online status is toggled

[graingert]

I am online, and launch empathy.

Chat accounts using gnome online accounts resolutely remain offline, suggesting that I go online to see personal information.

I change my status to "offline" then back to "online", when they then do connect.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-online-accounts 3.3.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Feb 19 04:24:47 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
SourcePackage: gnome-online-accounts
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-17 (1 days ago)

[ricardofunke (ricardo-funke)]

I have a similar issue, sometimes (most of them) when I log in gnome3 my accounts configured with "online accounts" stay offline, then I have to switch my status to offline then online again.

Sometimes it's worse, the "online accounts" just vanish from empathy, then I go to the "online accounts" configuration, disable chat then reenable, the "online accounts" then appears again in empathy accounts, so then I can be online.

My workaround was to create the accounts through empathy and disable (not remove, unless thay will appear again) the "online accounts" from there.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Lee Clark (lclark125)]

I set up Google as an Online Account, then open Empathy.
If the status under the top right menu (Gnome Shell) is not set to "Available" I get prmpted for my Gmail password.
However despite entering it correctly the account will no connect.
If I change the status to "Available and re-launch Empathy it connects straight away.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2