[webapp-container] doesn't propose to create online accounts for visited web sites

[David Barth]

The new webapp-container does not support the creation of online accounts when visiting web sites which are integrated with the system, ie which online accounts can manage centrally.

[hackel (hackel)]

The reverse is also true, but perhaps that needs to be a separate bug. Once an account is added to Online Accounts, those credentials should be used automatically by webapp-container so I don't need to log in again.

[David Barth (dbarth)]

You are right. It is currently implemented on the phone, but is blocked on an implementation issue.

[Julien Funk (jaboing)]

It is also frustrating to log into the web app with all my credentials (2F included) and then once the app is closed less than a minute after authenticating, if I reopen it right away I will have to go through all the steps to reauthenticate.

[Alberto Mardegan (mardy)]

Hi Julien! What webapp are you using? I think we fixed the issue you are talking about in bug 1302780, at least for GMail.

[Julien Funk (jaboing)]

Alberto, I've just reproduced this on r49 using the default Gmail webapp.

[David Barth (dbarth)]

The reason for that behavior (need to re-authenticate) is due to the application being a Google App /For Business/.

If you use the Gmail webapp with a personal Gmail account, you should not have to reauthenticate every time you stop and re-open the app.

The reason is that Google uses different cookies depending on whether this is a "normal" account of a business one. For businesses, the behavior is to confirm the user identity every time the application is opened.

[David Barth (dbarth)]

To clarify, the integration with webapp-container is work in progress and planned for RTM14.

However we won't initally support for automatically creating accounts from a browser context. This is a convenience feature, not a show stopper. Instead, we will ask that people provision their favorite online accounts manually, to then enjoy automatic login in webapps.

[David Barth (dbarth)]

Webapps which can work with online accounts are now automatically proposing to create an account, or use one if available in the system. This applies to: facebook & twitter, with google apps coming just next.