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fix(clerk-expo): prevent android web browser tab closing in backgroun…
FabianUntermoser Jun 2, 2025
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feat(expo): allow passing AuthSessionOpenOptions to WebBrowser.openAu…
FabianUntermoser Jun 3, 2025
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docs(expo): add changeset
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Merge branch 'main' into patch-1
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/plenty-plants-clap.md
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'@clerk/clerk-expo': minor
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Allows passing options such as showInRecents to WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync, to prevent android web browser tab closing when navigating away during the SSO login.
11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions packages/expo/src/hooks/useSSO.ts
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Expand Up @@ -2,21 +2,23 @@ import { useSignIn, useSignUp } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
import type { EnterpriseSSOStrategy, OAuthStrategy, SetActive, SignInResource, SignUpResource } from '@clerk/types';
import * as AuthSession from 'expo-auth-session';
import * as WebBrowser from 'expo-web-browser';
import type { AuthSessionOpenOptions } from 'expo-web-browser';

import { errorThrower } from '../utils/errors';

export type StartSSOFlowParams = {
redirectUrl?: string;
unsafeMetadata?: SignUpUnsafeMetadata;
options: AuthSessionOpenOptions;
} & (
| {
| {
strategy: OAuthStrategy;
}
| {
| {
strategy: EnterpriseSSOStrategy;
identifier: string;
}
);
);

export type StartSSOFlowReturnType = {
createdSessionId: string | null;
Expand All @@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export function useSSO() {
};
}

const { strategy, unsafeMetadata } = startSSOFlowParams ?? {};
const { strategy, unsafeMetadata, options } = startSSOFlowParams ?? {};

/**
* Creates a redirect URL based on the application platform
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ export function useSSO() {
const authSessionResult = await WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync(
externalVerificationRedirectURL.toString(),
redirectUrl,
options,
);
if (authSessionResult.type !== 'success' || !authSessionResult.url) {
return {
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