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Failure to load/"Unable to restore session" error if WASM is disabled #27424

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richvdh opened this issue May 2, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #27776
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Failure to load/"Unable to restore session" error if WASM is disabled #27424

richvdh opened this issue May 2, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #27776
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A-Element-R Issues affecting the port of Element's crypto layer to Rust A-Error-Message A-Login O-Uncommon Most users are unlikely to come across this or unexpected workflow S-Critical Prevents work, causes data loss and/or has no workaround T-Defect

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richvdh commented May 2, 2024

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  • Disable WASM in your browser (eg, in firefox, set javascript.options.wasm to False)
  • Reload Element

If you have an active session, this results in an "Unable to restore session" error:

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If you don't have a session and try to log in, you get an infinnispinner:

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@richvdh richvdh added the A-Element-R Issues affecting the port of Element's crypto layer to Rust label May 2, 2024
@dosubot dosubot bot added A-Error-Message A-Login S-Critical Prevents work, causes data loss and/or has no workaround T-Defect labels May 2, 2024
@richvdh richvdh added the O-Uncommon Most users are unlikely to come across this or unexpected workflow label May 2, 2024
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richvdh commented May 8, 2024

Looks like attempting to load the app in Safari on an iPhone in lockdown mode might have a similar effect.

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Add a modernizr check for WebAssembly support #27776
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richvdh commented Jul 22, 2024

Hopefully fixed by #27776

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Add a modernizr check for WebAssembly support element-hq/element-web
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