Description of the issue: Just randomly signed out of both my accounts since the latest updates to defeat YouTube. It doesn’t happen when I close the browser or mess with the settings. It just happens suddenly and randomly, even while I’m in the middle of working.
How can this issue be reproduced?
Using Brave normally.
Expected result: Staying signed in on Google accounts.
Brave Version( check About Brave): v1.82.166
Additional Information: The only other extension I’m running is uBlock Origin, and I have the “I don’t care about cookies“ list enabled. But I’ve never had issues with that before.
This is a known issue that the team is working on addressing presently:
opened 07:03PM - 19 Mar 25 UTC
needs-investigation
OS/Windows
priority/P2
webcompat/not-shields-related
OS/Desktop
### Description
Starting ~3mo ago or so, several users have reported that they … are being logged out of websites when they close/relaunch the browser. Most of these users have confirmed that they do not have the `Forget me when I close this site` Shields protection enabled, nor do they have data set to be clear "on exit".
While it _might_ be related to extensions and/or individual profile setups, it seems unlikely that all of the users reporting this have the same extensions and/or setups, or if they do have similar setups, the common thread is likely a setting in Brave itself, pointing to it potentially being a bug/issue in the browser.
Some users have reported that the following ["solution"/"workaround" resolves the issue](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-keeps-logging-me-out-of-google/599655/5?u=mattches), but users should not have to take these steps to simply stay logged into websites when they close/relaunch the browser:
> 1. In a Brave Browser New Window go to `brave://settings/content/javascript`
> 2. Scroll down that javascript settings page to Allowed to use javascript
> 3. Click the `Add` button
> 4. Enter `[*.]google.com` as the site . . . but do not enable `Current Private session only`
> 5. Click the `Add` button
> 6. Repeat those steps for:
> ```
> [*.]firebaseapp.com
> [*.]gmail.com
> [*.]googleapis.com
> [*.]googleusercontent.com
> [*.]gstatic.com
> [*.]youtube.com
> ```
Users have reported this issue occurring on Windows, macOS and Linux systems. Most of these reports are specific to sites that use Google accounts/auth logins, but some users report this occurring for other sites as well.
### Steps to reproduce
N/A
### Actual result
Users keep getting logged out of sites when closing/relaunching the browser
### Expected result
Users should stay logged into sites after closing/relaunching the browser unless they have `Clear data on exit` or `Forget me when I close this site` options enabled.
### Reproduces how often
Easily reproduced
### Brave version (brave://version info)
v1.76.74 -- but issue has been occurring for several months now.
### Channel information
- [x] release (stable)
- [ ] beta
- [ ] nightly
### Reproducibility
- [x] with Brave Shields disabled
- [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled
- [ ] in the latest version of Chrome
### Miscellaneous information
User reports:
- [I get logged out of google after closing brave](https://community.brave.com/t/i-get-logged-out-of-google-after-closing-brave/605145/11)
- [Brave keeps logging me out of google](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-keeps-logging-me-out-of-google/599655/)
- [Brave disconnecting from websites](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-disconnecting-from-websites/603631)
- [Persistent Auto-Logout Issue in Brave – Help Needed!](https://community.brave.com/t/persistent-auto-logout-issue-in-brave-help-needed/605435)
- [Brave Keeps Logging Me out of All Accounts 2 to 3 times a week](https://community.brave.com/t/brave-keeps-logging-me-out-of-all-accounts-2-to-3-times-a-week/598686)
- [Im getting logged out of Google Services](https://community.brave.com/t/im-getting-logged-out-of-google-services/583885)
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1jazy1f/brave_logging_me_out_problem/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1ihsgzn/why_does_brave_all_of_a_sudden_keep_logging_me/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1di35hl/constantly_being_logged_out_of_gmail_and_youtube/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1jbydlc/spotify_web_player_just_wont_keep_me_logged_in/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1ja4yye/new_to_the_brave_browser/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1idn0xm/why_every_site_logged_out_all_of_a_sudden/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1i9uahr/google_keeps_logging_me_out_when_i_close_and/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1hl929b/brave_logs_me_out_regardless_of_settings_at_random/
Will continue to add them here as I see them. Shout out to @saoiray for aggregating all these recent threads.
cc @ryanbr @rebron @ShivanKaul
The problem is that my accounts are getting logged out not after I close my browser, but right in the middle of a session. I can literally open a Gemini tab and have no chat history on the left side, which means I’ve been logged out.
Saoiray
September 16, 2025, 3:26pm
4
@DeepDarkQuantum closing this as there are too many duplicate topics open. Current Github on this is at https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/49300
Long story short, they have been trying to figure this out and are hoping to get solutions for people experiencing the issue soon.