iOS Facebook Integration: Text Now Off Screen - Privacy Policy Links Inaccessible During Account Creation Process

 iOS 17.5.1 on an iPhone Xr

iOS Facebook Integration: Facebook Authorization Page (with Facebook app version 470.1.0 installed on phone)

June 30th, 2024

Description:

Here's an unusual problem that has just started. The Facebook authorization login page that appears inside of the Facebook iOS app is currently NOT showing the privacy policy link of the associated app that opened the registration. 

Here's what it currently looks like when the user is exited out of an app and enters into the iOS Facebook app for confirmation to allow access:

Text is truncated off screen - user is unable to scroll it (very much) and to access Privacy Policy links. 

This is brand new - as the user was formerly always presented with the privacy policy and/or Terms of Service links. 

I captured a brief video that shows the flow:

.@boztank .@Meta .@MetaNewsroom .@fb_engineering

Here’s an odd problem that just started with the Facebook app for iOS. The in-app authorization page now truncates a privacy message, and makes the privacy policy links of apps inaccessible.

I have never seen this before… pic.twitter.com/b6DehvuaKQ

— Robby Delaware (@RobbyDelaware) June 30, 2024

Here's how the same page looks without having the Facebook iOS app on the same iPhone. As you can see, this is much more understandable - and the links are accessible:

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Signed into an account, have Facebook app (version 470.1.0) on your iOS device

2. Download any app that allows Facebook account creation/Logins (example: Pinterest)

3. From inside the Pinterest app select "Continue with Facebook"

4. From the ""Pinterest" wants to Use Facebook.com" prompt, select "Continue"

5. From the "Open in Facebook?" prompt select "Open"

6. From the You previously logged in to Pinterest page note the text at the bottom of the screen

Result: With the current version of the Facebook iOS app the text of the Facebook authorization page is truncated off the bottom of the screen - privacy policy links are inaccessible 

Expected: On the Facebook authorization pages inside of the Facebook iOS app, text should not truncated off screen, and all links should be accessible

With the Facebook iOS app installed on the device, launch an app like Pinterest...

Select the "Continue with Facebook" option...

Select the "Continue" option...

Select the "Open" option from this prompt...

The text at the bottom of the prompt is inaccessible.