HolidayPirates app for iOS: Awkward Error Messaging after Cancelling Apple Sign-in

 iOS 18.2

HolidayPirates app for iOS (version 4.10.5)

01/21/2025

Description:

The Holiday Pirates app for iOS has a less than friendly error message after the user cancels out of the Apple Sign-in process:

Apple's Human Interface Guidelines state that error messages should be clear, concise and user-centric. This error message is not that. 

You will see this error message happen occasionally with other apps. I've written about it a handful of times. 

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download and launch the HolidayPirates app for iOS

2. Advance through the Select country feature 

3. From the "Log in or create a new account" screen select "Continue with Apple"

4. Dismiss the Apple Sign-in menu

5. Note the error message that includes as error string of: "(com.apple.AuthenticationsServices.AuthorizationError error 1001.)"

Result: A less than informative and non user-friendly error message is displayed by the HolidayPirates app after the users cancels out of the Apple Sign-In option during account creation. The app displays an error message that displays the non-informative string of: (com.apple.AuthenticationsServices.AuthorizationError error 1001.)"

Expected: No iOS app should display text such as "(com.apple.AuthenticationsServices.AuthorizationError error 1001.)"

Download and launch the TravelPirates app for iOS...

Select the "Continue with Apple" option...

Cancel out of the Apple Sign-In menu. The menu will quickly descend and will be replaced by...

A less than informative error message.