“You’ve been signed out. Turns out, if you type Google…”
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Today or yesterday, I was using PocketCasts on my iphone when this popup appeared:
“You’ve been signed out. Turns out, if you type Google into Google, you can break the Internet… Tap the button below to sign into your Pocket Casts Account again”. In background: “Shuffle: The Joy of Not Choosing” “See all Plus Features”.
Legit popup from Pocket Casts? I did not click on the popup. Instead, clicked back to what’s the deal with typing Google into Google?
I tried to upload the screenshot, as invited to here. But got “You are not allowed”…
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Typo: I did not click on the popup. Instead, clicked back to my episode selections.
Meantime, what’s the deal with typing Google into Google?
And how did my personal photo get in here? I never uploaded it to PC. If I did and forgot,
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Meantime, what’s the deal with typing Google into Google?
That’s just a little joke in the error message, but it is from the Pocket Casts app. You can log back into your account from the Profile tab to continue syncing your podcast follows and playback position across devices.
And how did my personal photo get in here?
The Pocket Casts forums uses your WordPress.com account. The profile photo for WordPress.com accounts is powered by Gravatar. So while you may not have uploaded your photo to Pocket Casts directly, if you’ve uploaded it to WordPress.com as a profile picture or another service that uses Gravatar, it would also be shown on any other service that uses Gravatar for profile pictures.
You can find more information about adding or updating your Gravatar from within Pocket Casts in our support guide on the topic.
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