Loomio

Sign in UX changes

Robert Guthrie Tue 6 Oct 2026 2:21AMPublicSeen by 19

We've updated the Loomio sign-in forms.

Previously you would enter your email, press continue, then the system would ask you for a password or send a code.

We also never asked people to set a password and instead just sent email codes to sign in.

This had a couple of drawbacks which we wanted to fix:

  • It introduced a wait for loading between entering email and password

  • Sign in with a code is ok when emails arrive quickly, but people got stuck when emails were slow to arrive

  • It was possible to reveal who had accounts, if you knew someone's email address

So with this update:

  • So now the email and password fields are on the screen at the same time.

  • We've added passkey support. If your device supports passkeys, I highly recommend using them.

  • We're asking everyone to add a passkey or password when they sign-in with a code.

Please share any good or bad experiences you want me to know about. Thanks for reading :-)