Guide | Google - CryptoToken
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Hi,
If you can't access Alphabet services (Google, Store, Youtube...) from Vivaldi:
- Clean those sites Cookies
- Go to
Settings | Privacy | Google Extensions
- Enable Crypto Token | Web Store
- If they are already selected, generate a cycle: OFF/ Restart V / ON / Restart V
Note that there is brief explanation to warn about that disabling it could break some sites.
Before any relevant change, read, search, ask and Backup.
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Some users reported that they can access even with Crypto disabled, since not found the reason, we theoryze some probable possibilities:
Thanks to @Pathduck for the explanation:
The Crypto Token component generates the encrypted token(s) and this gets stored in a cookie or possibly local storage.
So if Crypto Token is enabled when the user logs in, and then later disabled, the token will still be stored and the login works fine.
Once cookies/storage is cleared the component can no longer be used to generate the token and login fails.
If the user does not have 2FA enabled on their (Google) account it's also possible the Crypto Token is not in use.
This explains why some users are able to log in even when the token is disabled.
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An extended explanation about CryptoToken thanks to @nomadic
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