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Smart Login Detection

What is smart login detection?​

Smart Login Detection is a user experience feature designed to prevent failed logins and duplicate accounts.

When you enter an email address on the signup or login screen, ReelBot checks whether that email is already associated with a specific authentication method and guides you accordingly.

This keeps account access:

  • predictable
  • secure
  • frustration-free

The problem it solves​

Without smart detection, users often run into issues like:

  • trying to log in with a password when they signed up with Google
  • attempting to reset a password that doesn’t exist
  • accidentally creating multiple accounts with the same email

Smart Login Detection exists to eliminate these scenarios before they happen.

How it works​

When you enter an email address:

  1. ReelBot checks whether the email already exists
  2. If the email is linked to a social provider:
    • the provider is visually highlighted
    • a hint indicates the preferred login method
  3. If the email is linked to email/password:
    • the standard login flow continues
  4. If no account exists:
    • normal signup options remain available

This check happens before submission, reducing failed attempts.

Supported detection cases​

Smart Login Detection works for accounts created via:

  • Email & password
  • Google
  • Apple
  • X (Twitter)
  • Facebook

The detection logic is provider-aware and consistent across signup and login screens.

What the system does not reveal​

For security and privacy reasons, Smart Login Detection does not:

  • confirm whether an email exists publicly
  • expose internal account details
  • reveal provider information outside the UI hint

Hints are shown only in the context of guiding the user correctly.

Interaction with password reset​

If an email is associated with a social login:

  • password reset is not offered
  • the user is guided to log in with the correct provider instead

This prevents confusion around non-existent passwords.

Preventing duplicate accounts​

Smart Login Detection significantly reduces:

  • accidental duplicate accounts
  • mismatched login methods
  • lost access scenarios

It ensures that:

  • each email maps to one clear access path
  • users return to the same account consistently

Edge cases to be aware of​

  • If you change your email address later, detection will apply to the new email
  • If multiple providers use the same email, ReelBot respects the original signup method
  • Detection does not override explicit user actions — it only guides

Why this matters in CreatorOps​

CreatorOps systems aim to:

  • reduce friction
  • remove unnecessary decisions
  • prevent avoidable errors

Smart Login Detection supports this by ensuring users spend time creating, not troubleshooting access.

  • Signup & Login
  • Password Reset
  • Email Verification
  • Social Login
  • Account Security

Access should be obvious — Smart Login Detection helps make it so.