Begin of the insertion### User Story

**As a** returning mobile app userEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion **As** a \[enter role of user\]End of the deletion
**I Begin of the insertionwant** the login screen to remember the last instance URL I usedEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion want to** \[enter objective\]End of the deletion
**so that** Begin of the insertionI can log in faster without re-entering or searching for the URLEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion \[enter desired result\]End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion### Acceptance CriteriaEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion **Acceptance criteria**End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionWhen the user successfully logs in to an OpenProject instance, the app persists the **instance base URL** used for that login

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**Technical notes**

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionWhen the login screen is opened again, the **instance URL input field is pre-filled** with the last successfully used URL

* The pre-filled URL is editable,End of the insertion Begin of the deletion <br>


**PermissionsEnd of the deletion and Begin of the insertionusers can overwrite it

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion visibility considerations**

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionIf the user edits the URL and proceeds to log in successfully, the stored “last used URL”End of the insertion Begin of the deletion _To whomEnd of the deletion is Begin of the insertionupdated to the newly used URLEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion this feature visible?_End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionThe “last used URL”End of the insertion Begin of the deletion _WhenEnd of the deletion is Begin of the insertionstored **per device**, and persists across app restarts

* The “last used URL” isEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion itEnd of the deletion not Begin of the insertioncleared by navigating back within the login flow

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**Translation considerations**

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionLogging out does not remove the stored “last used URL”, unless the user explicitly clears app data or resets settings

* If the stored URL is invalid (cannot be parsed as a URL) or is empty, the URL field is shown emptyEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion _Key termsEnd of the deletion and Begin of the insertionno invalid value is displayed

* The app supports multiple previously used URLs via a dropdown list, that list remains available, but the last used URL is the default value shownEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion phrasesEnd of the deletion in the Begin of the insertioninput fieldEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion key languages_&nbsp;End of the deletion


Begin of the insertion### 3\. Technical Notes

* **Assumptions**

* The login screen has an instance URL input with optional dropdown history.

* “Last used URL” should reflect the last **successful** login, not merely typed values.

* **Persistence**

* Store a single string value: `lastUsedInstanceUrl`

* iOS: Key-value storage (for example UserDefaults) or existing preferences layer

* Android: SharedPreferences (or existing preferences layer)

* **Normalisation**

* Normalise before storing to reduce duplicates (assumption):

* Trim whitespace

* Ensure scheme is present (`https://` default if missing) or preserve existing behavior

* Remove trailing slash (or follow current canonicalisation rules if they exist)

* **Security**

* Only store the instance base URL, not usernames, passwords, access tokens, or OAuth refresh tokens in this preference key

* **Edge cases**

* App fresh install: field is empty until first successful login

* If the user clears app data: last used URL is removed as a side effectEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion **OutEnd of the deletion of Begin of the insertionOS/app behavior


### Permissions and Visibility ConsiderationsEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion scope**End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionAll users can see and edit the instance URL field on the login screen

* If the login flow is configured by policy (for example, the instance URL is locked like PMflex), the field should notEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion <br>


_Set the_ **ToEnd of the deletion be Begin of the insertionvisible at all, only the login button


### Translation Considerations

* No translation strings needed


### OutEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion informed/consulted teams** _field to include all teams necessary to be informedEnd of the deletion of Begin of the insertionScope

* SyncingEnd of the insertion the Begin of the insertionlast used URL across devices

* Remembering user credentials or automatically logging in

* UI redesign of the login screen beyond pre-filling the existing URL input fieldEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion changes._End of the deletion