Implementing Customer Account Login in a Mobile App

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Topic summary

Seeks guidance on implementing customer account authentication directly within a mobile app (Shopify customer accounts) without opening a web page or webview.

Wants an OAuth-like flow: users log in, receive an access token, and use it to call an API for customer-specific data (purchase history, personal details).

Prefers a Flutter example, but is also open to Kotlin or Swift implementations.

Requests resources or examples demonstrating this approach.

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Summarized with AI on January 9. AI used: gpt-5.
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I am inquiring about the possibility of implementing a login feature for customer accounts in a mobile app. Specifically, I am not looking to open a web page on a mobile device, but rather, I want to integrate customer account authentication directly into the mobile application.

The idea is to enable users to log in, obtain an access token, and then use this token to fetch customer-specific information such as purchase history and personal details through an API, akin to the OAuth mechanism.

While an example using Flutter would be ideal for my case, I am also open to learning about implementations in Kotlin or Swift.

I would greatly appreciate any guidance or resources you could provide on this topic.

Thank you for your assistance.