My Shopify Development App keep refreshing indefinitely

Topic summary

A developer is experiencing an infinite refresh loop in their Shopify development app after adding a flow extension. The issue persists across multiple devices.

Current Status:

  • Problem affects the app preview/development environment
  • Screenshots were shared showing the refresh behavior
  • A temporary solution has been identified

Resolution:
Another user provided a link to a community thread discussing a similar issue where apps suddenly cannot find extensions in app preview, which contains a workaround (message #2527348).

The discussion remains open as only a temporary fix has been found, not a permanent solution to the underlying extension detection problem.

Summarized with AI on November 6. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

My Shopify development app keeps refreshing after adding a flow extension. this is persistent in multiple devices

Got temporary solution
https://community.shopify.com/c/extensions/my-app-suddenly-can-t-find-extensions-in-app-preview/m-p/2727253#M3948