diff --git a/lib/components/farcaster-data-handler.react.js b/lib/components/farcaster-data-handler.react.js
index f75e2b54e..e98f24b66 100644
--- a/lib/components/farcaster-data-handler.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/farcaster-data-handler.react.js
@@ -1,149 +1,149 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { setAuxUserFIDsActionType } from '../actions/aux-user-actions.js';
 import {
   updateRelationships as serverUpdateRelationships,
   updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
 } from '../actions/relationship-actions.js';
 import { NeynarClientContext } from '../components/neynar-client-provider.react.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from '../keyserver-conn/legacy-keyserver-call.js';
-import { cookieSelector } from '../selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
+import { isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { relationshipActions } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
-import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { useCurrentUserFID } from '../utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 function FarcasterDataHandler(): React.Node {
   const isActive = useSelector(state => state.lifecycleState !== 'background');
 
-  const cookie = useSelector(cookieSelector(authoritativeKeyserverID()));
-  const hasUserCookie = !!(cookie && cookie.startsWith('user='));
+  const isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+  );
   const currentUserID = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo?.id);
-  const loggedIn = !!currentUserID && hasUserCookie;
+  const loggedIn = !!currentUserID && isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver;
 
   const neynarClient = React.useContext(NeynarClientContext)?.client;
 
   const identityServiceClient = React.useContext(IdentityClientContext);
   const getFarcasterUsers =
     identityServiceClient?.identityClient.getFarcasterUsers;
   const findUserIdentities =
     identityServiceClient?.identityClient.findUserIdentities;
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const updateRelationships = useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall(
     serverUpdateRelationships,
   );
   const createThreadsAndRobotextForFarcasterMutuals = React.useCallback(
     (userIDsToFID: { +[userID: string]: string }) =>
       updateRelationships({
         action: relationshipActions.FARCASTER_MUTUAL,
         userIDsToFID,
       }),
     [updateRelationships],
   );
 
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
 
   const fid = useCurrentUserFID();
 
   const prevCanQueryRef = React.useRef<?boolean>();
 
   const handleFarcasterMutuals = React.useCallback(async () => {
     const canQuery = isActive && !!fid && loggedIn;
     if (canQuery === prevCanQueryRef.current) {
       return;
     }
     prevCanQueryRef.current = canQuery;
 
     if (
       !loggedIn ||
       !isActive ||
       !fid ||
       !neynarClient ||
       !getFarcasterUsers ||
       !currentUserID
     ) {
       return;
     }
 
     const followerFIDs = await neynarClient.fetchFriendFIDs(fid);
 
     const commFCUsers = await getFarcasterUsers(followerFIDs);
 
     const newCommUsers = commFCUsers.filter(({ userID }) => !userInfos[userID]);
 
     if (newCommUsers.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
     const userIDsToFID: { +[userID: string]: string } = Object.fromEntries(
       newCommUsers.map(({ userID, farcasterID }) => [userID, farcasterID]),
     );
 
     const userIDsToFIDIncludingCurrentUser: { +[userID: string]: string } = {
       ...userIDsToFID,
       [(currentUserID: string)]: fid,
     };
 
     void dispatchActionPromise(
       updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
       createThreadsAndRobotextForFarcasterMutuals(
         userIDsToFIDIncludingCurrentUser,
       ),
     );
   }, [
     isActive,
     fid,
     loggedIn,
     neynarClient,
     getFarcasterUsers,
     userInfos,
     dispatchActionPromise,
     createThreadsAndRobotextForFarcasterMutuals,
     currentUserID,
   ]);
 
   const handleUserStoreFIDs = React.useCallback(async () => {
     if (!loggedIn || !isActive || !findUserIdentities) {
       return;
     }
 
     const userStoreIDs = Object.keys(userInfos);
 
     const userIdentities = await findUserIdentities(userStoreIDs);
 
     const userStoreFarcasterUsers = Object.entries(userIdentities)
       .filter(([, identity]) => identity.farcasterID !== null)
       .map(([userID, identity]) => ({
         userID,
         username: identity.username,
         farcasterID: identity.farcasterID,
       }));
 
     dispatch({
       type: setAuxUserFIDsActionType,
       payload: {
         farcasterUsers: userStoreFarcasterUsers,
       },
     });
   }, [loggedIn, isActive, findUserIdentities, userInfos, dispatch]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
       return;
     }
 
     void handleFarcasterMutuals();
     void handleUserStoreFIDs();
   }, [handleFarcasterMutuals, handleUserStoreFIDs]);
 
   return null;
 }
 
 export { FarcasterDataHandler };
diff --git a/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js b/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js
index 65812c072..e77944a7c 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js
@@ -1,137 +1,136 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
   updateRelationships,
   updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
 } from '../actions/relationship-actions.js';
 import {
   useFindUserIdentities,
   findUserIdentitiesActionTypes,
 } from '../actions/user-actions.js';
 import { useGetAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers } from '../hooks/peer-list-hooks.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from '../keyserver-conn/legacy-keyserver-call.js';
 import {
   usersWithMissingDeviceListSelector,
-  isLoggedInToKeyserver,
+  isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
 } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { useTunnelbroker } from '../tunnelbroker/tunnelbroker-context.js';
 import { relationshipActions } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
-import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { getMessageForException } from '../utils/errors.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 import {
   relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver,
   usingCommServicesAccessToken,
 } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 function UserInfosHandler(): React.Node {
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
 
   const userInfosWithMissingUsernames = React.useMemo(() => {
     const entriesWithoutUsernames = Object.entries(userInfos).filter(
       ([, value]) => !value.username,
     );
     return Object.fromEntries(entriesWithoutUsernames);
   }, [userInfos]);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const findUserIdentities = useFindUserIdentities();
 
   const requestedIDsRef = React.useRef(new Set<string>());
 
   const callUpdateRelationships =
     useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall(updateRelationships);
 
   const currentUserInfo = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo);
 
   const loggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
-    isLoggedInToKeyserver(authoritativeKeyserverID()),
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
   );
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!loggedInToAuthKeyserver) {
       return;
     }
     const newUserIDs = Object.keys(userInfosWithMissingUsernames).filter(
       id => !requestedIDsRef.current.has(id),
     );
     if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken || newUserIDs.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
     // 1. Fetch usernames from identity
     const promise = (async () => {
       newUserIDs.forEach(id => requestedIDsRef.current.add(id));
       const identities = await findUserIdentities(newUserIDs);
       newUserIDs.forEach(id => requestedIDsRef.current.delete(id));
 
       const newUserInfos = [];
       for (const id in identities) {
         newUserInfos.push({
           id,
           username: identities[id].username,
         });
       }
       return { userInfos: newUserInfos };
     })();
     void dispatchActionPromise(findUserIdentitiesActionTypes, promise);
     // 2. Fetch avatars from auth keyserver
     if (relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver) {
       const userIDsWithoutOwnID = newUserIDs.filter(
         id => id !== currentUserInfo?.id,
       );
       if (userIDsWithoutOwnID.length === 0) {
         return;
       }
       void dispatchActionPromise(
         updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
         callUpdateRelationships({
           action: relationshipActions.ACKNOWLEDGE,
           userIDs: userIDsWithoutOwnID,
         }),
       );
     }
   }, [
     callUpdateRelationships,
     currentUserInfo?.id,
     dispatchActionPromise,
     findUserIdentities,
     userInfos,
     userInfosWithMissingUsernames,
     loggedInToAuthKeyserver,
   ]);
 
   const usersWithMissingDeviceList = useSelector(
     usersWithMissingDeviceListSelector,
   );
   const getAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers = useGetAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers();
   const { socketState } = useTunnelbroker();
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (
       !usingCommServicesAccessToken ||
       usersWithMissingDeviceList.length === 0 ||
       !socketState.isAuthorized
     ) {
       return;
     }
     void (async () => {
       try {
         await getAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers(usersWithMissingDeviceList, true);
       } catch (e) {
         console.log(
           `Error getting and setting peer device list: ${
             getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown'
           }`,
         );
       }
     })();
   }, [
     socketState.isAuthorized,
     getAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers,
     usersWithMissingDeviceList,
   ]);
 }
 
 export { UserInfosHandler };
diff --git a/lib/selectors/user-selectors.js b/lib/selectors/user-selectors.js
index 01d0e5d45..9091b8afc 100644
--- a/lib/selectors/user-selectors.js
+++ b/lib/selectors/user-selectors.js
@@ -1,276 +1,281 @@
 // @flow
 
 import _memoize from 'lodash/memoize.js';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import bots from '../facts/bots.js';
 import {
   getAvatarForUser,
   getRandomDefaultEmojiAvatar,
 } from '../shared/avatar-utils.js';
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import {
   type AuxUserInfos,
   type AuxUserInfo,
 } from '../types/aux-user-types.js';
 import type { ClientEmojiAvatar } from '../types/avatar-types';
 import type {
   RelativeMemberInfo,
   RawThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { BaseAppState } from '../types/redux-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type { RawThreadInfos } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type {
   UserInfos,
   RelativeUserInfo,
   AccountUserInfo,
   CurrentUserInfo,
 } from '../types/user-types.js';
+import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { entries, values } from '../utils/objects.js';
 
 // Used for specific message payloads that include an array of user IDs, ie.
 // array of initial users, array of added users
 function userIDsToRelativeUserInfos(
   userIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): RelativeUserInfo[] {
   const relativeUserInfos: RelativeUserInfo[] = [];
   for (const userID of userIDs) {
     const username = userInfos[userID] ? userInfos[userID].username : null;
     const relativeUserInfo = {
       id: userID,
       username,
       isViewer: userID === viewerID,
     };
     if (userID === viewerID) {
       relativeUserInfos.unshift(relativeUserInfo);
     } else {
       relativeUserInfos.push(relativeUserInfo);
     }
   }
   return relativeUserInfos;
 }
 
 function getRelativeMemberInfos(
   threadInfo: ?RawThreadInfo,
   currentUserID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo> {
   const relativeMemberInfos: RelativeMemberInfo[] = [];
   if (!threadInfo) {
     return relativeMemberInfos;
   }
   const memberInfos = threadInfo.members;
   for (const memberInfo of memberInfos) {
     if (!memberInfo.role) {
       continue;
     }
     const username = userInfos[memberInfo.id]
       ? userInfos[memberInfo.id].username
       : null;
     const { id, role, isSender, minimallyEncoded } = memberInfo;
     if (memberInfo.id === currentUserID) {
       relativeMemberInfos.unshift({
         id,
         role,
         isSender,
         minimallyEncoded,
         username,
         isViewer: true,
       });
     } else {
       relativeMemberInfos.push({
         id,
         role,
         isSender,
         minimallyEncoded,
         username,
         isViewer: false,
       });
     }
   }
   return relativeMemberInfos;
 }
 
 const emptyArray: $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo> = [];
 
 // Includes current user at the start
 const baseRelativeMemberInfoSelectorForMembersOfThread: (
   threadID: ?string,
 ) => (state: BaseAppState<>) => $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo> = (
   threadID: ?string,
 ) => {
   if (!threadID) {
     return () => emptyArray;
   }
   return createSelector(
     (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.threadStore.threadInfos[threadID],
     (state: BaseAppState<>) =>
       state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
     (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.userStore.userInfos,
     getRelativeMemberInfos,
   );
 };
 
 const relativeMemberInfoSelectorForMembersOfThread: (
   threadID: ?string,
 ) => (state: BaseAppState<>) => $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo> = _memoize(
   baseRelativeMemberInfoSelectorForMembersOfThread,
 );
 
 const userInfoSelectorForPotentialMembers: (state: BaseAppState<>) => {
   [id: string]: AccountUserInfo,
 } = createSelector(
   (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.userStore.userInfos,
   (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
   (
     userInfos: UserInfos,
     currentUserID: ?string,
   ): { [id: string]: AccountUserInfo } => {
     const availableUsers: { [id: string]: AccountUserInfo } = {};
 
     for (const id in userInfos) {
       const { username, relationshipStatus } = userInfos[id];
       if (id === currentUserID || !username) {
         continue;
       }
       if (
         relationshipStatus !== userRelationshipStatus.BLOCKED_VIEWER &&
         relationshipStatus !== userRelationshipStatus.BOTH_BLOCKED
       ) {
         availableUsers[id] = { id, username, relationshipStatus };
       }
     }
     return availableUsers;
   },
 );
 
 const isLoggedIn = (state: BaseAppState<>): boolean =>
   !!(
     state.currentUserInfo &&
     !state.currentUserInfo.anonymous &&
     state.dataLoaded
   );
 
 const isLoggedInToKeyserver: (
   keyserverID: ?string,
 ) => (state: BaseAppState<>) => boolean = _memoize(
   (keyserverID: ?string) => (state: BaseAppState<>) => {
     if (!keyserverID) {
       return false;
     }
     const cookie = state.keyserverStore.keyserverInfos[keyserverID]?.cookie;
     return !!cookie && cookie.startsWith('user=');
   },
 );
 
+const isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver: (state: BaseAppState<>) => boolean =
+  isLoggedInToKeyserver(authoritativeKeyserverID());
+
 const usersWithPersonalThreadSelector: (
   state: BaseAppState<>,
 ) => $ReadOnlySet<string> = createSelector(
   (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
   (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.threadStore.threadInfos,
   (viewerID: ?string, threadInfos: RawThreadInfos) => {
     const personalThreadMembers = new Set<string>();
 
     for (const threadID in threadInfos) {
       const thread = threadInfos[threadID];
       if (
         thread.type !== threadTypes.GENESIS_PERSONAL ||
         !thread.members.find(member => member.id === viewerID)
       ) {
         continue;
       }
       const otherMemberID = getSingleOtherUser(thread, viewerID);
       if (otherMemberID) {
         personalThreadMembers.add(otherMemberID);
       }
     }
     return personalThreadMembers;
   },
 );
 
 const savedEmojiAvatarSelectorForCurrentUser: (
   state: BaseAppState<>,
 ) => () => ClientEmojiAvatar = createSelector(
   (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo,
   (currentUser: ?CurrentUserInfo) => {
     return () => {
       let userAvatar = getAvatarForUser(currentUser);
       if (userAvatar.type !== 'emoji') {
         userAvatar = getRandomDefaultEmojiAvatar();
       }
       return userAvatar;
     };
   },
 );
 
 const getRelativeUserIDs: (state: BaseAppState<>) => $ReadOnlyArray<string> =
   createSelector(
     (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.userStore.userInfos,
     (userInfos: UserInfos): $ReadOnlyArray<string> => Object.keys(userInfos),
   );
 
 const usersWithMissingDeviceListSelector: (
   state: BaseAppState<>,
 ) => $ReadOnlyArray<string> = createSelector(
   getRelativeUserIDs,
   (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.auxUserStore.auxUserInfos,
   (
     userIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
     auxUserInfos: AuxUserInfos,
   ): $ReadOnlyArray<string> =>
     userIDs.filter(
       userID =>
         (!auxUserInfos[userID] || !auxUserInfos[userID].deviceList) &&
         userID !== bots.commbot.userID,
     ),
 );
 
 // Foreign Peer Devices are all devices of users we are aware of,
 // but not our own devices.
 const getForeignPeerDevices: (state: BaseAppState<>) => $ReadOnlyArray<string> =
   createSelector(
     (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.auxUserStore.auxUserInfos,
     (state: BaseAppState<>) =>
       state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
     (
       auxUserInfos: AuxUserInfos,
       currentUserID: ?string,
     ): $ReadOnlyArray<string> =>
       entries(auxUserInfos)
         .map(([userID, auxUserInfo]: [string, AuxUserInfo]) =>
           userID !== currentUserID && auxUserInfo.deviceList?.devices
             ? auxUserInfo.deviceList.devices
             : [],
         )
         .flat(),
   );
 
 const getAllPeerDevices: (state: BaseAppState<>) => $ReadOnlyArray<string> =
   createSelector(
     (state: BaseAppState<>) => state.auxUserStore.auxUserInfos,
     (auxUserInfos: AuxUserInfos): $ReadOnlyArray<string> =>
       values(auxUserInfos)
         .map(
           (auxUserInfo: AuxUserInfo) => auxUserInfo.deviceList?.devices ?? [],
         )
         .flat(),
   );
 
 export {
   userIDsToRelativeUserInfos,
   getRelativeMemberInfos,
   relativeMemberInfoSelectorForMembersOfThread,
   userInfoSelectorForPotentialMembers,
   isLoggedIn,
   isLoggedInToKeyserver,
+  isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
   usersWithPersonalThreadSelector,
   savedEmojiAvatarSelectorForCurrentUser,
   getRelativeUserIDs,
   usersWithMissingDeviceListSelector,
   getForeignPeerDevices,
   getAllPeerDevices,
 };
diff --git a/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js b/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
index a587e7501..12144d3ba 100644
--- a/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
@@ -1,724 +1,727 @@
 // @flow
 
 import Icon from '@expo/vector-icons/FontAwesome.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
   View,
   Text,
   TouchableOpacity,
   Image,
   Keyboard,
   Platform,
   BackHandler,
   ActivityIndicator,
 } from 'react-native';
 import {
   Easing,
   useSharedValue,
   withTiming,
   useAnimatedStyle,
   runOnJS,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import { setActiveSessionRecoveryActionType } from 'lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
-import { cookieSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
-import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
+import {
+  isLoggedIn,
+  isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+} from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { recoveryFromReduxActionSources } from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
 
 import { splashBackgroundURI } from './background-info.js';
 import FullscreenSIWEPanel from './fullscreen-siwe-panel.react.js';
 import LegacyRegisterPanel from './legacy-register-panel.react.js';
 import type { LegacyRegisterState } from './legacy-register-panel.react.js';
 import LogInPanel from './log-in-panel.react.js';
 import type { LogInState } from './log-in-panel.react.js';
 import LoggedOutStaffInfo from './logged-out-staff-info.react.js';
 import { enableNewRegistrationMode } from './registration/registration-types.js';
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import KeyboardAvoidingView from '../components/keyboard-avoiding-view.react.js';
 import ConnectedStatusBar from '../connected-status-bar.react.js';
 import { useRatchetingKeyboardHeight } from '../keyboard/animated-keyboard.js';
 import { createIsForegroundSelector } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../navigation/root-navigator.react.js';
 import {
   type NavigationRoute,
   LoggedOutModalRouteName,
   RegistrationRouteName,
   QRCodeSignInNavigatorRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { usePersistedStateLoaded } from '../selectors/app-state-selectors.js';
 import { derivedDimensionsInfoSelector } from '../selectors/dimensions-selectors.js';
 import { splashStyleSelector } from '../splash.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import { AnimatedView } from '../types/styles.js';
 import EthereumLogo from '../vectors/ethereum-logo.react.js';
 
 let initialAppLoad = true;
 const safeAreaEdges = ['top', 'bottom'];
 
 export type LoggedOutMode =
   | 'loading'
   | 'prompt'
   | 'log-in'
   | 'register'
   | 'siwe';
 
 const timingConfig = {
   duration: 250,
   easing: Easing.out(Easing.ease),
 };
 
 // prettier-ignore
 function getPanelPaddingTop(
   modeValue /*: string */,
   keyboardHeightValue /*: number */,
   contentHeightValue /*: number */,
 ) /*: number */ {
   'worklet';
   const headerHeight = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 62.33 : 58.54;
   let containerSize = headerHeight;
   if (modeValue === 'loading' || modeValue === 'prompt') {
     containerSize += Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 40 : 61;
   } else if (modeValue === 'log-in') {
     containerSize += 140;
   } else if (modeValue === 'register') {
     containerSize += Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 181 : 180;
   } else if (modeValue === 'siwe') {
     containerSize += 250;
   }
 
   const freeSpace = contentHeightValue - keyboardHeightValue - containerSize;
   const targetPanelPaddingTop = Math.max(freeSpace, 0) / 2;
   return withTiming(targetPanelPaddingTop, timingConfig);
 }
 
 // prettier-ignore
 function getPanelOpacity(
   modeValue /*: string */,
   finishResettingToPrompt/*: () => void */,
 ) /*: number */ {
   'worklet';
   const targetPanelOpacity =
     modeValue === 'loading' || modeValue === 'prompt' ? 0 : 1;
   return withTiming(
     targetPanelOpacity,
     timingConfig,
     (succeeded /*?: boolean */) => {
       if (succeeded && targetPanelOpacity === 0) {
         runOnJS(finishResettingToPrompt)();
       }
     },
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   animationContainer: {
     flex: 1,
   },
   backButton: {
     position: 'absolute',
     top: 13,
   },
   button: {
     borderRadius: 4,
     marginBottom: 4,
     marginTop: 4,
     marginLeft: 4,
     marginRight: 4,
     paddingBottom: 14,
     paddingLeft: 18,
     paddingRight: 18,
     paddingTop: 14,
     flex: 1,
   },
   buttonContainer: {
     bottom: 0,
     left: 0,
     marginLeft: 26,
     marginRight: 26,
     paddingBottom: 20,
     position: 'absolute',
     right: 0,
   },
   buttonText: {
     fontFamily: 'OpenSans-Semibold',
     fontSize: 17,
     textAlign: 'center',
   },
   classicAuthButton: {
     backgroundColor: 'purpleButton',
   },
   classicAuthButtonText: {
     color: 'whiteText',
   },
   registerButtons: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
   },
   signInButtons: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
   },
   container: {
     backgroundColor: 'transparent',
     flex: 1,
   },
   header: {
     color: 'white',
     fontFamily: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'IBMPlexSans' : 'IBMPlexSans-Medium',
     fontSize: 56,
     fontWeight: '500',
     lineHeight: 66,
     textAlign: 'center',
   },
   loadingIndicator: {
     paddingTop: 15,
   },
   modalBackground: {
     bottom: 0,
     left: 0,
     position: 'absolute',
     right: 0,
     top: 0,
   },
   siweButton: {
     backgroundColor: 'siweButton',
     flex: 1,
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'center',
   },
   siweButtonText: {
     color: 'siweButtonText',
   },
   siweOr: {
     flex: 1,
     flexDirection: 'row',
     marginBottom: 18,
     marginTop: 14,
   },
   siweOrLeftHR: {
     borderColor: 'logInSpacer',
     borderTopWidth: 1,
     flex: 1,
     marginRight: 18,
     marginTop: 10,
   },
   siweOrRightHR: {
     borderColor: 'logInSpacer',
     borderTopWidth: 1,
     flex: 1,
     marginLeft: 18,
     marginTop: 10,
   },
   siweOrText: {
     color: 'whiteText',
     fontSize: 17,
     textAlign: 'center',
   },
   siweIcon: {
     paddingRight: 10,
   },
 };
 
 const isForegroundSelector = createIsForegroundSelector(
   LoggedOutModalRouteName,
 );
 
 const backgroundSource = { uri: splashBackgroundURI };
 
 const initialLogInState = {
   usernameInputText: null,
   passwordInputText: null,
 };
 const initialLegacyRegisterState = {
   usernameInputText: '',
   passwordInputText: '',
   confirmPasswordInputText: '',
 };
 
 type Mode = {
   +curMode: LoggedOutMode,
   +nextMode: LoggedOutMode,
 };
 
 type Props = {
   +navigation: RootNavigationProp<'LoggedOutModal'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'LoggedOutModal'>,
 };
 function LoggedOutModal(props: Props) {
   const mountedRef = React.useRef(false);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     mountedRef.current = true;
     return () => {
       mountedRef.current = false;
     };
   }, []);
 
   const [logInState, baseSetLogInState] =
     React.useState<LogInState>(initialLogInState);
   const setLogInState = React.useCallback(
     (newLogInState: Partial<LogInState>) => {
       if (!mountedRef.current) {
         return;
       }
       baseSetLogInState(prevLogInState => ({
         ...prevLogInState,
         ...newLogInState,
       }));
     },
     [],
   );
   const logInStateContainer = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       state: logInState,
       setState: setLogInState,
     }),
     [logInState, setLogInState],
   );
 
   const [legacyRegisterState, baseSetLegacyRegisterState] =
     React.useState<LegacyRegisterState>(initialLegacyRegisterState);
   const setLegacyRegisterState = React.useCallback(
     (newLegacyRegisterState: Partial<LegacyRegisterState>) => {
       if (!mountedRef.current) {
         return;
       }
       baseSetLegacyRegisterState(prevLegacyRegisterState => ({
         ...prevLegacyRegisterState,
         ...newLegacyRegisterState,
       }));
     },
     [],
   );
   const legacyRegisterStateContainer = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       state: legacyRegisterState,
       setState: setLegacyRegisterState,
     }),
     [legacyRegisterState, setLegacyRegisterState],
   );
 
   const persistedStateLoaded = usePersistedStateLoaded();
   const initialMode = persistedStateLoaded ? 'prompt' : 'loading';
   const [mode, baseSetMode] = React.useState(() => ({
     curMode: initialMode,
     nextMode: initialMode,
   }));
   const setMode = React.useCallback((newMode: Partial<Mode>) => {
     if (!mountedRef.current) {
       return;
     }
     baseSetMode(prevMode => ({
       ...prevMode,
       ...newMode,
     }));
   }, []);
 
   const nextModeRef = React.useRef<LoggedOutMode>(initialMode);
 
   const dimensions = useSelector(derivedDimensionsInfoSelector);
   const contentHeight = useSharedValue(dimensions.safeAreaHeight);
   const modeValue = useSharedValue(initialMode);
   const buttonOpacity = useSharedValue(persistedStateLoaded ? 1 : 0);
 
   const onPrompt = mode.curMode === 'prompt';
   const prevOnPromptRef = React.useRef(onPrompt);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (onPrompt && !prevOnPromptRef.current) {
       buttonOpacity.value = withTiming(1, {
         easing: Easing.out(Easing.ease),
       });
     }
     prevOnPromptRef.current = onPrompt;
   }, [onPrompt, buttonOpacity]);
 
   const curContentHeight = dimensions.safeAreaHeight;
   const prevContentHeightRef = React.useRef(curContentHeight);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (curContentHeight === prevContentHeightRef.current) {
       return;
     }
     prevContentHeightRef.current = curContentHeight;
     contentHeight.value = curContentHeight;
   }, [curContentHeight, contentHeight]);
 
   const combinedSetMode = React.useCallback(
     (newMode: LoggedOutMode) => {
       nextModeRef.current = newMode;
       setMode({ curMode: newMode, nextMode: newMode });
       modeValue.value = newMode;
     },
     [setMode, modeValue],
   );
 
   const goBackToPrompt = React.useCallback(() => {
     nextModeRef.current = 'prompt';
     setMode({ nextMode: 'prompt' });
     modeValue.value = 'prompt';
     Keyboard.dismiss();
   }, [setMode, modeValue]);
 
   const loadingCompleteRef = React.useRef(persistedStateLoaded);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!loadingCompleteRef.current && persistedStateLoaded) {
       combinedSetMode('prompt');
       loadingCompleteRef.current = true;
     }
   }, [persistedStateLoaded, combinedSetMode]);
 
   const [activeAlert, setActiveAlert] = React.useState(false);
 
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   const isForeground = isForegroundSelector(navContext);
 
   const ratchetingKeyboardHeightInput = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       ignoreKeyboardDismissal: activeAlert,
       disabled: !isForeground,
     }),
     [activeAlert, isForeground],
   );
   const keyboardHeightValue = useRatchetingKeyboardHeight(
     ratchetingKeyboardHeightInput,
   );
 
   // We remove the password from the TextInput on iOS before dismissing it,
   // because otherwise iOS will prompt the user to save the password if the
   // iCloud password manager is enabled. We'll put the password back after the
   // dismissal concludes.
   const temporarilyHiddenPassword = React.useRef<?string>();
 
   const curLogInPassword = logInState.passwordInputText;
   const resetToPrompt = React.useCallback(() => {
     if (nextModeRef.current === 'prompt') {
       return false;
     }
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && curLogInPassword) {
       temporarilyHiddenPassword.current = curLogInPassword;
       setLogInState({ passwordInputText: null });
     }
     goBackToPrompt();
     return true;
   }, [goBackToPrompt, curLogInPassword, setLogInState]);
 
   const finishResettingToPrompt = React.useCallback(() => {
     setMode({ curMode: nextModeRef.current });
     if (temporarilyHiddenPassword.current) {
       setLogInState({ passwordInputText: temporarilyHiddenPassword.current });
       temporarilyHiddenPassword.current = null;
     }
   }, [setMode, setLogInState]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!isForeground) {
       return undefined;
     }
     BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', resetToPrompt);
     return () => {
       BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', resetToPrompt);
     };
   }, [isForeground, resetToPrompt]);
 
   const rehydrateConcluded = useSelector(
     state => !!(state._persist && state._persist.rehydrated && navContext),
   );
-  const cookie = useSelector(cookieSelector(authoritativeKeyserverID));
+  const isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+  );
   const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // This gets triggered when an app is killed and restarted
     // Not when it is returned from being backgrounded
     if (!initialAppLoad || !rehydrateConcluded) {
       return;
     }
     initialAppLoad = false;
 
     if (usingCommServicesAccessToken || __DEV__) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const hasUserCookie = cookie && cookie.startsWith('user=');
-    if (loggedIn === !!hasUserCookie) {
+    if (loggedIn === isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver) {
       return;
     }
 
     const actionSource = loggedIn
       ? recoveryFromReduxActionSources.appStartReduxLoggedInButInvalidCookie
       : recoveryFromReduxActionSources.appStartCookieLoggedInButInvalidRedux;
     dispatch({
       type: setActiveSessionRecoveryActionType,
       payload: {
         activeSessionRecovery: actionSource,
         keyserverID: authoritativeKeyserverID,
       },
     });
-  }, [rehydrateConcluded, loggedIn, cookie, dispatch]);
+  }, [rehydrateConcluded, loggedIn, isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver, dispatch]);
 
   const onPressSIWE = React.useCallback(() => {
     combinedSetMode('siwe');
   }, [combinedSetMode]);
 
   const onPressLogIn = React.useCallback(() => {
     combinedSetMode('log-in');
   }, [combinedSetMode]);
 
   const { navigate } = props.navigation;
   const onPressQRCodeSignIn = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate(QRCodeSignInNavigatorRouteName);
   }, [navigate]);
 
   const onPressRegister = React.useCallback(() => {
     combinedSetMode('register');
   }, [combinedSetMode]);
 
   const onPressNewRegister = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate(RegistrationRouteName);
   }, [navigate]);
 
   const opacityStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
     opacity: getPanelOpacity(modeValue.value, finishResettingToPrompt),
   }));
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const panel = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (mode.curMode === 'log-in') {
       return (
         <LogInPanel
           setActiveAlert={setActiveAlert}
           opacityStyle={opacityStyle}
           logInState={logInStateContainer}
         />
       );
     } else if (mode.curMode === 'register') {
       return (
         <LegacyRegisterPanel
           setActiveAlert={setActiveAlert}
           opacityStyle={opacityStyle}
           legacyRegisterState={legacyRegisterStateContainer}
         />
       );
     } else if (mode.curMode === 'loading') {
       return (
         <ActivityIndicator
           color="white"
           size="large"
           style={styles.loadingIndicator}
         />
       );
     }
     return null;
   }, [
     mode.curMode,
     setActiveAlert,
     opacityStyle,
     logInStateContainer,
     legacyRegisterStateContainer,
     styles.loadingIndicator,
   ]);
 
   const classicAuthButtonStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.button, styles.classicAuthButton],
     [styles.button, styles.classicAuthButton],
   );
   const classicAuthButtonTextStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.buttonText, styles.classicAuthButtonText],
     [styles.buttonText, styles.classicAuthButtonText],
   );
   const siweAuthButtonStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.button, styles.siweButton],
     [styles.button, styles.siweButton],
   );
   const siweAuthButtonTextStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.buttonText, styles.siweButtonText],
     [styles.buttonText, styles.siweButtonText],
   );
   const buttonsViewOpacity = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
     opacity: buttonOpacity.value,
   }));
   const buttonsViewStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.buttonContainer, buttonsViewOpacity],
     [styles.buttonContainer, buttonsViewOpacity],
   );
   const buttons = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (mode.curMode !== 'prompt') {
       return null;
     }
 
     const registerButtons = [];
     registerButtons.push(
       <TouchableOpacity
         onPress={onPressRegister}
         style={classicAuthButtonStyle}
         activeOpacity={0.6}
         key="old"
       >
         <Text style={classicAuthButtonTextStyle}>Register</Text>
       </TouchableOpacity>,
     );
     if (enableNewRegistrationMode) {
       registerButtons.push(
         <TouchableOpacity
           onPress={onPressNewRegister}
           style={classicAuthButtonStyle}
           activeOpacity={0.6}
           key="new"
         >
           <Text style={classicAuthButtonTextStyle}>Register (new)</Text>
         </TouchableOpacity>,
       );
     }
 
     const signInButtons = [];
     signInButtons.push(
       <TouchableOpacity
         onPress={onPressLogIn}
         style={classicAuthButtonStyle}
         activeOpacity={0.6}
         key="login-form"
       >
         <Text style={classicAuthButtonTextStyle}>Sign in</Text>
       </TouchableOpacity>,
     );
     if (__DEV__) {
       signInButtons.push(
         <TouchableOpacity
           onPress={onPressQRCodeSignIn}
           style={classicAuthButtonStyle}
           activeOpacity={0.6}
           key="qr-code-login"
         >
           <Text style={classicAuthButtonTextStyle}>Sign in (QR)</Text>
         </TouchableOpacity>,
       );
     }
 
     return (
       <AnimatedView style={buttonsViewStyle}>
         <LoggedOutStaffInfo />
         <TouchableOpacity
           onPress={onPressSIWE}
           style={siweAuthButtonStyle}
           activeOpacity={0.6}
         >
           <View style={styles.siweIcon}>
             <EthereumLogo />
           </View>
           <Text style={siweAuthButtonTextStyle}>Sign in with Ethereum</Text>
         </TouchableOpacity>
         <View style={styles.siweOr}>
           <View style={styles.siweOrLeftHR} />
           <Text style={styles.siweOrText}>or</Text>
           <View style={styles.siweOrRightHR} />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.signInButtons}>{signInButtons}</View>
         <View style={styles.registerButtons}>{registerButtons}</View>
       </AnimatedView>
     );
   }, [
     mode.curMode,
     onPressRegister,
     onPressNewRegister,
     onPressLogIn,
     onPressQRCodeSignIn,
     onPressSIWE,
     classicAuthButtonStyle,
     classicAuthButtonTextStyle,
     siweAuthButtonStyle,
     siweAuthButtonTextStyle,
     buttonsViewStyle,
     styles.siweIcon,
     styles.siweOr,
     styles.siweOrLeftHR,
     styles.siweOrText,
     styles.siweOrRightHR,
     styles.signInButtons,
     styles.registerButtons,
   ]);
 
   const windowWidth = dimensions.width;
   const backButtonStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [
       styles.backButton,
       opacityStyle,
       { left: windowWidth < 360 ? 28 : 40 },
     ],
     [styles.backButton, opacityStyle, windowWidth],
   );
 
   const paddingTopStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
     paddingTop: getPanelPaddingTop(
       modeValue.value,
       keyboardHeightValue.value,
       contentHeight.value,
     ),
   }));
   const animatedContentStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.animationContainer, paddingTopStyle],
     [styles.animationContainer, paddingTopStyle],
   );
   const animatedContent = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <AnimatedView style={animatedContentStyle}>
         <View>
           <Text style={styles.header}>Comm</Text>
           <AnimatedView style={backButtonStyle}>
             <TouchableOpacity activeOpacity={0.6} onPress={resetToPrompt}>
               <Icon name="arrow-circle-o-left" size={36} color="#FFFFFFAA" />
             </TouchableOpacity>
           </AnimatedView>
         </View>
         {panel}
       </AnimatedView>
     ),
     [
       animatedContentStyle,
       styles.header,
       backButtonStyle,
       resetToPrompt,
       panel,
     ],
   );
 
   const curModeIsSIWE = mode.curMode === 'siwe';
   const nextModeIsPrompt = mode.nextMode === 'prompt';
   const siwePanel = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!curModeIsSIWE) {
       return null;
     }
     return (
       <FullscreenSIWEPanel
         goBackToPrompt={goBackToPrompt}
         closing={nextModeIsPrompt}
       />
     );
   }, [curModeIsSIWE, goBackToPrompt, nextModeIsPrompt]);
 
   const splashStyle = useSelector(splashStyleSelector);
   const backgroundStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.modalBackground, splashStyle],
     [styles.modalBackground, splashStyle],
   );
   return React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <>
         <ConnectedStatusBar barStyle="light-content" />
         <Image source={backgroundSource} style={backgroundStyle} />
         <SafeAreaView style={styles.container} edges={safeAreaEdges}>
           <KeyboardAvoidingView behavior="padding" style={styles.container}>
             {animatedContent}
             {buttons}
           </KeyboardAvoidingView>
         </SafeAreaView>
         {siwePanel}
       </>
     ),
     [backgroundStyle, styles.container, animatedContent, buttons, siwePanel],
   );
 }
 
 const MemoizedLoggedOutModal: React.ComponentType<Props> =
   React.memo<Props>(LoggedOutModal);
 
 export default MemoizedLoggedOutModal;
diff --git a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
index 3c3fbdcb3..f5f75a490 100644
--- a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
+++ b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
@@ -1,612 +1,612 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { setDataLoadedActionType } from 'lib/actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
 import { setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType } from 'lib/actions/synced-metadata-actions.js';
 import {
   legacyKeyserverRegisterActionTypes,
   legacyKeyserverRegister,
   useIdentityPasswordRegister,
   identityRegisterActionTypes,
   deleteAccountActionTypes,
   useDeleteDiscardedIdentityAccount,
 } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
 import { useKeyserverAuthWithRetry } from 'lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-auth.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from 'lib/keyserver-conn/legacy-keyserver-call.js';
 import { usePreRequestUserState } from 'lib/selectors/account-selectors.js';
-import { isLoggedInToKeyserver } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
+import { isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import {
   type LegacyLogInStartingPayload,
   logInActionSources,
   type LogOutResult,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
 import { syncedMetadataNames } from 'lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js';
 import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
 import { setURLPrefix } from 'lib/utils/url-utils.js';
 import { waitUntilDatabaseDeleted } from 'lib/utils/wait-until-db-deleted.js';
 
 import type {
   RegistrationServerCallInput,
   UsernameAccountSelection,
   EthereumAccountSelection,
   AvatarData,
 } from './registration-types.js';
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../../authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import {
   useNativeSetUserAvatar,
   useUploadSelectedMedia,
 } from '../../avatars/avatar-hooks.js';
 import { commCoreModule } from '../../native-modules.js';
 import { persistConfig } from '../../redux/persist.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { nativeLegacyLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../../selectors/account-selectors.js';
 import {
   appOutOfDateAlertDetails,
   usernameReservedAlertDetails,
   usernameTakenAlertDetails,
   unknownErrorAlertDetails,
 } from '../../utils/alert-messages.js';
 import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 import { defaultURLPrefix } from '../../utils/url-utils.js';
 import { setNativeCredentials } from '../native-credentials.js';
 import {
   useLegacySIWEServerCall,
   useIdentityWalletRegisterCall,
 } from '../siwe-hooks.js';
 
 // We can't just do everything in one async callback, since the server calls
 // would get bound to Redux state from before the registration. The registration
 // flow has multiple steps where critical Redux state is changed, where
 // subsequent steps depend on accessing the updated Redux state.
 
 // To address this, we break the registration process up into multiple steps.
 // When each step completes we update the currentStep state, and we have Redux
 // selectors that trigger useEffects for subsequent steps when relevant data
 // starts to appear in Redux.
 
 type CurrentStep =
   | { +step: 'inactive' }
   | {
       +step: 'identity_registration_dispatched',
       +clearCachedSelections: () => void,
       +onAlertAcknowledged: ?() => mixed,
       +avatarData: ?AvatarData,
       +credentialsToSave: ?{ +username: string, +password: string },
       +resolve: () => void,
       +reject: Error => void,
     }
   | {
       +step: 'authoritative_keyserver_registration_dispatched',
       +clearCachedSelections: () => void,
       +avatarData: ?AvatarData,
       +credentialsToSave: ?{ +username: string, +password: string },
       +resolve: () => void,
       +reject: Error => void,
     };
 
 const inactiveStep = { step: 'inactive' };
 
 function useRegistrationServerCall(): RegistrationServerCallInput => Promise<void> {
   const [currentStep, setCurrentStep] =
     React.useState<CurrentStep>(inactiveStep);
 
   // STEP 1: ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
 
   const legacyLogInExtraInfo = useSelector(nativeLegacyLogInExtraInfoSelector);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const callLegacyKeyserverRegister = useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall(
     legacyKeyserverRegister,
   );
   const callIdentityPasswordRegister = useIdentityPasswordRegister();
 
   const identityRegisterUsernameAccount = React.useCallback(
     async (
       accountSelection: UsernameAccountSelection,
       farcasterID: ?string,
       onAlertAcknowledged: ?() => mixed,
     ) => {
       const identityRegisterPromise = (async () => {
         try {
           return await callIdentityPasswordRegister(
             accountSelection.username,
             accountSelection.password,
             farcasterID,
           );
         } catch (e) {
           const messageForException = getMessageForException(e);
           if (messageForException === 'username_reserved') {
             Alert.alert(
               usernameReservedAlertDetails.title,
               usernameReservedAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           } else if (messageForException === 'username_already_exists') {
             Alert.alert(
               usernameTakenAlertDetails.title,
               usernameTakenAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           } else if (messageForException === 'unsupported_version') {
             Alert.alert(
               appOutOfDateAlertDetails.title,
               appOutOfDateAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           } else {
             Alert.alert(
               unknownErrorAlertDetails.title,
               unknownErrorAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           }
           throw e;
         }
       })();
       void dispatchActionPromise(
         identityRegisterActionTypes,
         identityRegisterPromise,
       );
       await identityRegisterPromise;
     },
     [callIdentityPasswordRegister, dispatchActionPromise],
   );
 
   const legacyKeyserverRegisterUsernameAccount = React.useCallback(
     async (
       accountSelection: UsernameAccountSelection,
       keyserverURL: string,
       onAlertAcknowledged: ?() => mixed,
     ) => {
       const extraInfo = await legacyLogInExtraInfo();
       const legacyKeyserverRegisterPromise = (async () => {
         try {
           return await callLegacyKeyserverRegister(
             {
               ...extraInfo,
               username: accountSelection.username,
               password: accountSelection.password,
             },
             {
               urlPrefixOverride: keyserverURL,
             },
           );
         } catch (e) {
           const messageForException = getMessageForException(e);
           if (messageForException === 'username_reserved') {
             Alert.alert(
               usernameReservedAlertDetails.title,
               usernameReservedAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           } else if (messageForException === 'username_taken') {
             Alert.alert(
               usernameTakenAlertDetails.title,
               usernameTakenAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           } else if (messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported') {
             Alert.alert(
               appOutOfDateAlertDetails.title,
               appOutOfDateAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           } else {
             Alert.alert(
               unknownErrorAlertDetails.title,
               unknownErrorAlertDetails.message,
               [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
               { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
             );
           }
           throw e;
         }
       })();
       void dispatchActionPromise(
         legacyKeyserverRegisterActionTypes,
         legacyKeyserverRegisterPromise,
         undefined,
         ({
           calendarQuery: extraInfo.calendarQuery,
         }: LegacyLogInStartingPayload),
       );
       await legacyKeyserverRegisterPromise;
     },
     [legacyLogInExtraInfo, callLegacyKeyserverRegister, dispatchActionPromise],
   );
 
   const legacySiweServerCall = useLegacySIWEServerCall();
   const legacyKeyserverRegisterEthereumAccount = React.useCallback(
     async (
       accountSelection: EthereumAccountSelection,
       keyserverURL: string,
       onAlertAcknowledged: ?() => mixed,
     ) => {
       try {
         await legacySiweServerCall(accountSelection, {
           urlPrefixOverride: keyserverURL,
         });
       } catch (e) {
         const messageForException = getMessageForException(e);
         if (messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported') {
           Alert.alert(
             appOutOfDateAlertDetails.title,
             appOutOfDateAlertDetails.message,
             [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
             { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
           );
         } else {
           Alert.alert(
             unknownErrorAlertDetails.title,
             unknownErrorAlertDetails.message,
             [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
             { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
           );
         }
         throw e;
       }
     },
     [legacySiweServerCall],
   );
 
   const identityWalletRegisterCall = useIdentityWalletRegisterCall();
   const identityRegisterEthereumAccount = React.useCallback(
     async (
       accountSelection: EthereumAccountSelection,
       farcasterID: ?string,
       onNonceExpired: () => mixed,
       onAlertAcknowledged: ?() => mixed,
     ) => {
       try {
         await identityWalletRegisterCall({
           address: accountSelection.address,
           message: accountSelection.message,
           signature: accountSelection.signature,
           fid: farcasterID,
         });
       } catch (e) {
         const messageForException = getMessageForException(e);
         if (messageForException === 'nonce_expired') {
           onNonceExpired();
         } else if (messageForException === 'unsupported_version') {
           Alert.alert(
             appOutOfDateAlertDetails.title,
             appOutOfDateAlertDetails.message,
             [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
             { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
           );
         } else {
           Alert.alert(
             unknownErrorAlertDetails.title,
             unknownErrorAlertDetails.message,
             [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
             { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
           );
         }
         throw e;
       }
     },
     [identityWalletRegisterCall],
   );
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const returnedFunc = React.useCallback(
     (input: RegistrationServerCallInput) =>
       new Promise<void>(
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-async-promise-executor
         async (resolve, reject) => {
           try {
             if (currentStep.step !== 'inactive') {
               return;
             }
             const {
               accountSelection,
               avatarData,
               keyserverURL: passedKeyserverURL,
               farcasterID,
               siweBackupSecrets,
               clearCachedSelections,
               onNonceExpired,
               onAlertAcknowledged,
             } = input;
             const keyserverURL = passedKeyserverURL ?? defaultURLPrefix;
             if (
               accountSelection.accountType === 'username' &&
               !usingCommServicesAccessToken
             ) {
               await legacyKeyserverRegisterUsernameAccount(
                 accountSelection,
                 keyserverURL,
                 onAlertAcknowledged,
               );
             } else if (accountSelection.accountType === 'username') {
               await identityRegisterUsernameAccount(
                 accountSelection,
                 farcasterID,
                 onAlertAcknowledged,
               );
             } else if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
               await legacyKeyserverRegisterEthereumAccount(
                 accountSelection,
                 keyserverURL,
                 onAlertAcknowledged,
               );
             } else {
               await identityRegisterEthereumAccount(
                 accountSelection,
                 farcasterID,
                 onNonceExpired,
                 onAlertAcknowledged,
               );
             }
             if (passedKeyserverURL) {
               dispatch({
                 type: setURLPrefix,
                 payload: passedKeyserverURL,
               });
             }
             if (farcasterID) {
               dispatch({
                 type: setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
                 payload: {
                   name: syncedMetadataNames.CURRENT_USER_FID,
                   data: farcasterID,
                 },
               });
             }
             if (siweBackupSecrets) {
               await commCoreModule.setSIWEBackupSecrets(siweBackupSecrets);
             }
             const credentialsToSave =
               accountSelection.accountType === 'username'
                 ? {
                     username: accountSelection.username,
                     password: accountSelection.password,
                   }
                 : null;
             if (usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
               setCurrentStep({
                 step: 'identity_registration_dispatched',
                 avatarData,
                 clearCachedSelections,
                 onAlertAcknowledged,
                 credentialsToSave,
                 resolve,
                 reject,
               });
             } else {
               setCurrentStep({
                 step: 'authoritative_keyserver_registration_dispatched',
                 avatarData,
                 clearCachedSelections,
                 credentialsToSave,
                 resolve,
                 reject,
               });
             }
           } catch (e) {
             reject(e);
           }
         },
       ),
     [
       currentStep,
       legacyKeyserverRegisterUsernameAccount,
       identityRegisterUsernameAccount,
       legacyKeyserverRegisterEthereumAccount,
       identityRegisterEthereumAccount,
       dispatch,
     ],
   );
 
   // STEP 2: REGISTERING ON AUTHORITATIVE KEYSERVER
 
   const keyserverAuth = useKeyserverAuthWithRetry(authoritativeKeyserverID);
 
   const isRegisteredOnIdentity = useSelector(
     state =>
       !!state.commServicesAccessToken &&
       !!state.currentUserInfo &&
       !state.currentUserInfo.anonymous,
   );
 
   // We call deleteDiscardedIdentityAccount in order to reset state if identity
   // registration succeeds but authoritative keyserver auth fails
   const deleteDiscardedIdentityAccount = useDeleteDiscardedIdentityAccount();
   const preRequestUserState = usePreRequestUserState();
   const commServicesAccessToken = useSelector(
     state => state.commServicesAccessToken,
   );
 
   const registeringOnAuthoritativeKeyserverRef = React.useRef(false);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (
       !isRegisteredOnIdentity ||
       currentStep.step !== 'identity_registration_dispatched' ||
       registeringOnAuthoritativeKeyserverRef.current
     ) {
       return;
     }
     registeringOnAuthoritativeKeyserverRef.current = true;
     const {
       avatarData,
       clearCachedSelections,
       onAlertAcknowledged,
       credentialsToSave,
       resolve,
       reject,
     } = currentStep;
     void (async () => {
       try {
         await keyserverAuth({
           authActionSource: process.env.BROWSER
             ? logInActionSources.keyserverAuthFromWeb
             : logInActionSources.keyserverAuthFromNative,
           setInProgress: () => {},
           hasBeenCancelled: () => false,
           doNotRegister: false,
           password: credentialsToSave?.password,
         });
         setCurrentStep({
           step: 'authoritative_keyserver_registration_dispatched',
           avatarData,
           clearCachedSelections,
           credentialsToSave,
           resolve,
           reject,
         });
       } catch (keyserverAuthException) {
         const messageForException = getMessageForException(
           keyserverAuthException,
         );
         const discardIdentityAccountPromise: Promise<LogOutResult> =
           (async () => {
             try {
               const deletionResult = await deleteDiscardedIdentityAccount(
                 credentialsToSave?.password,
               );
               if (messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported') {
                 Alert.alert(
                   appOutOfDateAlertDetails.title,
                   appOutOfDateAlertDetails.message,
                   [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
                   { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
                 );
               } else {
                 Alert.alert(
                   unknownErrorAlertDetails.title,
                   unknownErrorAlertDetails.message,
                   [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
                   { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
                 );
               }
               return deletionResult;
             } catch (deleteException) {
               // We swallow the exception here because
               // discardIdentityAccountPromise is used in a scenario where the
               // user is visibly logged-out, and it's only used to reset state
               // (eg. Redux, SQLite) to a logged-out state. The state reset
               // only occurs when a success action is dispatched, so by
               // swallowing exceptions we ensure that we always dispatch a
               // success.
               Alert.alert(
                 'Account created but login failed',
                 'We were able to create your account, but were unable to log ' +
                   'you in. Try going back to the login screen and logging in ' +
                   'with your new credentials.',
                 [{ text: 'OK', onPress: onAlertAcknowledged }],
                 { cancelable: !onAlertAcknowledged },
               );
               return {
                 currentUserInfo: null,
                 preRequestUserState: {
                   ...preRequestUserState,
                   commServicesAccessToken,
                 },
               };
             }
           })();
         void dispatchActionPromise(
           deleteAccountActionTypes,
           discardIdentityAccountPromise,
         );
         await waitUntilDatabaseDeleted();
         reject(keyserverAuthException);
         setCurrentStep(inactiveStep);
       } finally {
         registeringOnAuthoritativeKeyserverRef.current = false;
       }
     })();
   }, [
     currentStep,
     isRegisteredOnIdentity,
     keyserverAuth,
     dispatchActionPromise,
     deleteDiscardedIdentityAccount,
     preRequestUserState,
     commServicesAccessToken,
   ]);
 
   // STEP 3: SETTING AVATAR
 
   const uploadSelectedMedia = useUploadSelectedMedia();
   const nativeSetUserAvatar = useNativeSetUserAvatar();
 
-  const isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver = useSelector(
-    isLoggedInToKeyserver(authoritativeKeyserverID),
+  const isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
   );
 
   const avatarBeingSetRef = React.useRef(false);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (
-      !isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver ||
+      !isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver ||
       currentStep.step !== 'authoritative_keyserver_registration_dispatched' ||
       avatarBeingSetRef.current
     ) {
       return;
     }
     avatarBeingSetRef.current = true;
     const { avatarData, resolve, clearCachedSelections, credentialsToSave } =
       currentStep;
     void (async () => {
       try {
         if (!avatarData) {
           return;
         }
         let updateUserAvatarRequest;
         if (!avatarData.needsUpload) {
           ({ updateUserAvatarRequest } = avatarData);
         } else {
           const { mediaSelection } = avatarData;
           updateUserAvatarRequest = await uploadSelectedMedia(mediaSelection);
           if (!updateUserAvatarRequest) {
             return;
           }
         }
         await nativeSetUserAvatar(updateUserAvatarRequest);
       } finally {
         dispatch({
           type: setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
           payload: {
             name: syncedMetadataNames.DB_VERSION,
             data: `${persistConfig.version}`,
           },
         });
         dispatch({
           type: setDataLoadedActionType,
           payload: {
             dataLoaded: true,
           },
         });
         clearCachedSelections();
         if (credentialsToSave) {
           void setNativeCredentials(credentialsToSave);
         }
         setCurrentStep(inactiveStep);
         avatarBeingSetRef.current = false;
         resolve();
       }
     })();
   }, [
     currentStep,
-    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+    isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver,
     uploadSelectedMedia,
     nativeSetUserAvatar,
     dispatch,
   ]);
 
   return returnedFunc;
 }
 
 export { useRegistrationServerCall };
diff --git a/native/components/auto-join-community-handler.react.js b/native/components/auto-join-community-handler.react.js
index c9d49faa4..1c2a71b0a 100644
--- a/native/components/auto-join-community-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/components/auto-join-community-handler.react.js
@@ -1,163 +1,163 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
   joinThreadActionTypes,
   useJoinThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { NeynarClientContext } from 'lib/components/neynar-client-provider.react.js';
 import blobService from 'lib/facts/blob-service.js';
 import { extractKeyserverIDFromID } from 'lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-call-utils.js';
-import { cookieSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
+import { isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { farcasterChannelTagBlobHash } from 'lib/shared/community-utils.js';
 import type { AuthMetadata } from 'lib/shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from 'lib/shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { defaultThreadSubscription } from 'lib/types/subscription-types.js';
-import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from 'lib/utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { getBlobFetchableURL } from 'lib/utils/blob-service.js';
 import { useCurrentUserFID } from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import {
   usingCommServicesAccessToken,
   createDefaultHTTPRequestHeaders,
 } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
 
 import { nonThreadCalendarQuery } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 function AutoJoinCommunityHandler(): React.Node {
   const isActive = useSelector(state => state.lifecycleState !== 'background');
 
-  const cookie = useSelector(cookieSelector(authoritativeKeyserverID()));
-  const hasUserCookie = !!(cookie && cookie.startsWith('user='));
+  const isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+  );
   const currentUserID = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo?.id);
-  const loggedIn = !!currentUserID && hasUserCookie;
+  const loggedIn = !!currentUserID && isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver;
 
   const fid = useCurrentUserFID();
 
   const neynarClient = React.useContext(NeynarClientContext)?.client;
 
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
 
   const identityClientContext = React.useContext(IdentityClientContext);
   invariant(identityClientContext, 'IdentityClientContext should be set');
   const { getAuthMetadata } = identityClientContext;
 
   const calendarQuery = useSelector(state =>
     nonThreadCalendarQuery({
       redux: state,
       navContext,
     }),
   );
 
   const joinThread = useJoinThread();
 
   const joinThreadActionPromise = React.useCallback(
     async (communityID: string) => {
       const query = calendarQuery();
 
       return await joinThread({
         threadID: communityID,
         calendarQuery: {
           startDate: query.startDate,
           endDate: query.endDate,
           filters: [
             ...query.filters,
             { type: 'threads', threadIDs: [communityID] },
           ],
         },
         defaultSubscription: defaultThreadSubscription,
       });
     },
     [calendarQuery, joinThread],
   );
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
 
   const threadInfos = useSelector(state => state.threadStore.threadInfos);
 
   const keyserverInfos = useSelector(
     state => state.keyserverStore.keyserverInfos,
   );
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!loggedIn || !isActive || !fid || !neynarClient || !threadInfos) {
       return;
     }
 
     void (async () => {
       const authMetadataPromise: Promise<?AuthMetadata> = (async () => {
         if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
           return undefined;
         }
         return await getAuthMetadata();
       })();
 
       const followedFarcasterChannelsPromise =
         neynarClient.fetchFollowedFarcasterChannels(fid);
 
       const [authMetadata, followedFarcasterChannels] = await Promise.all([
         authMetadataPromise,
         followedFarcasterChannelsPromise,
       ]);
 
       const headers = authMetadata
         ? createDefaultHTTPRequestHeaders(authMetadata)
         : {};
 
       const followedFarcasterChannelIDs = followedFarcasterChannels.map(
         channel => channel.id,
       );
 
       const promises = followedFarcasterChannelIDs.map(async channelID => {
         const blobHash = farcasterChannelTagBlobHash(channelID);
         const blobURL = getBlobFetchableURL(blobHash);
 
         const blobResult = await fetch(blobURL, {
           method: blobService.httpEndpoints.GET_BLOB.method,
           headers,
         });
 
         if (blobResult.status !== 200) {
           return;
         }
 
         const { commCommunityID } = await blobResult.json();
         const keyserverID = extractKeyserverIDFromID(commCommunityID);
 
         if (!keyserverInfos[keyserverID]) {
           return;
         }
 
         // The user is already in the community
         if (threadInfos[commCommunityID]) {
           return;
         }
 
         void dispatchActionPromise(
           joinThreadActionTypes,
           joinThreadActionPromise(commCommunityID),
         );
       });
 
       await Promise.all(promises);
     })();
   }, [
     threadInfos,
     dispatchActionPromise,
     fid,
     isActive,
     joinThreadActionPromise,
     loggedIn,
     neynarClient,
     getAuthMetadata,
     keyserverInfos,
   ]);
 
   return null;
 }
 
 export { AutoJoinCommunityHandler };
diff --git a/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js b/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js
index 7900c18ff..3655d426a 100644
--- a/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js
@@ -1,69 +1,69 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { recordAlertActionType } from 'lib/actions/alert-actions.js';
-import { cookieSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
+import { isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import {
   alertTypes,
   type RecordAlertActionPayload,
 } from 'lib/types/alert-types.js';
-import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from 'lib/utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { useCurrentUserFID } from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import { shouldSkipConnectFarcasterAlert } from 'lib/utils/push-alerts.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 
 import { ConnectFarcasterBottomSheetRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 function ConnectFarcasterAlertHandler(): React.Node {
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
   const isActive = useSelector(state => state.lifecycleState !== 'background');
 
+  const isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+  );
   const currentUserID = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo?.id);
-  const cookie = useSelector(cookieSelector(authoritativeKeyserverID()));
-  const hasUserCookie = !!(cookie && cookie.startsWith('user='));
-  const loggedIn = !!currentUserID && hasUserCookie;
+  const loggedIn = !!currentUserID && isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver;
 
   const fid = useCurrentUserFID();
 
   const connectFarcasterAlertInfo = useSelector(
     state => state.alertStore.alertInfos[alertTypes.CONNECT_FARCASTER],
   );
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (
       !loggedIn ||
       !isActive ||
       !!fid ||
       shouldSkipConnectFarcasterAlert(connectFarcasterAlertInfo)
     ) {
       return;
     }
 
     void (async () => {
       await sleep(1000);
 
       navigate(ConnectFarcasterBottomSheetRouteName);
 
       const payload: RecordAlertActionPayload = {
         alertType: alertTypes.CONNECT_FARCASTER,
         time: Date.now(),
       };
 
       dispatch({
         type: recordAlertActionType,
         payload,
       });
     })();
   }, [connectFarcasterAlertInfo, dispatch, fid, isActive, loggedIn, navigate]);
 
   return null;
 }
 
 export default ConnectFarcasterAlertHandler;
diff --git a/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js b/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js
index 5e33e499a..9bc92de40 100644
--- a/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js
@@ -1,89 +1,91 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { cookieSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
-import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
+import {
+  isLoggedIn,
+  isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+} from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 
 import { logInActionType, logOutActionType } from './action-types.js';
 import ModalPruner from './modal-pruner.react.js';
 import NavFromReduxHandler from './nav-from-redux-handler.react.js';
 import { useIsAppLoggedIn } from './nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext, type NavAction } from './navigation-context.js';
 import PolicyAcknowledgmentHandler from './policy-acknowledgment-handler.react.js';
 import ThreadScreenTracker from './thread-screen-tracker.react.js';
 import { MissingRegistrationDataHandler } from '../account/registration/missing-registration-data/missing-registration-data-handler.react.js';
-import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import DevTools from '../redux/dev-tools.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { usePersistedStateLoaded } from '../selectors/app-state-selectors.js';
 
 const NavigationHandler: React.ComponentType<{}> = React.memo<{}>(
   function NavigationHandler() {
     const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
     const persistedStateLoaded = usePersistedStateLoaded();
 
     const devTools = __DEV__ ? <DevTools key="devTools" /> : null;
 
     if (!navContext || !persistedStateLoaded) {
       if (__DEV__) {
         return (
           <>
             <NavFromReduxHandler />
             {devTools}
           </>
         );
       } else {
         return null;
       }
     }
 
     const { dispatch } = navContext;
     return (
       <>
         <LogInHandler dispatch={dispatch} />
         <ThreadScreenTracker />
         <ModalPruner navContext={navContext} />
         <PolicyAcknowledgmentHandler />
         <MissingRegistrationDataHandler />
         {devTools}
       </>
     );
   },
 );
 NavigationHandler.displayName = 'NavigationHandler';
 
 type LogInHandlerProps = {
   +dispatch: (action: NavAction) => void,
 };
 const LogInHandler = React.memo<LogInHandlerProps>(function LogInHandler(
   props: LogInHandlerProps,
 ) {
   const { dispatch } = props;
 
   const hasCurrentUserInfo = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
 
-  const cookie = useSelector(cookieSelector(authoritativeKeyserverID));
-  const hasUserCookie = !!(cookie && cookie.startsWith('user='));
+  const isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver = useSelector(
+    isLoggedInToAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+  );
 
-  const loggedIn = hasCurrentUserInfo && hasUserCookie;
+  const loggedIn = hasCurrentUserInfo && isLoggedInToAuthKeyserver;
   const navLoggedIn = useIsAppLoggedIn();
   const prevLoggedInRef = React.useRef<?boolean>();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (loggedIn === prevLoggedInRef.current) {
       return;
     }
     prevLoggedInRef.current = loggedIn;
     if (loggedIn && !navLoggedIn) {
       dispatch({ type: (logInActionType: 'LOG_IN') });
     } else if (!loggedIn && navLoggedIn) {
       dispatch({ type: (logOutActionType: 'LOG_OUT') });
     }
   }, [navLoggedIn, loggedIn, dispatch]);
 
   return null;
 });
 LogInHandler.displayName = 'LogInHandler';
 
 export default NavigationHandler;