The problem I have with Google's authentication flow (and also Microsoft's) is that there's no right way to use it. They both make unpredictable demands at unp

The problem I have with Google's authentication flow (and also Microsoft's) is that there's no right way to use it. They both make unpredictable demands at unpredictable times, so you can't rely on being able to authenticate when you need to. Randomly losing account availability like this is completely unacceptable for critical services like the ones they provide.