Make server the single source of truth for active location

Two devices on the same account each kept their own localStorage location and
re-asserted it onto Feeld's single shared account-location slot on every Discover
mount — so loading the site on device B would overwrite the location device A
had just set (San Antonio → Dallas).

- useLocation: on server sync, always adopt the server's current/custom location,
  overriding this device's local cache (was local-first via a `!location` guard).
  Devices now converge to the server value on load. Expose `locationReady`.
- Discover: wait for `locationReady` before pushing DeviceLocationUpdate, and push
  whenever the authoritative location changes (deduped by coords) instead of a
  one-shot stale-cache assert. Device B now stamps the server's value onto Feeld,
  not its own old location.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

web/src/hooks/useLocation.tsx

@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export interface LocationState {
 interface LocationContextType {
   location: LocationState | null;
   savedLocations: SavedLocation[];
+  // True once the initial sync from the server (the source of truth) has completed.
+  // Consumers that push the location onward (e.g. Discover → Feeld) should wait for this
+  // so they assert the server's authoritative value, not this device's stale cache.
+  locationReady: boolean;
   // Throws BannedCountryError if the LocationState has a banned country/countryCode.
   setLocation: (location: LocationState | null) => void;
   // Throws BannedCountryError if the country is on the Feeld-restricted list.
@@ -106,18 +110,17 @@ export function LocationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
             });
           }
 
-          // Restore current location if we don't have one
+          // The server is the single source of truth for the active location.
-          const cleanCurrent = sanitizeCurrent(serverData.currentLocation);
+          // Adopt whatever it currently holds (prefer currentLocation, fall back to
-          if (cleanCurrent && !location) {
+          // customLocation), OVERRIDING this device's local cache — so two devices on
-            setLocationState(cleanCurrent);
+          // the same account always converge to the same place instead of each
-            localStorage.setItem(CURRENT_LOCATION_KEY, JSON.stringify(cleanCurrent));
+          // re-asserting its own stale copy. Only keep local if the server has none.
-          }
+          const serverActive =
-
+            sanitizeCurrent(serverData.currentLocation) ||
-          // Restore custom location if we don't have one
+            sanitizeCurrent(serverData.customLocation);
-          const cleanCustom = sanitizeCurrent(serverData.customLocation);
+          if (serverActive) {
-          if (cleanCustom && !location) {
+            setLocationState(serverActive);
-            setLocationState(cleanCustom);
+            localStorage.setItem(CURRENT_LOCATION_KEY, JSON.stringify(serverActive));
-            localStorage.setItem(CURRENT_LOCATION_KEY, JSON.stringify(cleanCustom));
           }
         }
       } catch (e) {
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ export function LocationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       value={{
         location,
         savedLocations,
+        locationReady: hasSyncedFromServer,
         setLocation,
         saveLocation,
         deleteLocation,

web/src/pages/Discover.tsx

@@ -291,24 +291,29 @@ export function DiscoverPage() {
   });
   const initialLoadDone = useRef(false);
   const savedLikedMeProfiles = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
-  const { location } = useLocation();
+  const { location, locationReady } = useLocation();
   const { isFavorite, toggleFavorite } = useFavorites();
 
-  // Set device location on Feeld when Discover page loads (emulates app open GPS)
+  // Push the location to Feeld whenever the authoritative location changes.
+  // Gate on `locationReady` so we wait for the server (the source of truth) to load
+  // first — otherwise this device would stamp its own stale localStorage location onto
+  // Feeld's single shared account-location slot, overriding what another device just set.
+  // Dedupe by coordinates so we don't re-push the same place on every re-render.
   const [updateDeviceLocation] = useMutation(DEVICE_LOCATION_UPDATE_MUTATION);
-  const locationSetRef = useRef(false);
+  const lastPushedRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (location && !locationSetRef.current) {
+    if (!locationReady || !location) return;
-      locationSetRef.current = true;
+    const coordKey = `${location.latitude},${location.longitude}`;
+    if (lastPushedRef.current === coordKey) return;
+    lastPushedRef.current = coordKey;
     updateDeviceLocation({
       variables: { input: { latitude: location.latitude, longitude: location.longitude } },
     }).then(() => {
-        console.log(`[Discover] Location set to ${location.name || `${location.latitude},${location.longitude}`}`);
+      console.log(`[Discover] Location set to ${location.name || coordKey}`);
     }).catch((err) => {
       console.error('[Discover] Failed to set location:', err);
     });
-    }
+  }, [locationReady, location, updateDeviceLocation]);
-  }, [location, updateDeviceLocation]);
 
   // Fetch rotation location (what the cron actually set on Feeld)
   const [rotationLocation, setRotationLocation] = useState<string | null>(null);