From 98060d15bc8d0ff452c4d2e416e0e157798a33e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Krantz <125900171+nick-livefront@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 10:59:27 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Mark `getProfileCreationDate` as deprecated (#18651)

* mark `getProfileCreationDate` as deprecated

* add reference to tech debt ticket
---
 libs/angular/src/vault/services/vault-profile.service.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libs/angular/src/vault/services/vault-profile.service.ts b/libs/angular/src/vault/services/vault-profile.service.ts
index 3a8c9d4ee95..3977b275d02 100644
--- a/libs/angular/src/vault/services/vault-profile.service.ts
+++ b/libs/angular/src/vault/services/vault-profile.service.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export class VaultProfileService {
    * Returns the creation date of the profile.
    * Note: `Date`s are mutable in JS, creating a new
    * instance is important to avoid unwanted changes.
+   *
+   * @deprecated use `creationDate` directly from the `AccountService.activeAccount$` instead,
+   * PM-31409 will replace all usages of this service.
    */
   async getProfileCreationDate(userId: string): Promise<Date> {
     if (this.profileCreatedDate && userId === this.userId) {