Snaps don't recognise GNOME 3.24 platform snap connection

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Snaps that require the GNOME 3.24 platform snap don’t seem to recognize that they are connected when they have been connected and they, thus, request connection and fail to run.

$ sudo snap install gnome-3-24
gnome-3-24 3.24 from 'canonical' installed
$ sudo snap connect corebird:gnome-3-24-platform gnome-3-24:gnome-3-24-platform
$ snap run corebird
You need to connect this snap to the gnome platform snap.

You can do this with those commands:
snap install gnome-3-24
snap connect corebird:gnome-3-24-platform gnome-3-24:gnome-3-24-platform
$ sudo snap connect handbrake-jz:gnome-3-24-platform gnome-3-24:gnome-3-24-platform
$ snap run handbrake-jz.ghb
You need to connect this snap to the gnome platform snap.

You can do this with those commands:
snap install --edge gnome-3-24
snap connect handbrake-jz:gnome-3-24-platform gnome-3-24:gnome-3-24-platform

(the '3-24' number defines the platform version and might change)
$ snap interfaces
gnome-3-24:gnome-3-24-platform  corebird,handbrake-jz
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What version of snapd are you using? Did you try to start it once before connecting? It could be https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1645731

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Oh yes it is that bug.
Anyone reading: you can fix this bug by running sudo snap refresh core --candidate (this updates your Core to 16-2.27.4 where the bug is fixed).
I’m assuming there’s something blocking the release of Core 16-2.27.4 to stable but I don’t know what.