How to watch a friend play a game through Steam on a mobile device?

[Gyson]

Is there any way to watch a friend play a game through Steam on a mobile device?

Usually through Steam you can do this via the friends list. I prefer this route to having the friend broadcast the game through Steam and inviting me to watch, as that introduces a ~20 second delay between what I see and what they're actually doing. This delay is, thankfully, not present when watching through the friends list option.

However, this option to watch them play doesn't appear on the friends list when using the Steam mobile app. I also don't see the option when logging into Steam through a browser on a mobile device.

Anyone know of a way to get this to work on a mobile device?

[UCEY]

Use Discord.

[Gyson]

Originally posted by uranium eater:

Use Discord.

Unfortunately that's not an option, as we want to avoid bringing a third-party application into the mix. I need to keep this as basic for the person playing the game as possible, so the solution would need to be through Steam. In other words, they play their game on Steam, and I do whatever I need to do to view their gameplay through a mobile device. I don't want them to have to also use Discord in this process.