Friends list not updating statuses properly

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Generic Hyena #2 Aug 24, 2018 @ 5:33am

Friends list not updating statuses properly

Just as the title says, since the new steam chat update, the friends list stops updating friends' statuses around every hour. People in-game not shown as online only, online people shown as offline. It's somewhat infuriating knowing you'll lose some time you could have spent playing with friends, if you don't sing out and back in every other hour.
Is there any particular way to fix this, as I'm sure it wasn't intended?
Logging out and back in is no permanent solution.

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Levi Aug 24, 2018 @ 5:36am

That's likely due to connection loss.

Periodically, you can lose connection due to network instability etc.

Generic Hyena #2 Aug 24, 2018 @ 5:39am

Originally posted by Robin3sk:
That's likely due to connection loss.

Periodically, you can lose connection due to network instability etc.

:yinyangflip:

I have a fairly stable connection, to the point where I can play online-games hours on end, without ever getting disconnected. I would assume, if I don't get kicked from Warframe of KillingFloor for binge-playing 6 hours on-end, that a chat client would handle the same.

Besides, this issue has not happened since the recent update has rolled out.

Last edited by Generic Hyena #2; Aug 24, 2018 @ 5:40am

Emissary Nov 17, 2018 @ 5:40am

I'm having the same issue since the new steam friends list, I've got absolutely no idea how to fix it.

BIGnP Dec 7, 2018 @ 12:55pm

i take it there isnt a fix for this 'feature' yet
i have this happining on 3 friends its fairly annoying as one of them is hosting a private server in a game i want to join but hes stuck on my end in 'eve online'

Last edited by BIGnP; Dec 7, 2018 @ 12:58pm

Emissary Dec 7, 2018 @ 1:38pm

No solutiona as of yet to my knowledge...Sometimes mine show up as online but not often.

niku Apr 12, 2019 @ 2:40pm

Hello guys I managed to fix that by repairing the steam library folders by going to STEAM - SETTINGS - DOWNLOADS - STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS - Right click on the folders and repair.

Hope this fixes the problem for you as it fixed it for me.
Good luck!

SenorGrande Jul 1, 2020 @ 3:44am

Originally posted by niku:
Hello guys I managed to fix that by repairing the steam library folders by going to STEAM - SETTINGS - DOWNLOADS - STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS - Right click on the folders and repair.

Hope this fixes the problem for you as it fixed it for me.
Good luck!

As Op, I have this problem recently.
I tried your solution now.
Otherwise, what is this repairing?

Edit (5 hours later):
Not works for me, still not updating the friends list.

Last edited by SenorGrande; Jul 1, 2020 @ 8:59am

slow ✂ May 23, 2022 @ 12:11pm

so did someone find a solution? i'm sitting on this problem for 4 years now and it's just so annoying seeing people online and thinking you could play but in realitiy they are offline for many hours. same for friends that are online but shown as offline to me or not ingame etc...

Emissary May 23, 2022 @ 12:38pm

No idea, I've swapped from a laptop to desktop and Ive still got it. Ive given up hope.

Generic Hyena #2 May 23, 2022 @ 12:38pm

I have not found any (permanent) solution, although it feels like it happens less often nowadays.

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Iceira May 23, 2022 @ 1:10pm

Online status and who has keep alive, or mobil phone app some think they are related, and why other app say on mobil then afk, but sametime you also have a security issue with tell such, not sure steam will tell then ppl are not online or on mobil. even that is a tell.

your topic could be mixup with Friends and no network connection if you have a friend on win7 then its dont work at all if he has not fix the SSL issue with it.

ps.
same goes with all steam network ports most be open

Last edited by Iceira; May 23, 2022 @ 1:14pm

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谨防队友大残骗局 May 23, 2022 @ 3:59pm

？

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Ricky Jul 23, 2022 @ 6:37pm

Have this issue too, i had low bandwidth ticked in settings, i wonder if this has anything to do with it.

I'm on a wired 100/100 stable connection, no 3rd party firewall or anything. Just basic windows install. My solution was to sign out of friends and back in, but got tired of doing that.

Last edited by Ricky; Jul 23, 2022 @ 6:38pm

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Iceira Jul 24, 2022 @ 7:45am

Could be, i can use all cpu cycle in cruching and i can tell you it effect system performance. and such no network can be trigger, or should i say time out in negociation with server fail.
( i dont get that msg i get no network connection ) i just point out own system is to busy and fail in connection. and then i reduce app my system can connect.

im sure this is not the case with other here, and atleast i know what cause mine.

same then app drain all other resouces out of pc then no high end game will work.

i use windows resource manager. ( to know what windows is do, or you forgot a task is running and might effect system performance is a most today. )

Last edited by Iceira; Jul 24, 2022 @ 7:58am

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