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FurryFailure Jul 24, 2018 @ 4:55pm

Getting horrible strange sound with new update

So I'm liking the new update so far but I have an issue and it's driving me insane, I'm getting a random wobble-effect notification for no reason, and it's horrible, I want to turn it off but I can't, it's not the Message Notification or the Login Notification and I have the notification for when people join a game turned off and I don't know what it is or what to do, does anyone have any insight to this?

Edit: It's the Away thing, when someone stops being "Away" it plays a disgusting sound, and I don't know how to turn it off, and it's driving me insane

Last edited by FurryFailure; Jul 24, 2018 @ 5:00pm

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FurryFailure Jul 24, 2018 @ 5:06pm

Friend and I deduced if I turn off "Play a Sound when friend comes online" it'll stop, but I want to know when a friend comes online, and not when they stop being AFK

HΞ✗ ✦ Aug 16, 2018 @ 8:14am

Does anybody got any lead about this ?

{M-K} SirSteven Aug 27, 2018 @ 4:57pm

Getting the same sound, almost every 10-15 minutes. No matter what I'm doing, Netflix, MS word, so on... as long as steam is logged in I get the random sound. No message of friend notification just a random sound. Driving me nuts.

GWARslave119 Aug 27, 2018 @ 5:44pm

haha me too, all day i'm like WTF are these noises coming from?? Looked at the volume mixer and it's coming from Steam Client Webhelper

GWARslave119 Aug 27, 2018 @ 5:46pm

And there's different noises too, it's under the Notifications section of the Setting down in Friends & Chat corner. I just heard a spacey zoom sound lol

FurryFailure Aug 27, 2018 @ 5:52pm

Yeah it's an annoying sound that plays whenever someone stops being AFK and I can't turn it off because it's tied to the "Notify me when Friends come Online"

TheAztec Oct 3, 2018 @ 2:40pm

Go into Big Picture Mode, Settings, Friends. It should show all the notification sounds it plays from friends messaging you, joining a game, and etc.

calamarvi Apr 2, 2024 @ 2:38am

I've got the same problem, 6 years later. Is there a solution? Even if I disable all notifications, the sound will play. It's so annoying...

Grodie Odie Apr 15 @ 5:00pm

This was happening to me and I couldn't figure out why -- But it was just happening for one specific friend. I went to Friends & Chat in the bottom right corner > Right clicked the friend > Manage > Notifications > "When this Friend joins a game -- Play a Sound" was turned on so I unchecked the box and it went away.-- I think I did this and forgot about it. Hope this helps someone!