Friends Network down

[Bnn1]

Friends Network unreachable, is the message I am getting for exactly 24 hours now. It's never been this long so I ruled out everything that could possibly cause this - uninstalled STeam, reinstalled. Reset Router 2x, properly. Flushed DNS, cleared appcache, cleared htmlcache, cleared Caches with the 2 Buttons in the Steam settings, switched to BETA Mode. Nothing helps.

On mobile the "Friends Network" works, but that is because presumably ,Steam mobile and main Steam are 2 different applications entirely.

I assume, since a few more people have this issue, that it's not our machines that magically don't work anymore, and a Steam issue?

[IFIYGD]

Could be an issue with CMs in a particular region or regions, or certain ISPs.
Eastern US here- no issues with Friends Network, or any other part of Steam, on Steam Client (haven't tested on mobile or browser yet).

[AxelDell]

Windows 7?

[Bnn1]

Messaggio originale di MXS AxelBetter:

Windows 7?

Is it an Win 7 exclusive issue?

[Iceira]

turn off mobil , wait atleast 3 minute , then try on pc the client do that now work.

or google steam flush cmd. ( google it )

or contact steam support with it, who know is this is a specifik a mobil with steam client issue.

because many of us dont have both and Friends & chat still show as it always did.
cant say that fit all or the few here. but maybe ithat why so many cant agree on a issue then it works for other.

[Bnn1]

Messaggio originale di |<- Iceira ->|:

turn off mobil , wait atleast 3 minute , then try on pc the client do that now work.

or google steam flush cmd. ( google it )

or contact steam support with it, who know is this is a specifik a mobil with steam client issue.

because many of us dont have both and Friends & chat still show as it always did.
cant say that fit all or the few here. but maybe ithat why so many cant agree on a issue then it works for other.

Trying to contact steam support ends with Error E502 L3.

Since Steamflush is known to cause loss of games and you need to "redownload" them again, I'll use this as a last resort if this persists for a few more days. Not going to ruin my precious configs over something that may as well be Steams issue.

Right now the community server shows "bad gateway", so the chances are very high that this all is just Steam server issues.

[AxelDell]

Messaggio originale di Ben1:

Messaggio originale di MXS AxelBetter:

Windows 7?

Is it an Win 7 exclusive issue?

Yes, all of us who have win7 have been presenting this problem since yesterday.

Possibly it is because yesterday, September 30, many security certificates for old devices expired.

[Bnn1]

Messaggio originale di MXS AxelBetter:

Messaggio originale di Ben1:

Is it an Win 7 exclusive issue?

Yes, all of us who have win7 have been presenting this problem since yesterday.

Possibly it is because yesterday, September 30, many security certificates for old devices expired.

That means?

We need to update to Win 10, even though many games, if not most games on Steam still say "Win 7" as the minimum or even optimal requirement?

Steam needs to support all OS's, there is no way around it.

[Ninja Gaijin]

I keep getting notifications of friend messages, but clicking it does nothing (the notification). If I try to click on a friend's profile in friend list to send a message, it removes the notifications. Later when a friend messages me again or it's working I can see messages, but I have to get lucky to see who they are from since no notifications.
Is this related?

[fukot.sk [>] hidden bored gamer]

Functional solution https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/2963922521562248602/#c2963922521562576056

[Illasera]

Related discussions :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/2963922521562248602/

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/2963922521559525694/

bumping this thread. i won't let it die till steam support will acknowledge the situation and say they are handling it.

(Not going to apply a certificate unless directed by their support, nor should other users)

[fence sitter]

Ah nothing to add.