steam guard is in hold

[terminator_nagibator]

im trying to buy skins by steam inventory helper tool but it says:
"Your account is not protected by Steam Guard
According to Steam rules, you need Steam Guard protection to make trades"
my steam guard is activated but it doesnt matter.

[HikariLight]

Steam Guard and the Mobile Authenticator app are 2 separate things.
You have to have Steam Guard to trade, the phone app is only if you want to get rid of the 15 trade hold.
So go into your account settings and see if Steam Guard is active, it will be a green shield if it is.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by terminator_nagibator:

im trying to buy skins by steam inventory helper tool but it says:
"Your account is not protected by Steam Guard
According to Steam rules, you need Steam Guard protection to make trades"
my steam guard is activated but it doesnt matter.

Chances are, that "once told y helper tool" is wrong. It is true that you need to have Steam Guard to trade. If you have it and they don't want to trade with you, they are wrong.

[terminator_nagibator]

it is active, it shows green shield, but it says the same thing again.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by terminator_nagibator:

it is active, it shows green shield, but it says the same thing again.

The mobile app must be enabled for at least 7 days for no holds.

[terminator_nagibator]

so mobile app needs to be activated for 7 days. how do i check how much time is left for trade.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by terminator_nagibator:

so mobile app needs to be activated for 7 days. how do i check how much time is left for trade.

When you request to have the app enabled, you get an email with the guard code to enter into the app.

7 days from when you entered the code, which shouldn't be that much longer after you received the email.

[terminator_nagibator]

my steam guard mobile authenticator was added to my account 5 days ago (march 24), it means in 2 days i will be able to trade?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by terminator_nagibator:

my steam guard mobile authenticator was added to my account 5 days ago (march 24), it means in 2 days i will be able to trade?

If you have no other restrictions, sure.

[terminator_nagibator]

Ok thank you!

[ducking on space day 2]

I have the app enabled for good year, and it shows me the same thing, any solutions?

[BossSwag]

MY STEAM GUARD IS ENABLED AND I STILL HAVE STEAM GUARD NOT ENABLED ERROR SO ANNOYING I FEEL LIKE SCAMMED

[hatsune freaku]

dude i have literally all of it enabled, i've had it enabled for years and it still tells me i can't buy anything. wth

[Kargor]

Originally posted by Blonde Bimbo:

dude i have literally all of it enabled, i've had it enabled for years and it still tells me i can't buy anything. wth

You have to read what it says.

If you're talking about the community market ("I can't buy anything" suggests that this what you want to use), go to the community market page and look at the top -- there might be a "The Market is unavailable for the following reason(s):" section.

Even if that's not the case, you might still be subject to trade holds. To learn about these, start a trade -- doesn't matter with whom, since you don't have to go through with it: when you put an item into the trade window, Steam will already give you a message at the top telling you why you're subjected to trade holds.

[hatsune freaku]

Originally posted by Kargor:

Originally posted by Blonde Bimbo:

dude i have literally all of it enabled, i've had it enabled for years and it still tells me i can't buy anything. wth

You have to read what it says.

If you're talking about the community market ("I can't buy anything" suggests that this what you want to use), go to the community market page and look at the top -- there might be a "The Market is unavailable for the following reason(s):" section.

Even if that's not the case, you might still be subject to trade holds. To learn about these, start a trade -- doesn't matter with whom, since you don't have to go through with it: when you put an item into the trade window, Steam will already give you a message at the top telling you why you're subjected to trade holds.

i just traded with someone earlier. i haven't changed my password or did anything that would restrict my trading ability whatsoever. im going to try doing it on my other PC but if that doesn't work I'm not sure what to do

[Kargor]

Holds can also happen because oft the OTHER person. Again, when you setup the trade, READ what Steam tells you.