Host is busy on remote play

[Batman]

I'm trying to remote play games to one of my friends but whenever I'm on the game window it's says that host is busy implying that I'm a didfrent tab when I'm not and I doesn't happen to him or any other of my friends

[Derfas]

Same here:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/1/6226836983335930645/
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/3826412338731738536/

[Freaky]

same. a week or 2 ago it worked without problems. the new steam update broke something...

[Derfas]

Would be nice to figure out, why only few of us have this issue :\

[_I_]

could be client related
try the steam link forums

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/

and subforum for the client you are using
link hardware, link app for windows/android/mac, device type apple/tv/shield etc..

[Freaky]

Originally posted by _I_:

could be client related
try the steam link forums

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/

and subforum for the client you are using
link hardware, link app for windows/android/mac, device type apple/tv/shield etc..

why do you think we are using steam link?

[_I_]

i never said you are

steam desktop client, works similar to the steam link windows app
connecting to the host, only streaming the game window and giving control to the game

but using android or link hardware treat it differently and will allow desktop mode
which would not give 'host is busy' errors

[Batman]

I'm so confused

[_I_]

try streaming to another device

it may be how steam client on host is not passing focus to the game

enabling/disabling steams overlay for the game may also fix it

[Derfas]

We can do not consider any type of clients, except basic Steam for Windows.
The questions are about "Remote Play Together" functionality.
Enabling/disabling overlay does nothing.

[_I_]

if using remote play together, whoever is on host should be able to put focus back to the game window

[Derfas]

[Freaky]

Originally posted by _I_:

if using remote play together, whoever is on host should be able to put focus back to the game window

That is why we are complaining about.
We have the game in focus and can play but the other person still has the window infront of his game and in my case he can see and can controll his character but the message window is still right in the middle of his screen and block a big portion of his view and no matter what i or he does the window does not go away.

[repdetect]

Same here - used to work for months like a charm. Stopped working around the same time when this thread has been opened. Spent whole night trying out every possible and impossible solution without success. Valve, please go fix it.

[Doily]

same issue here.
Extra obnoxious because they won't just let us turn off the popup.
My friend can control the game and see it and everything, we get one-time solutions randomly on the same setup so it's possible too, but nope!
Valve hits us with the 1-2 punch of "we broke it" and "you're not allowed to fix it".
(No, the Beta on/off hasn't helped)

[Diamant]

Absolutely the same problem that I have that another user. Nothing helps