btw guys you can just click friends in the top left corner and all the offline, invisible etc options are there. you don't have to click view friends list
This only sets it for the time being if you log back in you will be online to stay offline by default you need to click steam at top left corner then go to setting then friends and chat then opt out of "sign out to friends when steam starts" this is what I was looking for.
Interesting. For me, this is not true. It remembers me setting it to offline. Perhaps you should refresh Steam cache. Go to Steam in the top left corner of the app GUI and find refresh cache.
That is completely normal hence the tutorial for such occasion. Needy and clingy friends are still friends but sometimes need to be avoided for the sake of sanity.
but you should play it with them sometimes I am a friend like that and it does hurt when you dont but if you did play with them atleast once or twice then yeah its fine!
Hey man, no they cannot see you at all. 🥰 However, if you are using Xbox as well to play Steam games then I found out it becomes visible in their game bar because invisible mode does not transfer to Xbox. Otherwise, the answer is no.
Hey there! 👋 The "offline by default" option has been back for some time now, you can find it if you click the gear icon in the top right of your friends list to get the friends list settings. Then FRIENDS LIST > Sign in to friends when Steam Client starts" to off. This keeps you offline reliably unless you manually set yourself to online. Let me know if this works for you. I know some regions might not be able to access this feature.
I’ve got the issue where every time I load up steam it appears me offline every time so I have to friends then go online to appear online every time is there a way to appear online after I start steam?
@@I-am-MasterChief Steam developers didn't develop this feature. The best thing you can do is suggest it via Steam feedback. As software engineer I can tell you that it shouldn't be too hard to implement for them. I agree this would be really useful, I would use it myself! :)
Bro am from serbia am not speak inglish imam problem gde tebi pise ALL meni tamo nema cs a kad idem na store i kad ukucam tada mi pise in library i ne zmam sta da radim kako da je vratim da je imam na ALL
You would be surprised how many people are annoyed if I do not start from the beginning and explain everything in great detail hahaha. I am considering starting at "Launch PC" next time 😂 . Nevertheless, I hope your had your share of laugh. I am laughing with you from the inside.
That is correct. It is a two way street principle. They cannot see you, you cannot see them. However, if you switch offline to invisible you might be able to see the chat as well without them seeing you. :) However, do not message your friend as it will reveal you are online I believe. I hope it helps 🙏
Thanks, glad it helped you out! The reason the title says 2023 is because it is still relevant in 2023. If that wouldn't be the case I would not be updating it.
Simply switch back to Online where you had Offline/Invicible as the option in the dropdown (same place). Let me know if you are still facing any issues.
Simply switch to online. Once you do that, your name will light up in the top-right corner *blue* (if you are just logged into Steam) or *green* (if you are currently in any Steam game). That means that you are online/visible to others. If that doesn't work however for some reason, switch to online first, then quit Steam (not close it!, you quit by going to small arrow point up in the bottom-right corner of your desktop and right click -> Quit on the Steam icon) and then reopen it. Let me know if this doesn't help in any way. ~Guide4Ever
@@Guide4Ever if i play a game, will it show a pop up message on the bottom left of the screen that says something like this? for example : [user] is now playing [game]
@@cakecatgaming2400 It won't, it shouldn't. Because you do not have access to your friend's network and inbox. Steam could update that you can see but for sure your friends cannot.
Do you guys hide from that one friend when you use offline mode?
Haha, how did you know xD
lmao true
YES
Yes
So true. Dude cant even stay 1 second without messaging me lol.
Extremely helpful and got straight to the point. You just earned a sub
Thank you man, glad the video helped you out! Appreciate the sub. I hope I will be able to help you once again in the future! 🙏
This is the video I would need to see when I first searched for this...bless you brother
Thanks for this kind words hahah! Bless you too! 😊
thank you. now i can play a game for 20 mins without getting fucking bothered
Your happiness is my pleasure! 😉
thanks dude this was really helpful (did not want my brother to find out im playing at 3AM)
No problem, always here to help!
btw guys you can just click friends in the top left corner and all the offline, invisible etc options are there. you don't have to click view friends list
That's true! Good tip :)
This only sets it for the time being if you log back in you will be online to stay offline by default you need to click steam at top left corner then go to setting then friends and chat then opt out of "sign out to friends when steam starts" this is what I was looking for.
Interesting. For me, this is not true. It remembers me setting it to offline. Perhaps you should refresh Steam cache. Go to Steam in the top left corner of the app GUI and find refresh cache.
Great video, straight to the point
Thanks, appreciate it! 🤩
man sent me back to 2016 with that theme lmfaooo ;)
hehe ;)
thanks for the tutorial stright to the point, you help steam community a lot, thank you😃
No problem! Glad I've helped you and others out!!
Thank you bro it's a helpful and amezing video 😊
Glad you found the video useful! 😊
thx bro I will give you a sub for this tutorial you saved me
Glad it helped you out bro 🙌
Insansely good video bro, thx so much
Thanks for kind words
Yo thanks man, but I have a question. If I join a game will it say on my profile to example “User is playing Game”?
Hey there!!
I'm glad I could help 😌
As for the question, no, if you are in offline or invisible mode, it will NOT show. No worries... 😊
Good for when you just wanna play a game by yourself and people don’t understand that
I believe the only time you would go offline is when you want to play by yourself (and thus not be visible to others) :P
Thanks, I wanted to play MSCO (MY Summer Car Online), had to do the reverse
Hopefully you found the video helpful! 😊
My youngest son had a dickhead following him into games And harassing him so this definitely helps . Better nobody knows when he's on line .
I agree completely, I hope everything is fine now.
thanks, I know its bad but I want to play a game by myself that a friend wants to play with me so it would be awkward for them to see me playing it 💀
That is completely normal hence the tutorial for such occasion. Needy and clingy friends are still friends but sometimes need to be avoided for the sake of sanity.
but you should play it with them sometimes I am a friend like that and it does hurt when you dont but if you did play with them atleast once or twice then yeah its fine!
does turning yourself onto invisible also tell your friends that you are playing a certain game?
Hey man,
no they cannot see you at all. 🥰
However, if you are using Xbox as well to play Steam games then I found out it becomes visible in their game bar because invisible mode does not transfer to Xbox. Otherwise, the answer is no.
Tysm! U saved me 😂
💪 🫡
Is there a way to always be appearing offline? Without it showing you online when you first start steam?
Hey there! 👋
The "offline by default" option has been back for some time now, you can find it if you click the gear icon in the top right of your friends list to get the friends list settings. Then FRIENDS LIST > Sign in to friends when Steam Client starts" to off. This keeps you offline reliably unless you manually set yourself to online.
Let me know if this works for you.
I know some regions might not be able to access this feature.
Other than that. If you set invisible/offline or any other mode, it saves it when you shut down Steam or even when you log out.
@@Guide4Evergood ☝️
cant be 2023 if it was made in 2021
It refers to if it is still relevant for this year rather than the date of release.
@@Guide4Ever ah, now i see
Will steam still show you getting achievements if you have invisible or offline selected?
Ofc yes
@@Guide4Ever alright
Nice vid bro!
Thanks!
tysm i needed this
Thanks man, these types of comments bring a smile on my face! ❤️
Thanks now i can game and my co worker cant see me being online
That sounds like a plan 🥷 😎
Love bro
Aye, I am glad it helped you out!
thanks man i was trying to get the annoying kid to stop texting me
Haha 😄, wp sir. Sometimes you need to take an extra step to freedom.
are you having a day off work aswel?
Sometimes, but today is not the day 😮💨
I’ve got the issue where every time I load up steam it appears me offline every time so I have to friends then go online to appear online every time is there a way to appear online after I start steam?
Hey there! You have to manually switch every time upon start up.
@@Guide4Ever really why is there no option to appear online when you start steam?
@@I-am-MasterChief Steam developers didn't develop this feature. The best thing you can do is suggest it via Steam feedback. As software engineer I can tell you that it shouldn't be too hard to implement for them.
I agree this would be really useful, I would use it myself! :)
@@I-am-MasterChief I would only turn on offline when you play the game and after that switch to online. That way you would start Steam online.
Does steam show what your searching online like discord?
No, it doesn't. If offline or invisible.
thx beacause i forgot how to do this
Glad I could help! 😁 😁 😁
STEP 1 get friends
😔 🔫
Thanks for this video😊
No problem, hope it did its job 👍😀
Hi, I know I'm late but will they still see if I play a game?
No, absolutely not!
@@Guide4Ever Thank you
Bro am from serbia am not speak inglish imam problem gde tebi pise ALL meni tamo nema cs a kad idem na store i kad ukucam tada mi pise in library i ne zmam sta da radim kako da je vratim da je imam na ALL
Zdravo brate!
Ne znam 100% sta mislis sa ALL. V videu nije nisam video tega. Mislis Always online?
Pokazi mi oznaku kad npr 0:59 v video si imel problem.
P.s. my serbian sucks 😕
thank you very much
😊
When u play game do ur friends see u in game?
They do not. In both offline and invisible mode.
I was laughing at step 1
😂
You would be surprised how many people are annoyed if I do not start from the beginning and explain everything in great detail hahaha. I am considering starting at "Launch PC" next time 😂 .
Nevertheless, I hope your had your share of laugh. I am laughing with you from the inside.
thank you it so simple
I am glad you found it useful! ❤️
~Guide4Ever
Thanks brotha. God bless
Glad I helped!
❤️ God bless you, too!
Omg TYSM
I am glad I could help bro! ☺️
Did they nerf mobile option?
Mobile option? It works just as good on PC as it does on mobile.
what is the benefit of go offline steam?
The benefit is to hide from friends so they dont see you doing anything online. You have complete privacy to yourself.
for me it just says dissconnected and i cant interact with anythign
That is correct. It is a two way street principle. They cannot see you, you cannot see them. However, if you switch offline to invisible you might be able to see the chat as well without them seeing you. :)
However, do not message your friend as it will reveal you are online I believe.
I hope it helps 🙏
Lmao, I added a adult game on my wish list and now I dont know how to hide my activity status
We have probably all done that at some point. 😂 no worries, bro. I dont think people care as much as you give it the credit
Does it still work? I cant find this
Yes it still works. Make sure you are doing this in Steam app and not on web.
My friends always say why are you play this this is shit play this instead.
why does the title say 2023 when this was posted in 2021, otherwise good vid!
Thanks, glad it helped you out! The reason the title says 2023 is because it is still relevant in 2023. If that wouldn't be the case I would not be updating it.
Thank you 🙏
No problem, I am glad I was able to help out! 😊
the gear isn't there any more
Did you resolve the issue, sorry for late reply.
What gear?
Thanks
Really glad I could help! 😁
thank you
Aye, np. Glad I was able to assist 😀
Thank you
Glad I could help you out man! 😊
Can my friends see that i play a game
No they cannot bro, you are safer with this than with incognito mode while watching your favorite pornstar on Google chrome.
Best of luck gaming bro!!
How can i get back online again tho😢
Simply switch back to Online where you had Offline/Invicible as the option in the dropdown (same place). Let me know if you are still facing any issues.
Thx
Np 😊
thx
Np 😊
I use it bc I would like to play gta with out being bothered
Smart move 👌
@@Guide4Ever every second someone calls me to play smth and I’m like bruh I just wanna play gta
tysm
Np bro 😊
can someone help me cuz i cannot be online anymore
Simply switch to online. Once you do that, your name will light up in the top-right corner *blue* (if you are just logged into Steam) or *green* (if you are currently in any Steam game). That means that you are online/visible to others.
If that doesn't work however for some reason, switch to online first, then quit Steam (not close it!, you quit by going to small arrow point up in the bottom-right corner of your desktop and right click -> Quit on the Steam icon) and then reopen it.
Let me know if this doesn't help in any way.
~Guide4Ever
I can’t get off
How come? Can you give me a bit more context, what did you click exactly, how does it appear for you etc.
It should work 100%.
thank
Glad I helped
it didnt work
It should every time.
@@Guide4Ever nevermind I'm just stupid I didn't look properly
@@SlaveToTheSwamps no worries, glad it worked out
@@Guide4Ever if i play a game, will it show a pop up message on the bottom left of the screen that says something like this? for example : [user] is now playing [game]
@@cakecatgaming2400 It won't, it shouldn't. Because you do not have access to your friend's network and inbox. Steam could update that you can see but for sure your friends cannot.
Great now i cant turn it off ;-;
Oh snap, offline mode is better anyways. #OfflineModeGang
Yo bro, thats some dope icon you got there 🙌
Thanks
I am glad it helped you out! ☺️
~ Guide4Ever
thx
Glad it was helpful my man 💪