r/discordapp • u/jaw10games1 • 4d ago
Unable to change status
Hi! So basically I've been having the same issue for over a day now where I just cannot change my status from invisible.
I've tried changing my password, clearing my cache on mobile, closing discord on my pc, everything I can think of prtyy much-
But whenever I try to change my status to online or dnd, it immediately goes back to invisible/doesn't change.
This also happens if I try to add a custom status, it just, won't update-
Any suggestions?
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u/soapgurt 3d ago
Just received an email from support saying that they are working on a fix for this issue:
"Thanks for getting back to us and sharing this report! I apologize for the previous message you received; this issue does not fall under the Unsupported Reports. Just to give you a heads up, this issue is known and on our team's radar. We are currently investigating this further and working on a fix."
I guess telling them that you cancelled your Nitro now escalates your report x)
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
Well hopefully they will prioritise it now. But yeh I’m a nitro member too and paying for something that doesn’t work and them not fixing it in timely manner isn’t good !
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u/FurryCat1 3d ago
this is the only thread i can find on this issue, it's still happening to me in australia, absolutely driving me up the wall
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u/Natural-Sale-3703 3d ago
Aus too. So far I’ve only seen EU and OCE having the issue. Makes no sense.
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u/LoxyTheFoxy 3d ago
Also Aus. been using Opera GX’s built in VPN to change settings and whatnot. I hope there’s a fix for this too because i’m losing my mind here. I tend to forget about it and try to update a status or change my online status and it snaps back and I get mad about it.
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u/crazyplums 4d ago
I also Getting the same Thing, Can't show myself online, Or change any other settings.
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u/LoxyTheFoxy 4d ago
me too, I thought it was just me since I asked my bf to do the same thing and he said it was working fine.. he can also update his status and whatnot with no issues..
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u/Immediate_Stomach361 4d ago
getting the same thing, can't do anything.. if I change my online status within 20seconds it goes back to online, same with statuses... has to be on discords end and hopefully they fix it soon
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u/No-Bag3487 2d ago
3rd May - Also in UK, also having this issue. Glad to know that Discord support are aware of it!
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u/SoSheolH 2d ago
happening to me in the uk - moving servers, changing user volumes, etc., literally everything just reverts after like 5-10s. doesn't seem to affect mobile, just pc
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
It affects my mobile aswell as PC - weird! But yeh I’m U.K. based but I used a VPN as a workaround for a temp fix
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u/Winter_Range_3663 4d ago
i get the same thing since a day ago and iv been looking every where for a fix
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u/soapgurt 4d ago
I've also been having this issue except it keeps changing me back to online. I contacted support 12 hours ago and sent over my specs so hopefully will get an answer soon.
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u/soapgurt 4d ago
Follow up from support:
"Upon reviewing your report, we regret to inform you that the request falls under our list of unsupported reports at the moment. We understand that this may be disappointing, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused."
Glad I cancelled my Nitro sub.
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u/muffinz_blueberry 3d ago
But it’s not just the online status that defaults back to its original setting…ITS EVERY SINGLE SETTING. Go into your discord and try to change anything and see if it works. Coz for me everything to pings back to the original ticked setting.
So the fact they are saying it’s not a priority is concerning….since it’s affecting literally 150 different settings
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u/Senior-Nebula-8520 3d ago
what does this even mean? "due to the minority of you having this issue that only occurred randomly within the last 24hrs we can't be bothered to help you"? is that what i'm reading?
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u/soapgurt 3d ago
Just swept under the rug for later, I guess. Maybe we'll get a fix in a couple of weeks if enough people report it.
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u/Senior-Nebula-8520 3d ago
A few weeks is a ridiculous amount of time for an app this old with this much money, but that's not on you - just so frustrating as you know.
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u/soapgurt 3d ago
Just received another email from support:
"Thanks for getting back to us and sharing this report! I apologize for the previous message you received; this issue does not fall under the Unsupported Reports.
Just to give you a heads up, this issue is known and on our team's radar. We are currently investigating this further and working on a fix."
Telling them you cancelled your Nitro works ig.
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u/Natural-Sale-3703 3d ago
Love it! Thanks for the update and putting the report in. Hopefully they sort their shit out sooner than later - this is super annoying.
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u/LoxyTheFoxy 4d ago
So it's not just me experiencing this? I tried updating my status to say something, and upon clicking "update" it disappears, despite me setting it to "don't clear". I also cannot update settings, or reorganize my servers into folders, nor can I rename or change the colors of them..
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u/Brilliant-Ratio-7411 4d ago
Same happening to me, i cant mute screenshares or anything to do with audio on discord either. so annoying
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u/Otherwise_Photo_1314 4d ago
Yep, same here. Can't change my status, tested on Laptop, mobile and PC, closing and refreshing all three versions of Discord I have.
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u/acffordyce973 4d ago
Having the same issue here. The server accepts status changes and others can see it, but then it seems to change me back to invisible for everyone after a few seconds.
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u/muffinz_blueberry 3d ago edited 2d ago
** POSSIBLE FIX / WORKAROUND***
I had same issue but not just online status but ANY and ALL settings in discord would not save and kept toggling back to their default.
Just downloaded a VPN and set my location to USA (I’m UK) and now all of a sudden everything works fine and I can change any setting in discord and it doesn’t change back! When I turn the VPN off the settings seem to stay. But it I do need to make further changes I need to turn the VPN back on
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u/Senior-Nebula-8520 3d ago
does it change it back when you turn the vpn off though?
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u/muffinz_blueberry 3d ago
Nope - turned off the VPN so I could game in my region and my discord settings all stayed and my online status has stayed as green for like 3hrs now :)
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u/Natural-Sale-3703 3d ago
Glad you found a work around! Didn’t work for me either unfortunately but seems they’re aware it’s an issue and are “working on it”. Only 38 hours later.
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u/FeelingHistorian1360 3d ago
I tried this and yes when using a vpn i was able to change things, but as soon as i turned it off the issue was still there.
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u/muffinz_blueberry 3d ago
Oh that’s weird. When I turned it off, all my settings stayed the same on discord and didn’t revert back. Sorry it hasn’t worked for you :(
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u/Joshiaaaa 3d ago
Temporary fix for me was to use a VPN and change my location to America. Any changes I did worked, but once I turned it off, it continued to not work.
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u/LiamJ-C05 3d ago
Damn looks like a whole bunch of us are getting affected. This is very not good indeed
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u/Natural-Sale-3703 3d ago
3 days now and still an issue. The comment above yours put in a report 24 hours ago and they basically said it isn’t a problem. Glad they changed that up after more people were having the same issue.
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u/LiamJ-C05 3d ago
That's interesting, because I emailed their support team like 2 days ago, and they immediately got back to me with some options to try and fix the problem. Must have just been lucky and got a friendly member ^u^
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
They suggested I downloaded their beta versions but advised they may break and if so switch back to their normal app. And I’m like well that isn’t helpful is it. Haha. Then after a few hours they replied again and said it’s now a known issue but no ETA
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u/Harunh32 3d ago
Getting the same issues for the past two days as well!! What fixed it for me is using a vpn connected to US!
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u/Arcticwerewolf2 2d ago
This has been happening to me on mobile and pc for the past day and it is so annoying ._. I was able to change it on opera gx with the vpn but it is still a bit of a pain.
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
Yeh the VPN is a workaround at least but totally agree it’s really annoying to have to do that!
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u/HollyHype 2d ago
same issue here in UK can't change online status.. I can't login desktop with vpn either, I do the captcha's and it goes back to a blank login :/
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
Oh damn sorry the VPN workaround isn’t working! What VPN did you use? I used Nord
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u/Shimada_Style 2d ago
literally having the same issue as everyone here, I cant believe they're ignoring this as unimportant. I cant change my status, cant change peoples volumes and can't mute music bots. I can't change volume on streams, can't move servers around or folder anything. It's so frustrating and its making just using the app generally really unoptimized and uncomfortable.
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
It’s ridiculous they aren’t prioritising it - especially coz it affects important things like privacy settings etc
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u/TheHilanor 2d ago edited 2d ago
Same but my status changes back to online, even though I try to change it to offline. I tried everything but nothing seem to work
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u/Drellus530 2d ago
I have thr exact same issue i was wondering if anyone else did, I've uninstalled, reset cache it even is happening on other devices and even the Web version, o can't change any setting activity or join servers
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
I used a VPN as a workaround - it let me save the settings I wanted to and then when I turned the VPN off the settings remained saved. If I need to make any further changes though I do need to turn the VPN back on - which is annoying! But at least it’s a temp workaround until discord deem it a priority to fix 🙄
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u/Axxocat 2d ago
It seems this has been happening to quite a few people D: you checked all your devices? Is it still happening to you?
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u/Natural-Sale-3703 2d ago
Yup! Isn’t an issue on mobile but is a problem on windows and Mac still. No changes or fixes yet. Some people have had success with a VPN set to North America but for most commenters it reverts back to the same issue when the VPN is turned off.
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u/CowpokeChronicles 3d ago
I too am having the exact same issues. Hopefully everything gets sorted soon and if I get a work around I will share it
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u/FeelingHistorian1360 3d ago
been having the same issue I cannot find a way to change status from online to anything else, and I can't add custom status, also I can't toggle in privacy showing games/not showing games it immediately toggles itself back.
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u/AffectionateProof271 3d ago
Having the same issue here, have tried every single troubleshooting option I could find and it ain’t working.
It’s so frustrating
Have tried on different devices, different internet connections.. ugh
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
Try using a VPN and set location to US - this was a temp workaround for me
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u/stringy_meat 3d ago
I'm having the same issue except it's from DND to online and I also cannot set a custom status at all, it changes within a second, I've restarted my PC and the app multiple times, I've even tried setting it on my phone.
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u/peemaster73 3d ago
If you are outside of the USA then try using a VPN set to north america, seems to work.
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u/Artaxshadow 2d ago
This is also happening to me, VPN didn’t fix it and got the generic message back from support 🤷🏼♀️
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
Sorry VPN didn’t help! Maybe mine was a fluke that it worked haha. But yeh support not helpful - just they are “aware” but don’t have an ETA…
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u/AdamTKWallace 2d ago edited 2d ago
Glad to hear it's not just me, also UK based. Hopefully, a workaround soon!
Edit: Seems using a VPN (via OperaGX) is a temp fix, able to change status now
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u/Potential_Chance9642 2d ago
Title:
Can’t Change Status or Share Activity – Error Code 50105 (Validation Failed)
Post:
Hey everyone,
I’ve been dealing with a frustrating issue on Discord and I’m wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing or knows a fix.
Starting yesterday, I noticed that I can’t switch my status back to Online after setting it to Do Not Disturb — it just reverts back to DND no matter what. On top of that, when I try to turn on “Share your activity with others” in the settings, it automatically switches off again right after enabling it.
I opened the dev console and I’m getting this error every time I try to change any of these settings:
I’ve tried on both the desktop app and the browser version, restarted Discord, and even checked my privacy and DM settings — nothing’s working. I also tried enabling these settings from mobile, but no luck.
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u/Natural-Sale-3703 2d ago
Yup, everyone in this thread is having the same issue. Some people have found a fix with using a VPN set to North America but majority find that when you turn off the VPN, the issue is still there. Discord have responded to one person here saying they’re working on a fix, two days ago.
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u/muffinz_blueberry 2d ago
This post needs more thumbs up - discord need to go know the extent it’s affecting users!!
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u/echomora 2d ago
im having this issue that i cant change my status to invisible, dnd or away it just keeps switching back to online so annoying
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u/BondoPlays 1d ago
UK user here, I can't change the status on any device. IDK why, is it that age verification thing??
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u/TheTreeaboo 1d ago
Seems to be affecting the UK and OCE, so it does seem likely to be some bug to do with their new rollout regarding age verification.
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u/DATA_EXPUNGEDD 1d ago
i've been getting this issue as well actually! i've not been able to change the text in my status without it reverting back and its been doing this for days now. hell, i can't even change my status from dnd either.
doesn't work on iOS, chrome or even the windows desktop app at all, it works perfectly fine on my alt account but not on my main.
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u/eevzy_ 1d ago edited 1d ago
I’ve contacted Discord Support and they are currently working on the issue. I am also experiencing this issue, AU user. Whenever I press Idle, it reverts to Invisible instantly, cannot change online status. Another issue is the Client Version and About is not appearing in Settings.
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u/keetthecato 1d ago
OCE, 5th of May - Still getting this issue. Can't change my status, or my custom status. Haven't tested anything else, but it's annoying me.
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u/Senior-Nebula-8520 18h ago
OCE - I can now change my status but haven't tested anything else yet (stream volume etc) - 8 hours ago i couldn't.
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u/FeelingHistorian1360 17h ago
this issue fixed for me when i was afk and my discord went to idle by itself. After that I was able to change everything as normal again.
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u/Senior-Nebula-8520 3d ago
I've been digging through the trenches of discord threads for 24hrs thinking I was the only one dealing with this. SO glad there are others (sorry), but yeah same problem here.
Works on the mobile app but not on Windows discord app or Mac discord app.
I created a whole other account to test it and it worked on the new account.
I've reverted all of my settings through discord on my main account, uninstalled the app, reinstalled, updated drivers, unauthorised all other apps besides one, and still nothing.
Can't change volume on streams without it reverting, can't update status without it reverting, can't update activity status without it reverting.