'Friends+/Friends Instance Type' Bug
available in future release
Profilian
Description
On initial opening of friend's list, I am able to see which friends are in friends or friends+ instances. Joining is normal/functional as usual. However, after leaving the instance and rechecking the friend's list, the same friends are now listed as "in private instance" with a green light despite no instance change.
Reproduction Steps
Reproducible by joining friends/friends+, leaving, and checking friends list to see it is now changed to "private instance". Untested with friends in public instances.
Restarting VRChat fixes it, but issue reappears when reproduction steps performed. Request invite used to join instance after bug appears.
Details
- Category: User Interface
- Frequency: Often
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platform: PC (platform: Windows, store: Steam, headset: None)
rawPlatform: WindowsPlayer
clientVersion: 2026.3.1-1886-a268441585-Release
unityVersion: 2022.3.22f2-DWR
In-Client Report
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Log file:
output_log_2026-08-17_17-00-52.txtLog In
StormRel
Merged in a post:
After leaving available visible instance it turns into a "private" one
SlyFirefly
Normally you can join an open group instance from the group page or through your friend if they're on green/blue status and in the instance.
However, now if you leave such instance after joining you won't see it anymore: it won't appear on the group page. You still have a chance to see it in a regular instance list on the world page but it won't show you the number of friends in the instance anymore even if they're on green/blue.
The issue is present on PC and Android smartphone but it seems to happen more often on PC.
Screenshots:
- Visible group instance with visible friends on green/blue.
- Same instance after joining and leaving it. Friends don't show up anymore.
- All friends that are in this public instance now appear to be in the "Private Instance" despite being on green/blue.
- This also happened with other VRC groups too the same day, though some of those groups also had troubles opening their pages (there was some error message once but I couln't read/screenshot it).
This, however, also affects other types of instances.
- A person is sleeping on green in a Friend+ instance. You can see the world and easily join a person via friend list.
- After entering and leaving the person's instance begin to appear as private again even though it was not and the person certainly did not change the type in a minute.
- Same issue on Android phone. I'm joining a public instance with a friend in it...
- ...but after leaving it the next minute it already seems like they're in the private instance despite being on green in a public.
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SlyFirefly
Apparantly the same issue that I just reported: https://feedback.vrchat.com/bug-reports/p/after-leaving-available-visible-instance-it-turns-into-a-private-one
As of build 1903, the issue is still present on both Windows PC and Android smartphone.
WubTheCaptain
Duplicate, can be merged with: https://feedback.vrchat.com/bug-reports/p/friends-friends-instance-type-bug
(It's not fixed yet in 1903.)
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updated the status to
available in future release
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Just as an FYI, we are aware of this issue (it really is annoying -.-), and we have a fix in progress. It turns out that this bug was very deep in our code however, so the change was too big to sneak into the already ongoing 2026.3.2 beta. It should be ready for 3.3, or in other words the September release.
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Merged in a post:
[1901] After leaving the instence of a friend (like friends+/friends only/public),even if you are the owner, all the friends' positions in the newly entered instence are displayed as private instence, even though they are still in their original instence.
星辉辉影AuraElicase
- open vrchat
- join one of friends instence.
- leave this instence.
- open social menu
- friends in your last join room is all in private instence.
- in website display the right instence, only in game is wrong.
BluWizard
Still happening after today's Build 1901 update.
WubTheCaptain
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The bug currently occurring
Ap․ Epiture
The bug currently occurring
After joining the Fland instance
When moving to another world, the state of all worlds and friends that were in the previous world changes to a Private Instance, which is serious
A fundamental problem with social is occurring
AquaFox Zorro
i have the same issue, also have inability to invite some friends on orange, it claims user is not in group when they are, new ui when this started
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