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3 years ago

How can I appear offline?

Hi, I have a pretty simple issue. I have a number of friends that I play Apex with, but occasionally I just want to play alone. In such instances, I would like to appear offline so that my friends do...

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CCbathwater

Seasoned Ace

3 years ago

@Pete6274 You should appear offline to your friends within the game too. Unless you for some reason have added Xbox/Switch players. Unless fixed, these are not affected by your PS online/offline status, and thus you will appear online to them regardless.

Pete6274
3 years ago
Thanks for the response 🙂
This issue seems to have only started now in season 16. I know anyone I add cross-platform can always see when I'm online (which is also really frustrating and I seriously wish Respawn would add the option to appear offline within Apex itself).
But, specifically, my friends who are also on PlayStation always used to appear with green tags on my friends list within Apex. I think since the start of season 16, they have now started appearing with blue tags. I don't know what this means but it seems like I can always see when they are online regardless of their PlayStation status and they can always see when I'm online regardless of my PlayStation status.
I hope the above makes sense.
- CCbathwater
  Seasoned Ace
  3 years ago
  Well, then Respawn decided to give this the audio treatment, and basically remove it. Probably not intended, but... you know.
  - Pete6274
    3 years ago
    Well, I can't say I'm surprised... thanks for the advice though...
    Do you by any chance know what the green and blue tags mean on my friends list within Apex?
- costsnothing
  2 years ago
  Appear Offline or Invisible mode has never been properly addressed since the Steam version launch (2020). There are actually multiple discussions related to the issue, but the players who seem to care the privacy are pretty minor to the development scheme. We are getting into almost four years of a negligence. I don't think it will be ever fixed.