i cant see origin friends on steam

i also have this problem, but it wasn't always the case- both myself and my club's leader both appear offline even when we're online and playing- the only reason i can see them online is because they play on steam and they are properly shown online in steam and in game. 
Downloading this game in Origin allowed me to see only my steam friends,  not a single EA friend appeared, even those that were online and in game.
additionally, my origin has  my friends list hidden as it is reporting myself offline, even when i go offline and go online again.
if it were just steam i would kind of understand, but this is within the original origin launcher as  well