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Friend add and multiplayer feature not working at all.

Hello,

I was very excited about the new friend add and multiplayer feature added in the latest snapshot.

However, when I try to add a friend in-game, I get the following error message:
"Failed to perform this friend action. It may be due to the account's privacy settings."

I have already set every related privacy option in my Microsoft account's Xbox privacy settings to "Allow" or "Everyone". I have tried all known troubleshooting steps, including toggling settings off and on, restarting the game and launcher, and even restarting my PC. Nothing has worked. My friend's account is experiencing the exact same issue.

This is a feature Java Edition players have been waiting for for a very long time. I believe many other players are experiencing the same bug. This appears to be an issue with the snapshot itself, not our account privacy settings.

Please look into this and fix it as soon as possible. Thank you.

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    Hey,

    I've had the same issue before. The fix to this problem is actually pretty simple.

    In Minecraft, you have to go "Options" -> "Online.." -> and click "Allow Requests" to allow friend requests. Though make sure your privacy settings allow other players to add you. And then, you both have to send each other a friend request in order for it to work.

    That's how it worked for me.

    Best Regards!

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    Unfortunately still didn’t work for me and my friend. Added him on xbox, he is seen as a friend, not as a follower, checked all the privacy settings etc, but he still doesn’t show up in the friend list in the game, though other peope do. Also changed the setting in minecraft itself, tried relogging, rebooting the PC, nothing works unfortunately.
    it still says i can’t send the request because of the privacy settings
    Guess it’s because the snapshot itself is laggy
    Maybe anyone has other suggestions?

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    Im running into the same issue, if you find out how to fix it let me know! Both me and my friend have our settings correct. Both in xbox and microsoft, and yet it still claims privacy settings!?

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    We were using the Java Lan option on the same wireless network and could not get another player onto the host's singleplayer world--even with the Port Number. Both users were running on the current Snapshot

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    hey,
    the only way i found to fix that is to use lunar client, play on version 26.2 snapshot 4.
    Once u get in the menu, do shift+tab to show the friends menu, u'll see requests from ur friend and be able to accept them like this. ur then free to play on whatever launcher u want to play on with ur friends