Warzone Pacific: How to Fix ‘Friends List Not Showing’ Glitch
The Warzone "Friends List Not Showing" glitch is one of the most infuriating bugs in the game, preventing players from joining one another in-game.
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One of the more frustrating glitches that frequently plagues players in Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific is the "Friends List Not Showing" problem, preventing players from seeing anyone on their friend list at all. This particular bug has been a recurring issue in Warzone since its launch in March of 2020. It continues to pester the Warzone player base even after the Pacific Caldera update. The "Friends List Not Showing" glitch has reared its ugly head in full force once more, on the heels of players already being angry with Warzone and Call of Duty Vanguard.
Most long-time Warzone players are well aware that the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch affects a player's account when they review their social tab and none of their friends populate the list. This particular Warzone glitch doesn't just prevent players from seeing which of their friends are online, but rather it expands to being unable to see those who are online, offline, or away. Before players begin to look for solutions regarding the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch, it's a good idea to check the platform friend list outside of Warzone Pacific to see if their friends are actually online as well.
Although it may seem repetitive at this point, all players should try to fix glitches in COD Warzone Caldera by beginning with closing out of the game and restarting the platform they're on. Specifically for content creators who are live streaming Warzone, it's a good idea to make sure that the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch is not affecting those who are using a single-PC setup before beginning the live stream. Otherwise, they'll be forced to shut down everything upon restarting their platform. Then, after restarting everything, open Warzone once more to see if the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch is still in effect.
If restarting the platform and game doesn't work, the next best trick is to link Warzone through Discord and invite friends through that platform. Make sure everyone's Discord status is set to online, connect Battle.net to the Discord accounts, and everyone should be able to join from Discord once they launch Warzone. Players can also invite their Warzone friends by creating a custom group for everyone to join. Groups can be created under the Social tab as well, and friends can be invited to the group once it is approved.
Other than the options listed above, players are left with very few alternatives aside from waiting for the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch out to see if a patch will come along shortly. Sometimes waiting an extra minute or two in the Warzone menu can help load up the friend list, so before looking for solutions, players may want to exercise patience as their friend list loads up. A delay in the friend list populating could be a connectivity-related issue, but all should work as intended if it populates.
Occasionally, some players have seen success in countering the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch when they turn off crossplay in Call of Duty: Warzone. Crossplay can be turned off through the Options menu, selecting the user's account, and navigating to the crossplay section to switch it from enabled to disabled. Then, restart Warzone Pacific yet again to see if the "Friends List Not Showing" glitch has been fixed.
Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific Caldera is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC.