You can be online on Mobile and PC at the same time
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Reimajo
When running VRChat on PC, then starting it on mobile, you can be online with the same account two times at once.
This leads to all kind of weird issues, e.g. when people want to join you (which version of you do they join?).
At least you cannot join yourself, that pops up an error and kicks you out of the instance. I'd assume this possibility wasn't intended, so it is a bug.
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Deantwo
I have been using this as a feature on desktop for years. Opening multiple clients and being in multiple instances at the same time.
The only issues I have ever found with it, is when my friends that use VRCX complain about the program telling them I keep changing instance. Attached here is a picture one of them sent me once. I just think it is funny and totally just VRCX's issue.
kawashirov
This is not bug, this is more like poor feature.
You can even join different instances from different clients on PCs.
That was a thing for a long time and it's not bad,
but sure needs proper handling in social API.
StormRel
Merged in a post:
Platform status sometimes shows "Android" when on PC
Reimajo
- Open VRChat on PC
- Join VRChat on Android
- Close VRChat on Android
- Continue using VRChat on PC
Now your PC user keeps falsely showing that you are on Android to everyone else.
StormRel
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Reimajo
StormRel: That merge above is not correct because both bugs describe a different issue. This post here described how you can be online in both at the same time (honestly can be called a feature if you want), while the other one describes that the status is and stays wrong on PC after you exited android.
Deantwo
Reimajo: I agree. The issue you decribed was closer to: nameplate-says-i-play-on-android-while-being-on-pc. But it was not exclusive to Android and has been fixed already now.
Just wanted to mention so people reading knows the issue wasn't lost.
Temmie Dola
it's happened before with the quest version. At the same time you can't be in one instance from two devices
DrBlackRat
This isn't really specific to the Android Alpha. You cqn have multiple clients open on a PC as well as be online on Quest and a PC at the same time.
Reimajo
DrBlackRat: I can run multiple test instances on PC, that part is clear to me. But two real online instances? With the same user? How does that work when someone wants to join me?
DrBlackRat
Reimajo: You play russian roulette with the API xD
Jokes aside, IIRC it shows the instance you last joined on your profile.
You can easily test this yourself with the Quick Launcher btw. ^^
Reimajo
DrBlackRat: I would love to use the "Quick launcher", but all their documentation always fails to mention where and how to get it, so I assumed until now that it is not a public tool? https://vcc.docs.vrchat.com/tools/vrc-quick-launcher/
DrBlackRat
Reimajo: its in the VCC under "Tools"