Discord custom status resetting or disappearing after latest update, issue acknowledged (workaround inside)

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Popular communication platform, Discord, offers free VoIP, text, and video chat services for gamers. Launched in 2015, the platform has more than 150 million users worldwide.

As we all know, Discord recently released an update for its Android users that leverages a cross-platform framework. The update was introduced with the aim of revamping some major visual features of the app.

On the contrary, the update was met with severe criticism as it made the app feel sluggish. Complaints about performance and UI quality after the update became quite common.

Discord custom status resetting or disappearing

And as if the UI issues weren’t enough, many users (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) are reporting an issue regarding the buggy custom status ever since the new update rolled out.

My details on discord such as status things like online, idle, and do not disturb and channel folders do not show up anymore after I got an update on discord? What should I do to fix it?
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Sorry got a issue with my status on my discord account it keeps disappearing I tried to reinstall the app but that dosent work
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The custom status is generally a place where users can highlight if they are online, offline, idle or mention the specific activity they are doing.

According to recent reports, Discord users’ custom status is either resetting or disappearing automatically.

This is incredibly frustrating for users who update their custom status regularly to reflect important information and share it with different server members.

Fortunately, the team has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix.

Since there’s no ETA for the solution, those affected can try uninstalling and reinstalling the app to see if it temporarily addresses the issue.

Sounds like what happened to me last night. I ended up just uninstalling and reinstalling Discord, which seemed to fix it.
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