How to Fix Duolingo Friends Quest Not Working (March 2025)

Friends Quest on Duolingo are weekly challenges completed with a fellow user or friend.

Each week, you are randomly paired with a Duolingo friend and you both have to complete an assigned challenge.

You will have to complete the challenge in five days.

On completion, you and your Duolingo friend will receive a big reward.

However, many users complain about Duolingo Friends Quest not working for them.

If you too are facing the same issue then read on to know the reason and how to fix it.

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Without any further ado, let’s get started:

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How to Fix Duolingo Friends Quest Not Working (2025)

There might be many reasons for the Duolingo Friends Quest not working issue.

The first could be the availability of friends.

If you have been paired with all your Duolingo friends then no one will be available for you to complete a quest with.

Wait for the cycle to complete and join the next challenge.

To increase your chances of finding a friend, do try to add some more friends. Just add some users who are constantly active.

If they follow you back, it will help you gain a friend’s quest every week.

It is also possible that your profile is not public or you are in a Diamond Tournament. If that’s the case then you may not see your friend’s quest.

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If you are using an older version of the app or the Duolingo Servers are down, you are most likely to face the Duolingo Friends quest Not Working issue.

To fix the issue, check your account. Updating the app and checking Duolingo servers can also fix the issue.

Check If The Account Is a Public

Check if your account is public or private. If it is private, you will have to set it to public to resolve the issue:

To do so, follow these steps:

Open your device.
Visit Duolingo.com and log into your account.
Once logged in, click on the More option shown in the image below.

After that, click on the Settings option.

Now, click on the Privacy Settings option.
You can also go there by clicking on this link duolingo.com/settings/privacy.
After that, click on the Make My Profile Public box.
Once done, Click on Save Changes.
Now, log out of your account and sign back in.
Go to your profile and try to add or invite your friends to see if the issue is fixed.

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Update Duolingo

Here’s how to update Duolingo on Android, iOS and Windows devices:

iPhone and iPad:

Open the App Store.
Type “Duolingo” on the search bar.
Locate Duolingo and click on Update.

Android:

Launch Google Play Store.
Tap on your profile icon.
Go to Manage apps & device.
Locate Duolingo and select Update.

Windows PC:

Go to the Microsoft Store.
Select Library and click on “Get updates”.
Choose “Update all”.

Check Duolingo’s Servers

If the Duolingo servers are down you may face issues.
Check the server status on Duolingo’s official Twitter account.
If the servers are down you need to wait till services are restored.

FAQs

How To Find Friends Quest?

To find Friends Quest on mobile, follow these steps:

First, tap the chest icon.
Go to the Friends Quest Section.
An active friends quest will be seen here.
You can see what the quest is, who your partner is, and your current progress along with the time left for the quest.
You can also send a nudge to a friend. It is a reminder to begin the quest.

How To Begin A Friends Quest?

To begin a Friends Quest, you need to use a mobile and have a Duolingo friend on your Mobile. You both must be following each other.

Duolingo will set up your friend’s quest and send a notification to let you know that a new friend’s quest has started.

The Quests tend to change every week. On successful completion of the quest, you and your friend will receive an XP boost that will last for 30 minutes. A chest of 100 gems. The third is 5 completed quests towards your monthly challenge badge.