Twitch is redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019. Dan Clancy, CEO of the company, wrote about it. open letter that on Wednesday discovery bait the program will have a new landing page. An update expected later this year will also make it easier to share quick updates, including uploading short video stories from the mobile app.
“We’re redesigning the mobile app (the first major update since 2019) to bring you a more modern, immersive viewing experience by making the discovery feed available to all Twitch users as a new landing experience in the app.” Currently the discovery feed it exists only as an “experience”. shows real-time updates combining streams from people you follow in the mobile app with recommended content.
Clancy says the mobile app will also add new features that encourage quick updates for your viewers, including the ability to create and upload short video stories from your phone. Other additions include the ability to pinch-enlarge photos (better late than never?) and share portrait videos to stories.
With Twitch moderators iPhones Here’s something to look forward to, as the mobile app will include mod tools for the first time. According to Clancy, mobile tools that were previously only available for desktop computers are “flexible, easy to use and will move with you.” The company says mod tools will be available on iOS later this year; it hasn’t touched on the existence of Android yet.
Looking beyond the mobile app, other 2024 Twitch updates will include updated community guidelines. Clancy says the new rules include “clearer, updated definitions of damages and tougher penalties for some types of harassment.” The platform also plans to introduce tools to help users better identify harassment, including some that Clancy claims will “block more harassment before it shows up in your chat.”
Finally, Twitch’s clip editor (reportedly helped enable child exploitation on the platform) will soon make it easier to share content. Clancy says the feature will make it easier for creators and viewers to share clips on social channels, including the ability to export directly to Instagram. Additionally, a major update to the mobile app will add a clip editor when it arrives later this year.
