- #BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP MOD#
- #BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP MODS#
- #BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP TV#
- #BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP DOWNLOAD#
Adding a friend on Twitch is easy, as long as your friends already have Twitch accounts and you don’t have to talk them into making one. Thanks to the Twitch rebrand of the Curse client, the application has all the same basic functionality that Discord does. Indeed, it’s immediately clear whose head Twitch is hunting. The biggest draw of the app are the chat server functions, which as Andy mentioned after the announcement in March, sound a lot like Discord’s. It doesn’t seem like Twitch is going to bat in those areas just yet, though it’s shoved a foot in the door to do so later.
#BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP MOD#
While both of these features are interesting, many of us already have preferred digital storefronts and mod managing tools.
#BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP MODS#
It feels like the mods tab was included to prevent any outcry from former users of the Curse mod manager that would otherwise be left high and dry. Managing game mods is also a bit of a sideline feature. Instead, you're redirected to Twitch’s storefront in your browser. You can't purchase games in the application itself. The only major leg up over Discord is inclusion of video calling and screen sharing.Īlthough the game library nominally exists, the selection of games currently available is limited. I’m not surprised that after bringing custom emotes to Affiliate channels, Twitch would want to squeeze out third-party add-ons like BTTV that alter the company's vision for the Twitch experience.
#BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP TV#
I already run too many applications on my system at once and the coveted spots in my boot up routine are earned only by services I already use heavily, not those I’m courting.Īnother big miss is lack of support for either Better Twitch TV or FrankerFaceZ, both popular options for allowing viewers to use custom emotes in non-partnered channels and make other personal tweaks to Twitch’s interface.
#BETTERTTV FOR TWITCH DESKTOP APP DOWNLOAD#
If the experience is virtually the same, would a casual Twitch viewer really want to download a standalone app for a service they use sparingly? There’s a case to be made that having the app at your fingertips could turn casual viewers into consistent ones but I don’t buy it. While I fully support a consistent user experience across platforms, I just don’t see the app making many converts. The first thing I noticed after downloading the Twitch app and connecting my account was that the app’s interface looks almost identical to Twitch’s website in a browser. Even though I’m already a heavy Twitch viewer and respect the attempt at rocking the boat, it’s going to take a lot more from the desktop app as it exists now to convince anyone to make the switch. You can open a new issue on the GitHub repo.If you think that sounds like Twitch is throwing its weight into areas already dominated by Discord and Steam, you aren’t wrong. Where can I report a bug or request a new feature? I'm limited to what is available in the Twitch API, so certain features from the Twitch web or mobile app (e.g., voting on predictions and category viewer counts) are not available at the moment. Why is feature "X" from Twitch not in the app as well? Twitch does not provide VOD chat messages with their current API, so VODs with chat are not possible yet. Hopefully, this changes in the future! Can I watch VODs with chat? Not yet, because Flutter (the framework that Frosty is built upon) doesn't officially support TVs just yet. Will Frosty support TVs (Apple/Android TV)? Is ad block planned?Īd block is not planned because it would probably violate the Twitch terms of service. As a workaround, Frosty has a message delay option that lets you set the delay (in seconds) before each message is rendered. There is a delay of around 15 seconds due to how the native iOS player works. There is currently no straightforward official API for getting the raw stream URLs, so streams rely on the auto setting for now. Why are some Twitch features not in Frosty?įeatures are usually limited by what is allowed in the official Twitch API, so some features (e.g., voting on predictions and total view count for categories) are not yet available.
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