Twitch will launch redesigned mobile app this year

eurogamer.net:

Twitch will continue to improve its mobile experience this year, with a new mobile app on the way.

CEO Dan Clancy shared an open letter today detailing the company's plans for 2024, including making the platform more mobile friendly, helping streamers make more money, and improvements to the Clip Editor for easier shares on social media.

Back at TwitchCon Paris last year, Twitch announced its Stories and Discovery Feed features would be added to the Twitch mobile app. Both of these will form the backbone of improvements coming this year.

The redesigned mobile app will be the first major update since 2019 and will make the previously limited Discovery Feed available for all users as the main landing experience. The feed is scrollable and shows live streams and clips (with filters) with suggestions of content you may like. It will also be made simpler for stories to be created and shared on the app, with short-form video updates on the way and other requested features.

Further, it will be easier for viewers to purchase subscriptions, gift subs and Bits on mobile, while features like Hype Trains will be optimised for the platform.

Lastly, a Mobile Mod View will be rolled out later this year on iOS to make moderating streams easier when not at a desktop.

Other improvements to the platform include changes to the Clip Editor to make it easier for both streamers and viewers to make clips and share to social media, including a direct to Instagram export option.

Elsewhere the Stream Together feature will continue to be developed so streamers can join forces on a single stream, plus there will be new incentives to encourage viewers to support streamers financially with interactions.

Twitch will also be continuing to reduce harassment on the platform and update its enforcement system to ensure its community guidelines are adhered to with