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Twitch completes its TikTok makeover with new app update (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Use Xtra if on Android!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Thank you I haven't used twitch in a long time but last I remember it was serving 4-6 ads back to back. Shit was wild.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I had no idea this existed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Does Xtra block ads aswell? I've used purpletv in the past but I watch twitch like once a year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It does, but it seems to me like the blocking breaks somewhat often, since Twitch is always rolling out changes to bypass adblockers. Just tried it and it is blocking right now though!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I'll admit I haven't watched a stream in a while, so twitch could have easily updated something, but in my experience, yes it blocks ads!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is their intention to kill Twitch? They're getting bombarded with 1 star reviews for over a month for this update now, and they still pushed through.

The new app is quite literally unusable.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

People can bombard them with 1 star ratings all they want, if they keep using the platform nothing will change.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I stopped using it as soon as the update was pushed to me. Like I said, it's unusable. Even if I wanted to use it I couldn't, it's so bad.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

PSA, Twitch is available on the Revanced Manager.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Grayjay is also a option if you want to avoid the ads. Eddit* spelling changed from Gayjay to Grayjay

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

If you're making spelling edits, it's "ads", short for advertisement. "Adds" is a mathematical expression.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It's grayjay

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

I've been using the Xtra app on Android exclusively ever since this string of updates started. The new Twitch app is completely unusable.