Twitch updates its mobile app with a new redesign, its own ‘Stories’ and broadcasting content in 4K

A peculiar and controversial year for Twitch with the content filters and some movements that it has had to produce on its platform. Now, since TwitchCon 2024, a series of news has been announced in which it appears Your redesigned app and other important improvements to continue evolving as a streaming platform.

Twitch has announced from the TwitchCon great news for the achievement program for streamers with three new levels, the Creators Club to help streamers to find like-minded communities (focused on Unity Guilds and Guilds as open clubs for both affiliates and Partners) and some very interesting improvements for the mobile app, the arrival of Twitch stories and 4K content.

The platform has redesigned the mobile app The goal is to help new users find their favorite content, as well as users who are familiar with Twitch. The redesign will be a godsend for the latter because each time they enter the platform they will do so in a shorter way, as the content they are looking for will be right at hand.

This twist to the app is due to the fact that 70% of new Twitch viewers do so via mobileso this move is quite logical. Back in May, the redesign began to be tested with a small number of users, with continuous updates that include new autoplay options, improved performance, and some changes that the platform will announce soon.

What stands out are Stories on Twitch which, apart from dazzling users with content they are not used to, offers another type of format to streamers with content of up to 60 seconds that has been available to Partners since June 24.

4K content

The platform has announced that after the summer The ability to create stories will also come to Affiliates and will be available on the web in the coming months. Creators will also find it easier to create videos or Clips by automatically generating them in portrait and landscape versions for later editing. This is similar to Stream Together, an easy way for other streamers to go through other broadcasts that will generate collaborations between streamers.

Twitch also wants to push other experiences like Boosters, adding more options than the current three with new seasonal message effects, spoken text capabilities, and sound alerts. Finally, 4K streaming on Twitch It is now available today for streamers who have the latest version of OBS Studio.

Improved Streaming ensures that better control of video quality by using client-side encoding and automatic configuration. Vertical video streaming is dramatically improved with advanced codecs like HEVC and AV1 at 1400p / 4K resolution.