audio only option for pc
Audio only option for pc. I know that they have this option on the twitch app, and i would want to see this on pc as well. Sometimes 1080p 60fps and 720p 60fps streams (without quality options) can result in high temps for laptops. Not to mention that this benefits people who want to hear the stream in the background without having to load the video portion of the stream.

34 comments
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josukecrazydia commented
6 years later and we still need this
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CaribbeanCam commented
This feature is so needed. It's on mobile so why not pc. It really helps decrease power consumption, data/bandwidth usage, and helps increase performance for us multitaskers by eliminating video rendering in background for gaming and listening to streams.
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LoudjoLaFritz commented
This only audio option is really important to add. Not only for people who only want to hear the audio without having to load the video, but it is also necessary to be able to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions due to video streaming, which is far for negligible. Thanks!
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Absinthe_Green commented
Please add this! I'm on satellite. I can only watch in 160p. So I use twitch as radio. Audio only would save me on my 100 gig data cap.
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thewittyserb commented
Please add this
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merlin2v commented
this is needed allot. auto doesn't work and honestly, I would prefer to actually have a constant stream of audio and the visuals cut out rather than have both of these not work
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Phobeeb commented
Podcast mode when
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sikzu0w0 commented
yes. Please add this option on twitch
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SawyerGeN commented
Yes. Please add this option on twitch
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Yughz commented
Yes Yes Yes Please!
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Ahmet_charts commented
it says i cant vote but count 3 of my 10 votes in
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[Deleted User] commented
Yes, I would like this ideal it works perfectly who just want to listen to channels; and not running the video at the same time. This way it doesnt take up as much bandwidth.
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Anonymous commented
cmon please do this!
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Sean Placker commented
I'm almost positive you can get this exact feature if you just use Chrome. Google added a power saving feature to Chrome a while back (Chrome 57 I think) called "Optimize background video playback". It Disables video tracks when the video is played in the background (but continues to play the audio) to optimize performance, and its in Chrome for Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome OS, Android. It's turned on by default so you don't have to do anything to enable it.
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Anonymous commented
Same as last comment. PLEASE!
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Majeye commented
Please implement this! When I get close to hitting my data cap for Xfinity, it would be nice to just listen to audio without having the HD video up and running.
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Anonymous commented
please implement this!
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Anonymous commented
add this pls!<3thx
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Anonymous commented
CMON! WTF?! I mostly listen to music and ASMR streams. I don't want to waste bandwidth on 1080 stream just to get the good audio quality.
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Anonymous commented
Please fucking add this, internet Germany is trash!