+1 here

Environment:

• Device: iPhone 17 Pro
• iOS: 26 (latest public build)
• Twitch app: 26.1.3 (latest from App Store)
• Account: Twitch Turbo (no ads)
• Network: Wi‑Fi (home network)
• Low Power Mode: Off
• Audio output: Phone speaker and Bluetooth headphones
• Other media apps: None running in background

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open Twitch app and start a live stream in full‑screen mode.
2. Lock the device or switch to another app — stream continues playing in background as expected.
3. Return to Twitch app (stream still in full‑screen).
4. Lock the device or switch apps again.

Expected Result:
Stream continues playing in background every time, regardless of returning to the app.

Actual Result:
After returning to the app once, background playback no longer works — stream stops immediately when locking the device or switching apps. Only force‑quitting and relaunching Twitch restores background playback for one cycle.

Frequency:
Occurs every time following the above steps.

Content Types Tested:
Live streams (appears to affect all tested channels). Not yet tested with VODs or clips.

Additional Notes:

• Occurs on both phone speaker and Bluetooth headphones.
• No correlation with ads (Turbo account).
• Not yet tested on cellular data.

Edit: This seems to be resolved with 26.2? (The app still pauses randomly when playing in the background, but that’s a different issue)

Yes!!! This. I hate that I can’t do something else on my phone while trying to watch/listen to a stream. It’s making me angry that they have messed with that. Fix it please.