I can't see chat in vods anymore? Wtf is this, youtube? This isn't gonna convince me to watch streamers on the front page. It's just gonna convince me not to use this trash.

Worst update yet. Is this an attempt at directing people to more live content, and to push viewership on different streamers?

This update is directly punishing you for wanting to see your favourite streamers. You can’t see your offline followed channels, the vods shown don’t go back all the way, and only show a small amount… what’s the point of that? Why not show everything?

Taking away so much functionality. I’m uninstalling it until this is fixed.

Awful.

I've just got the update and feel everyone's pain.. I have never seen an update that removes so many things and adds so many bugs. How could this update go to production?

This update is awful. You cant chat with the firestick remote and the interface doesn't go away by clicking back it simply blocks the screen and you have to wait for it to go away. I am constantly selecting the unfollow button because it forces me to select it when watching a streamer and loading the overlay.
This update is garbage. They need to roll it back.

All patience to Twitch while they fix this, I've moved on to s0undtv. Community written. Standalone apk is on github. Very feature rich except I think no sending chat (not sure actually, I still use Twitch mobile for that).

Why the heck would you get rid of chat playback in the vods?!? Reading the chat is part of the experience and it's not the same without it. Horrid update. If you hold down fast forward for 1 second it skips ahead like 3 hours. Everything about this "update" is baffling. Rollback the update. You should be embarrassed.

I just got this update yesterday, and it is absolutely awful. In addition to all of the removed functions already mentioned here, every single vod I've tried to watch freezes every few seconds. Only vods do this, and they're completely unwatchable. I was surprised no one else had mentioned this issue so I reinstalled the app but it didn't fix the problem- if you've taken the time to google this update like I did and found yourself here, please send a ticket to complain about it!

When a VOD is paused get rid of the huge play icon on the screen. Sometimes people pause videos to read on screen text. Your oversized icon defeats that purpose and it doesn’t fade away.

Fast forwarding through VODs is also broken. I just skipped through an entire 19 hour broadcast by holding the fast forward button down for 5 seconds. You can’t possibly hope to FF and Rewind to a specific time if you tried to. I know the old version had its quirky method but this one is actually worse.

The new V10 of this app took away so much critical functionality that you have to wonder: what are twitch staff doing? Are they getting bad data about what people want? Did they hire a junior UI/UX intern based on a graphic design portfolio without regard for the UX?

It's disgusting how much contempt for users this app has. You can no longer see your followed streamers from the dashboard, you can't chat in the app, you can't see live video previews, and the UI overlay on entry into a channel darkens the entire screen for a long pause and you can't do anything to remove it. Chat replay in vods is gone. Just, you know, stuff that people want -- all gone.

Horrendous joke of an app written for the very hardware platform that pays twitch staff salaries. I hope the person who designed this app chooses a different career, they failed. Hard.

That's the problem with me I move from webos couse off that problem with following channels now they implement in this update really disappointed! I will move back to my chromecast as I seen is still not updated to this rubbish version !

This is an update that frustrated me. Not only can I not see chat on VODs, I can't get a complete list of my followed channels if one is live it's incredibly confusing to try and see how to get to previous videos. The UI is hideous and very poorly organized. Roll it back. This 'update' is terrible for the user experience.

This is one of the worst "updates" I've seen on any app. I try to chat like I used to on my firestick and am asked to scan a qr code which takes me to a website that's asking for a credit card? What kind of scam is this? I specifically bought a firestick to watch twitch on my TV and now I have to use my phone (the only chat work around I've found) while watching on my TV to chat? And why are my followed channels now hidden? Ooooh! So twitch can push gambling and hot tub stream. Gotcha! The amount that twitch goes through to **** off their audience is amazing!

Yeah I hate this new update. If I wanted to chat from my phone, I'd just watch on my phone. Chat is gone in VODs now too? I like to see the chat in the VODs. It was always able to be minimized for those who don't want to see It. Please put it back like it was.

I was wondering why I had to log in again this evening. This new UI and removal of features is absolutely trash. I want to give constructive feedback but this update is unworthy of such a thing. Please roll this back. I don't know why any devs these days think removing functionality is a good idea. This literally feels like a cheap third party app now. V9 was perfect. Nothing needed changing.

I agree with so many of these comments. There is no longer a way to get the bottom banner to disappear anymore (used to be able to hit the back button but not it takes you back to the previous page). There’s no longer recent watched vods, or followed channels on the home page. I understand this is meant to encourage people to discover different channels but the fact that we have to search for your favorite channels each time is such a pain. It doesn’t encourage people to watch different streamers, it’s just a pain **********.

The controls on this new version of the fire tv app are horrible. The banner at the bottom dims the screen and you can’t press down or back anymore to make it go away. It just sits there blocking the content and you have to wait forever for it to disappear on a timer. Roll back this version of the update because it is terrible. Also can’t chat from fire tv app anymore. Why??? Just why????

With the recent update I cannot chat on my TV anymore with the remote control. I now have to scan a qr code and chat on mobile, wtf please I don't want this. I want to chat without using mobile phone. At least set an option so users can choose by themselves.

Please return the ability to easily view all followed streamers and properly find VODs again on FireTV! The latest update is a nightmare for me.