how do i got about getting the name kinglyfe from an inactive acct it has 0 following and 2 followers
my username on twitch rn is kinglyfettv

I thought it was a year and that felt mine to me.

Yeah something has to be done.

Come on Twitch get this sorted already.

I'd give it at least a year before trying to recycle an inactive name, but other than that I agree 100%
I don't mind how Twitch fix it, but 'just keep checking it for a few years' really isn't an acceptable solution.

Very much agreed, especially when they say one thing and do/dont do another. Along with emailing support about it and only ever getting an automated response back that answers nothing,

We need this.

Please recycle some accounts there are so many inactive ones

totally agree

This DEFINITELY needs to be done, I made the mistake of changing my username on an alternate account because I wanted the name on my main account, i did this as I misread the policy as 'will be released after 6 months' not a minimum of 6 months. I've waited months and months, tried contacting twitch support about my mistake. Nothing.

I agree

Yes, I'm aware: per the recycling policy on the website, "Once you have changed your name, the abandoned usernames will be held by Twitch for a minimum of 6 months"

But they're clearly not being recycled. I've been waiting on an old name since the policy was announced, and it had already been changed for at least a year when it was. I had changed it as part of an effort to rebrand some aspects of creation, which has changed directions since then.

Six months is absolutely a reasonable amount of time, but these names are clearly not being recycled. If you're not going to recycle them in a timely manner, please allow us some manner to request old names if available rather than telling us you can't help and we just have to wait when asked.

The twitch username policy is an ABSOLUTE JOKE.
What a horrible company when it comes to supporting the people that make them cash.

For years have I been waiting to use a use a username on an account that's been inactive since the launch of justin.tv.

What a joke, no wonder people are massively switching over to Mixer.
Beats twitch by a large margin.

At least they care about their partners and streamers.

I've been waiting so long for an unused username. It's been in the "Sorry. Unless you’ve got a time machine, that content is unavailable." state for years.

Please make this happen there are so many inactive accounts

Its been a year since I changed a placeholder alts account name to free it up for my main Twitch account. Still hasnt been released.

Can this actually happen?

How do you get it free

i reported it, for identity theft

hey, i just tried to Change my twitch username to my lol ingame Name and i got the same Problem. Its used but inactive, 0 Followers 0 follows etc. no activity whatsoever, i feel scammend