Add an option to disable game-specific extensions when not playing that game
Currently it is impossible for users or developers to disable or turn off an extension based on currently set category. Having an option to automatically detect (based on set category) or manually turn them off temporarily when the game or application may still be running in the background but not actively played / shown on stream would give us the option to prevent irrelevant info from cluttering the screen and would improve viewers' experiences without having to completely uninstall and reinstall an extension every time.
Many extensions are in the "extensions for games" category on Twitch and many streamers may have these games up in the background even when streaming another game.
icyeee
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Mr_Hipe
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Many existing extension have been specifically developed to work alongside one specific game as an integration to it. Allowing viewers to engage with the game that is being played or for example look up game context relevant information.
As a result an extension like this won't have any use to the viewer while a different game is being played (or category streamed) by the creator and is occupying an extension slot. It could even impact the visibility of a different general extension that always has a use case and might even be able to generate revenue with bits integration.
Therefore I propose the idea of implementing Category Activated Extensions which are linked (or can be linked) to any specific Twitch streaming category and only become active once the streamer changes to the set category.