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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.
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  • merlin2v commented  ·   ·  Report

    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
  • sikzu0w0 commented  ·   ·  Report

    yes. Please add this option on twitch
  • SawyerGeN commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes. Please add this option on twitch
  • evilmadmuffin commented  ·   ·  Report

    The mobile verison supports "Audio only", but not at Browsers or App on Desktop. While Data-Usage shouldn't be problem on PC - but it actually might - in addition, Twitch uses an non-insignificant amount of CPU-power, which could also benefit from that option (i.e. of Talk Shows, Podcasts, ASRM, Music Streams, ...).
    I see no point, to exclude this feature on PCs.
  • alaric_332 commented  ·   ·  Report

    audio only is available on mobile app but not on PC (even with PC app),some people just want to hear the audio while streaming and chatting on PC
  • Yughz commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes Yes Yes Please!
  • Ahmet_charts commented  ·   ·  Report

    it says i cant vote but count 3 of my 10 votes in
  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Like how there is already on mobile, I think it'd be a great addition to the browser experience for those who only want to listen to a stream's audio while at their pc while doing something else, so it doesn't use up their home internet's bandwidth.

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Report

    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.

  • Sean Placker commented  ·   ·  Report

    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.
  • Majeye commented  ·   ·  Report

    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.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    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.
    GET THIS F-ING DONE FINALLY!
  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please fucking add this, internet Germany is trash!
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