Automatically refresh stream page when broadcaster goes live
Before you implemented the new player you didn't need to refresh the page when a stream went live. Now you will not even notice when a stream goes live unless you refresh the page.
Example:
Current behavior:
1. Go to offline stream page (ex https://www.twitch.tv/reckful)
2. Reckful starts his stream
3. Nothing happens and the user has no idea that reckful has gone live even if he has had this tab open for hours
Wanted behavior:
1. Go to offline stream page (ex https://www.twitch.tv/reckful)
2. Reckful starts streaming
3. Stream starts playing instantly
I know that this worked previously with the old flash player, so is this feature gone because of limitations in the HTML5 player or was it just overlooked?

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MissChibiGoddess commented
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MrV_streams commented
twitch already does this, but only in the browser and only if you have the tab open and the recommended video/stream playing.
and it's a bit glitchy. -
TriHouse commented
EXCELLENT IDEA! This would make stream crashes far less frustrating. I always lose all the homies that had lurks open for me
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alimao1905 commented
Twitch already does that
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MrGoatsy commented
Twitch already does this as far as I know. Although sometimes it doesn't work.
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cjayride commented
It is really important for my stream to have this functionality as well.
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FLeXlol commented
(If it is a limitation maybe WebSockets could be a solution)