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Posting this comment again as this thread keeps getting attention:
By the way for whoever comes across this, just delete the app permanently. Frosty works great for iOS and has bttv and 7tv integrations natively. If you miss that you could exit the app and a stream would keep playing in the background automatically (like I did), you can set up an automation on iOS easily. I get an email whenever a comment is posted on here so let me know if you need help with that. You can comment on here and I’ll dm you on twitch (on my desktop lmfao). But yeah, of all the alternatives, I’ve found Frosty the best by far.
These stupid overlays became a thing in like July iirc so I don’t expect them to revert back any time soon (if ever). The developers just progressively make the app worse and worse with each major update (that forced TikTok feed of 2024, LOL) so I’m just not bothering with using an app made by developers who don’t even use or watch twitch.
I finally spoke to an actual human after getting many automated responses and they admitted they did not have the rationalization behind the change, and then that it was supposed to provide an “intuitive and easy way” to show information so I don’t really know wtf is going on. I don’t think they really know what is going on. All I know is that these forced overlay buttons are the least intuitive change they have ever made and it absolutely boggles my mind that anyone could think covering up sections of the screen permanently would ever be a positive thing that people would want.
Props to the dev who’s innovative idea this was for really “thinking outside the box”.
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@wlnt Not sure what region you’re in but as of 27.4, our delightful user engagement optimizations are still (somehow) present for Canada.
By the way for whoever comes across this, just delete the app permanently. Frosty works pretty good for iOS and has bttv and 7tv integrations natively. If you miss that you could exit the app and a stream would keep playing in the background automatically (like I did), you can set up an automation easily. I get an email whenever a comment is posted on here so let me know if you need help with that. You can comment on here and I’ll dm you on twitch (on my desktop lmfao). But yeah, of all the alternatives, I’ve found Frosty the simplest.
These stupid overlays became a thing in like July iirc so I don’t expect them to revert back any time soon (if ever). The developers just progressively make the app worse and worse with each major update (that forced TikTok feed of 2024, LOL) so I’m just not bothering with using an app made by developers who don’t even use or watch twitch.
I finally spoke to an actual human after getting many automated responses and they admitted they did not have the rationalization behind the change, and then that it was supposed to provide an “intuitive and easy way” to show information so I don’t really know wtf is going on. I don’t think they really know what is going on. All I know is that these forced overlay buttons are the least intuitive change they have ever made and it absolutely boggles my mind that anyone could think covering up sections of the screen permanently would ever be a positive thing that people would want.
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Hey guys,
The problem persists and Twitch have not acknowledged this in any way, shape, or form since my initial report and posting of this in November. Nothing I have seen anyway. I continue to use Frosty and it has been great. The only thing I have found missing is the ability to follow new channels - you would have to use either the website or the official app.
I have found a workaround for our main problem however, the official app’s ****** overlays. I will share it in hopes that Twitch does not patch it: Zoom in a very small amount. Zooming in on a stream (reverse pinch action) to any degree seems to disable the overlays so when I need to use the official app, this is my new method. Kind of puts it into perspective how small of a thing this really should have been and how idiotic it is that the overlays became a forced and permanent feature. Hopefully my workaround was an unannounced added feature to bypass them. Let’s just go with that.
If the workaround becomes patched, I will try to make a new comment.
I’m sorry you had to go this far to find an answer for something that doesn’t make sense!