Twitch Community’s Backlash Against Recent App UpdateTwitch’s recent release of a mobile app redesign, which bears resemblance to TikTok, has sparked backlash from numerous users who are urging for a return to the original design.After undergoing extensive testing, Twitch announced on July 29, 2024, that its latest mobile app would start to be released to users, marking the first major redesign in years.The Twitch app has upgraded from a simple list of creators to a TikTok-style feed of live streams that are personalized based on your interests. The feed is curated by Twitch, using the streamers you follow as well as a few recommended ones that are similar.TwitchDespite the recent update of the app, numerous individuals have turned to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the redesign. As a result, they are urging Twitch to revert back to its previous version.According to Twitch streamer Gothalian, the mobile app needs to be reverted as the current version is unsatisfactory.Twitch needs to revert their mobile app. This sucks— Gothalion (@Gothalion) August 2, 2024″According to a second user, the Twitch mobile app has become similar to TikTok and is now considered to be of poor quality.”A different person added, “Why does the Twitch mobile app have such a terrible layout? It now uses a scrolling feature similar to TikTok to display streams that you follow.”Numerous individuals are urging Twitch to completely revert the app’s design, including nmplol, a member of OTK.”In a tweet, he pleaded with Twitch to reconsider the changes they implemented on the mobile app.”For the love of god twitch please revert the changes you made to the mobile app.It is bad for many reasons, but putting streamers from 1.1k viewers to 1.9k viewers all at 1k is so unbelievably stupid and unfair to creators who’ve worked for their CCVPlease 🙏 pic.twitter.com/KZGyIIgs59— Nick Polom (@nmplol) August 2, 2024Despite some negative reactions on social media towards the new app, others expressed that they do not believe it is as bad as some make it out to be.Fooya, a popular Twitch streamer, shared her positive thoughts about the update. She expressed, “I don’t understand why everyone is criticizing the new Twitch Mobile so harshly. It’s actually really user-friendly and easy to navigate.”I’m confused, the new Twitch Mobile is like the easiest thing to navigate? Why is everyone shitting on it as bad as they are 😭— FooYa (@iFooYa) August 5, 2024Another content creator stated, “The page that follows isn’t great, but honestly, everything else is really pleasant.”A third person remarked, “I don’t understand what’s so terrible about it.”Just weeks prior, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy gained widespread attention for showcasing the platform’s new features during a live stream with Rubius. While streaming, Clancy’s feed was bombarded with several hot tub streams, leading him to point the finger at the algorithm for the influx.