Twitch Desktop App will be retired in late April – EconoTimes

Twitch has started informing users and creators that the Twitch Desktop App will be closing in a month. And it appears that low user count may have been one of the reasons it is being retired. Several users reported on Wednesday that they received an email from Twitch telling them about the imminent shutdown of the Twitch Desktop App. This was later confirmed by the company by adding a note on a support page (via Digital Trends) on how to uninstall the app. “We‘ve made the difficult decision to say goodbye to the Twitch Desktop App on April 30th,” Twitch said. “This decision was not made lightly and came from a combination of usage and user feedback.” It appears that the number of regular users of the Twitch Desktop App was not high enough to keep it running. There are varying reactions on Twitter about the announcement. Some users say they liked the app because they prefer navigating through Twitch on a dedicated app instead of having other browser tabs. Others, however, are fine with its retirement, saying they do not use the app that often. Meanwhile, it does not look like the streaming platform is going to release any…
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