How to Hide Chat in Twitch Mobile App

In this video I'll show you how to hide the Twitch chat in the Twitch app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device.

Timestamps:
Introduction: 0:00
Steps to Hide Chat in Twitch Mobile App: 0:36
Conclusion: 1:23

#twitch #techtips #tutorial

Video Transcript:
The Twitch mobile app is great for following and keeping up with your favorite streamers. However, when you turn your device on its side to watch the stream in landscape mode, the Twitch chat is prominently displayed on the right side of the screen, blocking a healthy part of the stream. Thankfully, if you don't care to be active in the chat you can hide the Twitch chat on your mobile device to reclaim that precious onscreen real estate.

Now let's walk through the steps to hide the Twitch chat in the Twitch app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device.

Step 1. Navigate to the Twitch stream where you want to hide the Twitch chat.

Step 2. Turn your mobile device on its side so the Twitch stream is displayed in landscape mode. You'll see the Twitch chat on the right side of the screen.

Step 3. Tap the Twitch stream to bring up the onscreen menu.

Step 4. Find the Hide Chat icon in the onscreen menu. The Hide chat icon features a chat bubble icon with a line through it. Tap the "Hide Chat" icon. The Twitch chat will immediatelly be hidden. You can tap the screen again at any time and tap the "Chat" icon to bring the chat back up.

[MaxDalton]

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[jeffthepeanut]

Do you know why it doesn’t show the hide chat icon

[humpty]

Splendid. So simple, yet I spent way too long trying to figure it out before finding this video! Cheers

[WithoutTheLaw]

The hide chat button isn’t there on Twitch VOD’s. How do I hide Twitch chat on a Twitch VOD?

[rebely]

Thank you oh my gosh I was really frustrated with this

[mjsparks]

When making a video that's informative, it would be best to add an arrow or high-light square pointing to the item that is relation to the topic (like the hide chat icon). I had to go to the links on the pinned post to find what I wanted to see. Thank you for adding the links as well.

[husky]

Well my twitch app currently seems to be bugged and it dosen't close the chat when I watch vod 😑😑

[ArturoEspinosaAldama]

This video exists only thanks to terrible UX from Twitch. What's the problem of using a recognizable icon such as an X in the element you are actually trying to operate on: the chat overlay? Such an obvious option, but no: you had to put a non-standard icon hidden behind a two-step process. How much are they paying their developers? Too much money, probably.

[venieceantoinette]

Thank you this was helpful!! I feel so dumb, it was so simple 😂

[Beloved_Midna]

That doesn't work anymore when viewing vods and it's so stupid