Our product design team took everything about our brand design and its principles and injected them into the Twitch product experience. Added a new section to our Extension Submission Best Practices: Updated Extensions documentation to reflect new process for required review channels.Addressed issues in the API reference for the following endpoints:Clarified the definition of Subscription denied in the Fixed a bug in the API Reference.

Emotes are unchanged, but you’ll see more of them.Twitch will also start to tease its first-ever brand campaign, “You’re already one of us.” Twitch also said:One of the best ways to see how all these pieces come together is to dive into Twitch itself. 3/7/19 update: Moved to Extensions: Onboarding is now required only for monetization (Bits).Extensions: Added the new Configuration Service.

One that lets us step back so you can step up.Above: Twitch spent a year figuring out how to change its logo.There are also other changes. … Also made minor change in Drops (meaning of “retries”).Updated “Chatbots & IRC” docs (Getting Started, Guide, Membership, Commands, Tags, & Chat Rooms), except for “msg-ID Tags”.Updated all “Embed” docs (Introduction, Embed Chat, Embed Video & Clips, & Embed Everything).Changed “position” to “policies” in Extensions: Guidelines and Policies, section 6.6.Removed orphan Bits Code Redemption Guide and added the content to the Removed Topic: Extension Analytics and Topic: Game Analytics from the Webhooks Reference because the endpoint is returning invalid data.Removed note that Webhooks parameters must appear in alphabetical order because that restriction no longer exists.Updated link to download the Developer Rig for Windows.Deleted Communities Reference from v5 API because it is deprecated.Building Extensions: Added information about pre-release disclosures. 3/7/19 update: This document was deleted; information is in Extensions Guide: In “Appendix B: Guidelines and Practices,” the policy for audio was revised: “Extensions can include audio only if they include controls which allow viewers to adjust the volume, and by default, these controls are set to off/muted.” 5/2/18 update: Now that the Extensions Guide is split up, this information is in Full HD resolution is typically 1080p, 60 frames per second (fps). As an Affiliate, if you have ever undergone a username change, you may undergo a one-time Emote prefix change to match your new username. Streaming at a higher resolution like 1080p requires a higher bitrate, and a higher frame rate takes more encoding power. Your viewer will recognize you better. Not actual rooftops, but you get the idea.We’ve always hoped we knew how best to lift up and support our diverse, wild, and creative community and now, we really do.We’ve come a long way and together we’ve built a passionate community of creators who consistently amaze us with their creativity and dedication. The San Francisco company wanted to create on its own an updated Twitch brand that matches the vibrant energy of its creators and communities. These changes are all about putting you front and center and equipped to shine as you reinvent what entertainment is and can be.

The company said this is part of its path to becoming “globally recognized icons.”We started with a simple truth: We were born to take on the entertainment industry, in all its forms, to add multiplayer to everything, and to help you, our creators and community members, lead the charge. We needed to do the work to make everything we’ve created together even better so you can tell your stories to the world. This is also where you can change your Bio (the “About Me” section on your Twitch channel). The positive news: Twitch now offers you a tool to change your username once every 60 days. Setting up an attractive banner can change the outlook of your channel. Start reading Twitch API v5 Channel Feed Reference: Changed (deprecated) most endpoint responses.Having Extensions Reviewed: Before you submit an extension for review, you now select a category under which your extension will be shown in the Extension Manager and upload an image for “discovery” purposes. You are eligible to do this once for every username change.