Stories are now available on the Twitch mobile app

Madrid, October 17 (Portaltic/EP) –

Twitch Officially launched Format stories in your mobile appon which it is based Short posts that disappear within 48 hours Post which lets you share “clips” of video or photos, similar to Instagram or Facebook Stories.

The streaming content platform aims to offer users Users and “Live Broadcasting” is a way to stay in touch with the entire community Live from the Twitch mobile app “even when not streaming,” according to a statement On his blog.

From this standpoint, Twitch had already announced its intention to implement Stories last July, within the framework of the third edition of the TwitchCon event, in which it commented on some of the functions that would be added to its platform, which was held in Paris, France. .

Now, the company has Twitch Stories has officially launched. With them, users will be able Share short posts that will disappear after 48 hours This will allow Display images, “clips” or free contentUsing elements such as text, icons and different backgrounds.

This was detailed by Twitch by A Statement on his blogWhere he also explained that the stories will appear in a file A new section in the top panel of the “Following” page.. Likewise, I have specified that, just for now It will be accessible for this job Partners and affiliates of the platform They did At least one live stream in the last 30 days.

In this sense, Stories will be implemented throughout the week for users who have the latest version of the application installed, as well as for streamers who “meet the eligibility requirements”. However, the company announced this Aiming to expand access to the creation of these ephemeral publications “in the future,” Provided that security procedures are respected.

Specifically, streamers will be able to publish stories using Content such as images or “clips”That’s by saying, Portions of your or another channel’s “streams”.. Likewise, they may publish Stories in canvas form, This is with a background designed by Twitch, for example, with a gradient of different colors.

Another advantage of this feature is that users will be notified when a streamer they follow posts a story, and in addition, they will be able to access specific data, such as How many views did it receive or how many reactions did it get. On the other hand, the Streamers with at least 30 followers You will be able to create Exclusive stories for your subscribers.

In addition to all this, Twitch has also placed special emphasis on the security of its posts. So he made that clear It will use automated scanning procedures to “help prevent malicious content from being uploaded.” Likewise, users will be able to report if harmful content is posted through Stories, which is not included in the platform’s community standards.

Finally he pointed it out “In the coming months” they will offer new jobs Like creation Surveys, The ability and ability to share videos outside of Twitch Tag other users From the platform.

Twitch highlighted that Stories are, among other things, a format that allows for live streaming Communicate more easily with your followers, as well as interact with them more personally. For example, they’ll be able to let you know if their stream will be delayed through a story or sharing news like, say, getting a new computer to play with.