Followed Games

[PeterJonson]

For the next update, is it possible to add the Followed Game feature on the menu so we can check streams for specific games directly from the menu instead of searching for it?

[bastimeyer]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion.
Right now, these new features twitch has added this year (also see #21) can't be implemented without taking a risk. The data can only be read from an "internal" API endpoint which isn't documented and also only used on their website. This means that it most likely to change and unstable, so I don't think it would be a wise decision to implement it at this point. I'll have a look at this again as soon as I'm done with more important stuff which has to be finished first.

[fletom]

+1 for this

[Robby-]

👍 from me too. Right now I have to either use the Twitch app on my phone, or login to the Twitch website to follow a game.

Edit: After re-reading I realized this is about the listing of followed games, which is already implemented. I thought this was about the ability to follow games from within this app, which is a feature I'd very much like to see get added.

[fletom]

Yeah, I think this issue should be closed now.

[Robby-]

I would agree if the followed games feature would be fully implemented, which right now isn't the case. We still need a follow/unfollow button.

[bastimeyer]

I would agree if the followed games feature would be fully implemented, which right now isn't the case.

Yes, that's why I left this thread open.

We still need a follow/unfollow button.

This hasn't been implemented yet, because the way Twitch has built this feature into their API is terribly inconsistent (/rant). I need to write a special data adapter first - just for the game following mechanic.

As it turned out, they're just using this inconsistent API endpoint on their website for some reason...