Twitch: How to Hide Your Viewing Activity From Friends on Mobile

This information is shared by default

By default, Twitch will allow a user’s friends to view the channel they’re currently watching. However, users can hide their viewing activity from their friends if they’d like to keep this information private. Our guide will show you how to hide your viewing activity from within the Twitch mobile application.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Twitch app on iOS.

Step 1: Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen.

Screenshot of Twitch's "Following" screen with a red arrow pointing at the user's profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen

Step 2: Tap “Set Presence.”

Screenshot of Twitch's "Account" screen with a red arrow pointing at "Set Presence"

Step 3: Tap the toggle to the right of “Share my activity” to hide your viewing activity from your friends.

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Brandy Shaul

Brandy is a freelance writer for Adweek covering augmented reality.