[2023] Twitch only casts black screen

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When I try to stream Twitch to my Chromecast from my Android app, it only loads a black screen on the Chromecast. It was working fine this morning, but suddenly won't stream. I can still control the volume through the app on the black screen though. YouTube and screen mirroring still work fine, and the app only updated 4 days ago.

I tried it on my Chromecast 4k, Smart TV Chromecast, tried clearing cache/storage and reinstalling the app, tried rebooting the Chromecast, tried rebooting my phone.

I've never had a problem like this before, has anyone else experienced this?

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9 months ago - /u/c_freman - Direct link

Hi, Twitch staff here. This is a known issue and we're investigating possible causes.

Update: Fixes are propagating and we hope that all clients are fixed by 2:30pm PT.

9 months ago - /u/c_freman - Direct link

Originally posted by Informal-Sandwich686

I bet it’s the new ads feature…

No, it's an infrastructure issue. Not related to any product changes.

9 months ago - /u/c_freman - Direct link

Originally posted by Informal-Sandwich686

Then how come yesterday, for the first time ever, an ad showed while streaming on chromecast? Soon after that “historical moment” this issue happened.

I don't have an answer for that, but I can confirm this is unrelated to ads.

9 months ago - /u/c_freman - Direct link

Originally posted by Mcbotbyl

Is it expected to be fixed today or no timeline?

We're actively working on it but no timeline yet.

9 months ago - /u/c_freman - Direct link

Originally posted by c_freman

Hi, Twitch staff here. This is a known issue and we're investigating possible causes.

Update: Fixes are propagating and we hope that all clients are fixed by 2:30pm PT.

Update: Fixes are propagating and we hope that all clients are fixed by 2:30pm PT.

9 months ago - /u/c_freman - Direct link

Originally posted by Mcbotbyl

Sad face. Thanks for the reply.

Fixes are propagating and we hope that all clients are fixed by 2:30pm PT.

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