How to Pause a Twitch Stream on iPhone or iPad

Pausing a Live Stream on a Browser

Go to https://twitch.tv in a web browser. Using this Method, your paused live stream will pick up where the live stream is, which means you’ll miss everything during the pause period. However, you will be able to see the comments during the paused period.. Log in if prompted. A list of your followed categories will appear.

Tap a category to select it.

Tap a live video to select it. You’ll see that each live video has a red dot on it in the upper left corner as well as the word Live. The stream will load and start playing.

Tap the pause Android 7 Pause icon. The stream will pause and you can tap the play icon to start it again.

Pausing Recorded Streams

Open Twitch. This app icon looks like a white chat bubble on a purple background. You can generally find this on your home screen. Log in if prompted.

Tap Browse. You’ll find this in the lower right of your screen. A list of your followed categories will appear.

Tap a category to select it.

Tap the Live Channels tab. You’ll find this in the left of your screen and a menu will drop down.

Tap Videos. This will load a page of recorded broadcasts.

Tap a video to select it. The video will load and start playing.

Tap the video again. Options will appear on the screen over the video.

Tap the pause Android 7 Pause icon. The stream will pause and you can tap the play icon to start it.