There are a few steps you will need to go through before you can avail of the fuction, and a few important things you should know.

Step 1 – Add the Watch Parties quick action to your stream manager

If you want to broadcast a Watch Party, you will need to add the quick action to your stream manager. To do this, follow the below steps:

  • Go to the Stream Manager within your Creator Dashboard.Click the + in the Quick Actions Panel.Add the Watch Parties Quick Action.Click the Watch Parties Quick Action to launch the feature.

  • Open the Stream Manager on TwitchClick on Start a Watch PartyClick on “log in” at the bottom of the new window

Step 3 – Select your content

Step 4 – Your webcam and audio

There will also be some changes to how your webcame works. It won’t appear on the screen the way it does during a gaming stream, and will instead populate above your chat.

  • Fire up your streaming app of choiceDisable everything except your webcam and your mic. It is probably best to create a specific scene for Watch PartyResize your camera to be the full size of the broadcast window

After that, all you need to do is start the Watch Party and you can check out your favorite shows with your fans and friends.

At the moment, Watch Party is not supported on mobile devices, but this is something that Twitch is actively working on, and the feature should be available in a couple of months.