What you need to know
- Mixer users can see how they rank in chats with a new leaderboard feature.
- The app received multiple UI adjustments to streamline the interface.
- The new update is available on both iOS and Android.
Mixer now has leaderboards within each chat so users can see how they stack up. Channel chats now have a crown icon that you can tap to see the leaders in embers and sparks over the last week, month, and all time (via OnMSFT). The update is available on both the iOS and Android versions of Mixer.
In addition to adding the chat leaderboards, Mixer received some UI improvements. The MixPlay button has been moved to inside the "..." more button, and the app no longer has unnecessary whitespace within chats. These changes help reduce clutter on the Mixer interface, which is a nice improvement because Mixer has a lot of content on a single screen at any given time.
Mixer heavily promotes streamers and viewers interacting with each other, so it makes sense to add a leaderboard to see which viewers are interacting the most.
Mixer is a game streaming platform where viewers can interact with streamers in an instant.
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