Nowadays most people use social media. Social media is used not only for entertainment but also for communication. There are lots of social media apps available today. Twitch is one of the most commonly used mobile apps for communication. Here we detailly discuss the reason for Twitch can’t change username and techniques to change the username in your Twitch account.
For creating an account in any social media and communication app not only in Twitch, by providing user name and other personal and common information. We can’t change the Username given while creating an account in many apps. Because lots of technical issues were raised while searing username. To get rid of such situations, many apps don’t allow changing the username.
Twitch can’t change username: Reason
There are millions of people who use Twitch today to make their communication easy, flexible, and safe. And many new users arrive. Most people want to change their username without losing their existing account. The following are the reason for the disallowance of changing Username
- If you change the username recently, then you have to wait for 2 months to change it again.
- If someone is recently using the username you want to change, then you have to wait until the user changes his username. Otherwise, you can’t change it.
- It is difficult to find your streaming channel for your followers after changing your username.
- Being a Twitch partner, it is no problem with getting your revenue but there might e some delay in ad revenue on that day.
- After changing your username, you can’t use your old username. And also your old username is available for other users after six month time period.
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Methods to fixing the Problem of changing username in Twitch
In Desktop browser
Do the following steps to change your Twitch username.
- Open the browser.
- Search the Twitch website.
- You can see the Profile icon in the right corner. Click the icon.
- Log in to your account on that page, if you are not logged in already.
- In the down menu, click ‘Settings’.
- In the “Profile tab”, click the ‘Profile settings.
- At that, click the ‘Pencil icon’ which is at the right of your username.
- Here text your new username whatever you want to change.
- Click ‘Update tab’‘.
- After that, it asks your password to confirm whether it is you or not.
- After giving the right password, your username will update.
In Desktop Twitch app
Use the following method to change the Twitch username in the Desktop Twitch app.
- Open the Twitch app.
- On the top right corner, the Profile icon is shown. Click the icon.
- Log in to your account on that page, if you are not logged in already.
- In the menu, click ‘Settings’.
- At the new tab, you can see ‘Profile setting’. Click that.
- After that, you can see the ‘Pencil icon’.
- Here you can change your username.
- Next click ‘Update’.
- The next page will ask for your Password.
- After confirming your password, your new username will be updated.
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Change username in Mobile
You can’t change your username using the Twitch app on any Android or iPhone. But you can change your username by mobile using the website.
- Go to the Browser and search the Twitch website.
- Change the mobile browser version to the desktop version. This is done by clicking the three-dot icon and then clicking ‘Request Desktop Site’. (For iPhone users, the three-dot icon is located at the bottom right side of the Chrome.)
- In the menu, click ‘Settings’.
- At the new tab, you can see ‘Profile setting’. Click that.
- After that, you can see the ‘Pencil icon’.
- Here you can change your username.
- Next click ‘Update’.
- The next page will ask for your Password.
- After confirming your password, your username will be changed.
Change Twitch display name
Unlike changing Twitch username, it is very easy to change the display name in your Twitch account. You can easily change your display name at any time without any time interval. Changing the Display name doesn’t affect your account and streaming. The following steps can let you change the display name of the Twitch account.
- Go to the Twitch website.
- At the top right of the screen, click the Profile icon.
- Log in to your account, if you are not logged in already.
- Click ‘Settings’, which is on the down menu.
- Scroll down to ‘Profile Setting’ which is at the “Profile” section.
- Click the ‘Display name’‘.
- Text your new display name and click ‘Save changes.
Fix problems in chrome
Lots of people facing a ‘Greyed out’ problem while using chrome for changing username in Twitch. To fix this problem, first, clear your Browser Cookies and Cache.
- Open Chrome.
- Go to the ‘Settings’.
- Click on ‘Clear browsing data.
- Select ‘All time’ in the advanced tab.
- Click Clear data.
Another method is using Incognito Mode chrome. The alternative method is using another Browser.
Points to remember
If you change your username, you can’t use the old username the next time. At the same time, you can’t change your username frequently. It has a certain interval of time to change. It takes 60 days to change a new username. So, you have to be very careful in your new username spelling. If you enter the wrong spelling, then it can’t be changed until 60 days.
Your account URL also changed after changing your username. Your account will have a new URL after that. So you have to change the new URL in the place of the new URL. It may lead to some difficulties in finding you and your channel. As we said earlier, It took some ad revenue only on that day of username changing. You can’t change your old username again. It may let to use for another user.
FAQs
Can I change the username in the Twitch account?
Yes, you can change the Twitch username.
2. Can I change the display name in Twitch?
Yes, you can also change your display name.
3. If changing username affect my follower’s list?
No, it doesn’t affect your follower’s list.
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