About this app
About ONSET
ONSET A Twitch client for Android, close to the live edge. A native low-latency player and a full-featured chat. Install on Android 1. **Download** onset-arm64.apk from the latest release (under *Assets*). It is for 64-bit Android phones and tablets running Android 7.0 or later. 2. **Open the file.** If Android asks, allow installing apps from this source (your browser or file manager), then tap **Install**. 3. **Open ONSET**, tap **Next**, then **Connect with Twitch** to log in with your Twitch account. You can also tap **Skip** and log in later from Profile. Updates then arrive inside the app (see How do updates work? in the FAQ). No Twitch developer account, Firebase project or build tools are needed to use the app. Why ONSET The Twitch web player, embedded in an app, keeps the picture several seconds behind the broadcast. ONSET plays live streams with the **Amazon IVS player** instead, built on the same video technology as Twitch, and keeps it near the live edge. **Native player by default.** On Android, live channels open in the IVS player. It speeds up slightly or jumps ahead (your choice) when it falls behind, and reloads if it drifts too far. **A fallback that always plays.** The Twitch web player stays one switch away in *Settings › Video*. If the native player cannot get the stream or fails, the channel switches to the web player on its own, so a change on…