Only the first channel opened per session receives live chat — subsequent channels stay frozen until manual refresh

[DiaDario]

Bug Description

Only the first channel I open after launching the app stays subscribed to live chat. Every channel I open afterward in the same session loads the initial backlog on join but never renders new live messages — they only appear if I manually refresh, which dumps all buffered messages at once. The messages are clearly arriving (the streamer responds to them), they just aren't rendered for any channel beyond the first one opened.

Key clue / exact repro
The trigger is open order, NOT chat speed. I confirmed this:

1. Launch StreamNook, open Channel A first → Channel A updates live correctly.
2. Open Channel B afterward → Channel B stays frozen, no live messages until manual refresh.
3. Fully close the app, relaunch, open Channel B FIRST → Channel B now updates live correctly.

So whichever channel is opened first works; all later channels in the same session fail to subscribe to / render the live message stream.

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch the app
2. Open any channel → works live
3. Open a second channel → loads backlog, then stays frozen
4. Refresh the second channel → all buffered messages appear at once

Expected behavior
Every channel opened should receive and render live chat, regardless of open order.

Environment

• StreamNook version: 7.8.7 (June 12, 2026)
• OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (build 26200.8655)
• Fresh install (first installed today on 7.8.7)
• Reproducible on any channel; only the first-opened channel per session works

[winters27]

Hey, thanks so much for the detailed report, and especially for pinning down that it's tied to open order rather than chat speed. That's a really useful clue.

The chat connection layer got a pretty significant rework across the 8.x releases since you filed this on 7.8.7, and I haven't been able to reproduce the frozen-second-channel behavior on the latest version. Could you update to the latest release and let me know if you're still running into it? If it's still happening, I'll happily dig back in using your repro steps.

Really appreciate you taking the time to write this up so clearly.

[DiaDario]

Hi! I apologize for the late reply.

I Just updated to 8.2.0 and can confirm the bug is completely fixed — chat now updates live on every channel regardless of open order. Tested switching between multiple channels and everything stays connected perfectly.

Thanks for the quick fix! StreamNook is genuinely one of the best Twitch clients I've ever used — the UI is beautiful and the whole app just feels polished. Keep up the amazing work!