fb Launches Livestream Video for iPhone App
January 29, 2016
fb has announced it is rolling out livestream video. any individual with an iPhone can broadcast a live video to their timeline.
“as of late, we’re excited to increase the flexibility to share live video to everybody in the U.S. by means of iPhone, and we plan to start rolling this out to the rest of the world over the coming weeks.” (fb Newsroom)
at the moment, this new function is best to be had to iPhone users with the facebook app on their cellphone. users can broadcast their own reside video as well as seeing are living and recorded movies from their chums and different public figures/celebrities and demonstrated business Pages that they follow right of their news feed.
while viewing the video users can Subscribe to be notified the subsequent time that broadcaster goes live.
facebook’s livestream video rivals Twitter’s Periscope app and offers an identical options. (Periscope is a are living video streaming app for iPhone and Android that was once received via Twitter in early 2015. Periscope customers can tweet out a hyperlink to their are living circulation video and also make a decision whether or not or not to make their video on hand to all Twitter users or only a sure target audience. Wikipedia)
it is easy to share a live video, whereas within the fb app on an iPhone:
- faucet on replace status
- make a choice the are living Video icon
- Write a handy guide a rough description (if you need)
- make a choice your target market
- And go live
while broadcasting you will be able to see the chums who have tuned in to your broadcast ans wll as view a “real-time circulation of comments.” (fb Newsroom)
After the broadcast ends, the video will likely be saved to the Timeline just like some other video you submit. you can preserve the video or delete it.
although livestream video is most effective on hand to iPhone facebook app customers, fb says they are working to convey this feature to Android users very soon.
examine more about this selection within the fb assist section or see the fb Newsroom update.
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