New Delhi: YouTube will soon launch the live-streaming feature for its mobile app, allowing users to broadcast live videos from their devices with the touch of a button.
YouTube added the live streaming to its platform in 2011 and the company will now add it for all the Android and iOS users. The announcement was made at VidCon where the company showcased a demo of how the feature works.
Users will have to follow simple steps to start a live video. Just tap on the big red capture button in the corner, select an image to use as a thumbnail, and broadcast live to the followers. The Live video will also have a real-time chat feature.
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The YouTube app will have all the features of a regular video, and users can locate them via recommendations as well as playlists. The company said that the feature will initially have some content creators including The Young Turks, AIB, Platica Polinesia, SacconeJolys, and Alex Wassabi.
In a recent blog post, YouTube listed some milestone live videos that made records on the platform, which includes the Royal Wedding in 2011 when millions of people tuned in. The list also added that almost one-sixth of the Internet watched Felix Baumgartner leap from space live on YouTube in 2012 and over 21 million people tuned in to watch Coachella on YouTube in 2016.
