facebook's answer to Periscope is here, with a few catches

facebook's recognition on video stays sturdy as it starts offevolved rolling out its Periscope-rivaling feature to iPhone users inside the u.s.a. today.

the new stay Video characteristic can be accessed through the replace popularity choice and selecting icon for live Video. you could whip up a short description earlier than starting your circulate.

to start broadcasting, just tap "pass stay." whilst recording, you can see what number of people are watching, who they're and any remarks they leave.

as soon as you've got finished a live circulation, it's saved on your Timeline, although you could delete later in case you need.

just like YouTube, Twitch and different offerings, you may also subscribe to other humans if you want to be notified whenever a new move is going stay.

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while stay Video is rolling out extra broadly today, fb began letting celebrities and different public figures stay stream starting in mid-2015. checking out for us ordinary people started out up ultimate month.

Now, with the growth of live Video to more than a sure subset of customers, fb appears geared up to tackle rival social media structures - specifically, Twitter-owned Periscope. Twitter bought the livestreaming carrier before it even released, sincerely privy to the electricity of transferring photos and people's preference to broadcast their each circulate to the arena.

Periscope is to be had on iOS and Android, so it has live Video beat there, but no longer to worry for fb. even as it is only available to US and iPhone users beginning today, fb said live Video will come to Android soon as well as roll out to the rest of the world in the coming weeks.