What is Facebook Live, And How Does It Work?

More than a year after Facebook Live was introduced, all users may now broadcast live from a computer. Facebook is attacking desktop-focused streaming websites with this feature, which enables desktop streamers to broadcast via their camera.

You aren’t constrained to a single form of streaming, so to speak. Here is all the information you need to know about Facebook Live, including how to broadcast live from a desktop or mobile device.

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What is Facebook Live?

Facebook Live is a feature available on Facebook’s website and mobile apps. You may start a live video with this function, and your friends and followers can watch and interact with the broadcast in real-time.

This functionality started in 2015 and has gradually spread to new platforms, with the most recent upgrade bringing desktop users into the fold.

How do you find live videos on Facebook?

In your news feed, you will see live videos from your friends and the people you follow. You could even get a notification when a buddy or the people you follow start broadcasting (depending on your notification preferences).

To be alerted the next time that account broadcasts, click Subscribe when you’re watching live or previously recorded video. The Facebook Live Map also has live-streaming videos.

How do you go live on Facebook?

Here we will guide you on how to go live on Facebook, if you have an android device or an iPhone, or if you want to go live from your desktop.

So, follow the below-given step to do Facebook Live.

Android Devices:

  • Launch your Facebook app.
  • Tap “What’s on your mind?”
  • Tap “Go Live”
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  • You can write a caption for your Facebook live
  • Tap “Go Live” to start your broadcast
  • And, tap “Finish” to stop

iPhones:

  • Launch your Facebook app
  • Tap “What’s on your mind?”
  • Tap the “video recorder icon” to go Live on Facebook
Facebook Live on iPhone
  • You can write a caption for your Facebook live
  • Tap “Go Live” to start your broadcast
  • And, tap “Finish” to stop

Desktop:

  • Go to “facebook.com” using your web browser
  • Click “What’s on your mind?”
  • Click “Live Video”
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  • You can write a caption for your Facebook live
  • Select the audience, and click “Next”
  • Tap “Go Live” to start your broadcast
  • And, tap “Finish” to stop

Is there a time limit for Facebook live?

Yes, there is a time limit of four hours for Facebook live.

How does Facebook Live work?

It’s just simple like live telecasting. People in your friend list can watch your live action. There are several filters you can use, and the audience can react and comment as they do on other Facebook posts.

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Filters

To apply a filter to your live video,

  • Launch the iOS or Android App,
  • Hit the wand symbol
  • Scroll to see all filter options.

You may pick a filter by tapping it. You’ll also notice the option to sketch or doodle on live videos.

Reactions

To make it “simple for your viewers to express their sentiments in real-time during a live broadcast,” it offers Live Reactions in live videos.

The same reactions that Facebook introduced for postings in the news feed are available in Live Reactions. So, after choosing Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, or Angry, those responses will animate over the broadcast.

Reactions

When a buddy replies to your video or a video you’re both viewing, you’ll see their profile photo and a starburst before their reaction shows.

This function is reminiscent of Periscope, which allows you to transmit love/hearts to a broadcaster in real time by double tapping your phone screen.

Comments

Similar to Periscope, Facebook Live enables real-time comments between viewers and presenters. Facebook claimed to have seen 10 times as many comments on Live videos as on conventional ones.

It will repeat comments as they occurred during the broadcast for individuals viewing later in the hopes that they would still feel as though they are watching at the moment.

Wrapping Up

That’s all you need to know about Facebook Live. I hope you will be helpful with today’s article. Please share it with others to help them acquire knowledge about Facebook Live.

You can share your user experience and thoughts regarding this feature in the comments below. Stay tuned with us for more interesting topics like it. Thanks for reading.!!

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