Facebook Live

Facebook Live: Facebook Live is a very interactive way to share what you're doing while you are at it.The feature which was announced first in 2015 and was initially available only to celebrities. Facebook has now made it available to any user with an active profile or Page. You can share a live video of something you are doing with your friends on Facebook and also have them comment.

Here's how to start a Live video on Facebook:

Starting a Facebook Live video.

• In the Facebook app, begin to compose a status as you normally would.
• On iOS, a list of options will show up below the text field, tap on Live Video > Continue.
• On Android, tap on Go Live > Continue.
• Give your Live video a title (e.g. "Baking a cake") and set the level of privacy (friends, public, etc).

An alert will be sent to your Facebook friends, notifying them of your stream. The top half of your screen will show what your viewers are seeing, it would also have a control to switch between the front and rear facing camera in the top-right corner.

Drawing, adding filters to a Live video

You can add filter effects to the video, switch between the front and back camera or enter comments in the text field at the bottom.

On an iOS device, you can also draw on the screen to illustrate or highlight an object to viewers. The drawing feature is not present on  the Android version of the app. However, Android users can send invites to specific Facebook Friends during a Live video, whereas the same feature seems to be missing from  iOS devices.

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