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Create a live stream on mobile

You can live stream on your mobile devices to connect with your audience in real time and build your community. Learn more on how to get started with live streaming.

To live stream on mobile devices, you’ll need:

• At least 50 subscribers.
• No live streaming restrictions within the last 90 days on your channel.
• To verify your channel.
• To turn on live streaming. You may need to wait 24 hours before you can start your first live stream.
• An Android 8.0+ device or an iOS 8+ device.

Note: Live chat messages that are not in your app's display language are automatically translated for creators and moderators. Learn more about how automatic chat translation works.

Create or schedule a mobile live stream

1. On your phone or tablet, open the YouTube app.
2. At the bottom, tap Create Live.
   • For your first mobile live stream: Starting your first live stream may take up to 24 hours. Once allowed, you can live stream instantly.
3. Tap Edit to enter your live stream details.
   • Visibility and Audience: For users aged 13 through 17 on YouTube, your default mobile live stream privacy setting is set to unlisted. If you’re 18 or over, your default mobile live stream privacy setting is set to public. You can change this setting to make their live stream public, private, or unlisted.
   • Schedule for later: You can pick a date to schedule your live stream.
   • Screencast: You can stream your phone’s screen.
   • To set options for live chat: Age restriction, monetization, and more.
4. Enter your live stream details.
5. Once ready, tap Go live.
   • To end your stream: Tap Finish. A recap will appear with stream stats, and an archive of the stream will be created on your channel. You can edit the privacy settings or delete the archive at any time.
   • Save a highlight: In the recap, you will also have the option to save a Short highlight video, which is automatically pulled from your live stream. Saving the highlight will save it by default as a private video in your video list. You can change the privacy settings to public and publish or delete the highlight video at any time.

Note: The option to save a highlight may depend on the eligibility of the live stream.

Start a scheduled mobile live stream

1. On your phone or tablet, open the YouTube app.
2. Tap Create Live.
3. Tap Calendar Select your live stream.
   Note: You can delete scheduled live streams by pressing the delete button.
4. Once ready, tap Go live.

Practice streaming with Live Practice Mode

Note: This feature is only available for mobile live streaming and is rolling out to all creators.

Live Practice Mode is a new feature in the YouTube mobile app that gives you a private space to rehearse and improve your live streaming skills. You can experiment with your setup, content, and interaction style without a live audience. Once you’re ready to go live, you can start live streaming directly from Live Practice Mode.

To start a practice live stream:

1. In the YouTube app, tap Create.
2. Tap Go live.
3. Below the Next button, select Practice mode.

You will enter a private mode with no real audience where you can practice your live stream.

1. When you are ready, tap Go Live in the top right to begin streaming to your audience.

To exit your practice session, tap the X button.

Live stream Playables

Playables are available to play as a mini-activity on mobile vertical live streams. Learn more about Playables on YouTube. When you launch a game while streaming on a mobile device, viewers can watch your gameplay and see your camera feed in a smaller window.

Note: This feature is currently available for creators in the countries listed below and for select Playables. Viewers cannot join the game at this time.

Start a game

1. Go live on your mobile device.
2. At the bottom, tap .
3. Tap Play a game.
4. From the options, select a Playable to launch the game.

You can switch games at any time. To do so, exit the current game by tapping Exit Game on the bottom, and choose a different Playable. You can control your live stream settings while playing the game. Learn more about moderating your live chat.

Playable content, like all content in live streams, must adhere to our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

Availability

Android phone & tablet iPhone & iPad

Frequently asked questions

What if I have over 50 and under 1,000 subscribers?

To help make YouTube a safe community for everyone, we may limit the number of viewers on your mobile live stream. Also, your archived live stream will be set to private by default. It may take a few weeks to reflect these changes due to processing.

Why is my mobile live stream’s audience limited?

To help aspiring creators while protecting the community, we've created safeguards to limit the spread of potentially harmful content.

What happens after I get 1,000 subscribers?

After reaching 1,000 subscribers, it may take several weeks to remove the mobile live streaming audience limitation. If your subscriber count decreases during this time, then it may take longer.

If your channel goes below 1,000 subscribers, you will have the same audience limitation as when your channel had less than 1,000 subscribers. You won’t lose access to mobile live streaming unless your channel goes below 50 subscribers.