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Twitter testing Periscope button on Android for live video streaming
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'Go Live' button allows Twitter users to access Periscope. (Shutterstock.com/GongTo/-)
Several Android users have reportedly been able to access live video app Periscope from their Twitter accounts.
When creating tweets, a new button named “Go Live” shows up among the usual features such as “record video” or “attach images”. This button will then redirects users to Periscope to start a live video. However, for those who have not yet installed Periscope on their phone, they will be taken to Google Play Store instead.
Amazing eruption today #Etna #visitrandazzo #visitsicily @adyglio @ComuneRandazzo Visto su #Periscope: Etna eruption https://t.co/PGVtHCCeiw
— Gianluca Lanza (@gian_lanza) December 4, 2015
“We’re rolling out a ‘Go Live’ button in Twitter to a small percentage of users,” announced Twitter as quoted by The Verge. “Over time, all users will have the ability to start a Periscope broadcast from Twitter.”
(Read also: Twitter to exclude photo, link from character limit)
Periscope, which is basically a video-streaming app, was bought by Twitter last year after purchasing Vine, the six-second and looping video-sharing app, in 2012. Based on both acquisitions, the company seems eager to develop its video abilities to meet its users’ needs. (kes)
