In 2017, a new feature appeared on the VKontakte social network that allows you to contact other users in real time. Live broadcasts of VK are available to absolutely everyone. Moreover, they can be carried out not only from a computer, but also from mobile devices.
Live broadcasts "VKontakte"
Live broadcasts on the popular social network VKontakte officially appeared in April 2017, however, closed beta testing of the new function began long before that. Initially, the service was launched last fall. The opportunity to be the first to experience it fell to users of gaming stimuli operating in Russia and the CIS countries. After testing showed positive results, the developers of the social network created a special application for mobile devices called VK live.
VK Live app
VK Live is the official program from the developers of the VKontakte social network, which allows users to conduct live broadcasts from mobile devices and tablets. The application is suitable for absolutely all gadgets running on Android and iOS. You can download software to your device in the Google.Play and App.Store stores.
The VK Live application allows you to talk about yourself to thousands of users in real time and gain popularity among a wide audience. With it, you can start broadcasting to VK, watch the live of your friends, idols, or just interesting people, exchange stickers and gifts with other users, and even earn votes (the internal currency is VKontakte).
Earnings on live broadcasts in VK Live
VK Live service allows you not only to tell a large audience about yourself in real time, but also to earn money. This happens by generating revenue from advertising, which can be activated on the record formed after the end of the broadcast. In this case, the profit earned by viewing the advertisement is divided equally between the administration of the social network and the author of the video.
In addition, with the help of live broadcasts "VKontakte" you can earn votes. They enter the author’s virtual account along with gifts from other users. The more gifts, the higher the earnings. For the received voices, you can purchase various stickers and "masks" used inside the application.
How to start broadcasting in VK
Let's get it right. First, consider how to start broadcasting to "VK" from a computer. It's simple. Even a new user of a social network can start broadcasting in VK. You need to go to the "Video" section on the main page of your account. Here you should select "Create Broadcast". After that, a menu will open in which you need to fill out several fields: select the broadcast cover, enter a name and description, indicate who can view and comment on the recording, and also check the boxes next to the necessary option fields at the bottom of the page.
How to start broadcasting to VK from your phone
In order to start broadcasting from a smartphone or tablet, you need to download and install the VK Live application on your device. After that, you need to log in through your VKontakte page and allow the program access to all necessary sections of the account. Having successfully done this, you will be taken to the VK Lite start page, where the current broadcasts of other users are visible.
To start your own broadcast, you need to click on the camera icon in the lower right corner of the screen. Next, you should choose on whose behalf the broadcast will be conducted (in case you have several accounts on the social network). After that, in the window that opens, buttons will turn on / off geolocation, open / close the possibility of commenting on the video, and also determine to whom this broadcast will be available, only to friends or to all VKontakte users.
Broadcast in the VK group
If you are the owner of a community on the VKontakte social network, you can conduct live broadcasts directly on its behalf. To do this, after clicking on the camera icon at the bottom of the screen, in the menu that opens, select the name of your group and click the "Start Broadcast" button.
Now you know how to start a live broadcast in the VK group.
Shooting Information
You can find out all the details about your broadcast directly in the broadcast window itself. For example, in the upper left corner you can see the duration of the broadcast, find out how many users are watching it, and see the current balance. At the top right are buttons designed to switch to the front / main camera and complete the broadcast. At the very bottom of the screen there will be a comment area where viewers will be able to conduct a dialogue between themselves and with you directly.