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, but closed beta testing of the new feature began long before that. The service was originally launched last fall. The opportunity to be the first to experience it fell to users of gaming stimulators 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 application
VK Live is the official program from the developers of the social network"VKontakte", which allows users to conduct live broadcasts from mobile devices and tablets. The application is suitable for absolutely all gadgets based on Android and iOS. You can download the software to your device in the Google. Play and App. Store stores.
The VK Live application allows you to tell thousands of users about yourself in real time and gain popularity with a wide audience. With it, you can start broadcasting on 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 of VKontakte).
Earnings on live broadcasts in VK Live
The VK Live service allows you not only to tell about yourself in real time to a large audience, but also to earn money. This happens by generating income from advertising, which can be activated on a record that was formed after the end of the broadcast. In this case, the profit earned by viewing an 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 are credited to the author's virtual account along with gifts from other users. The more gifts, the higher the earnings. For the received votes, you can purchase various stickers and "masks" used inside the application.
How to start broadcasting on"VK"
Let's get it right. First, let's look at how to start broadcasting on VK from a computer. It's simple. Even a new user of the social network will be able to start broadcasting on VK. You need to go to the "Video" section on the main page of your account. Here you should select the item "Create broadcast". After that, a menu will open in which you will need to fill in several fields: select the cover of the broadcast, enter a title and description, specify who can view and comment on the post, and check the boxes next to the desired option fields at the bottom of the page.
How to start broadcasting on 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 your account. Having successfully done this, you will be taken to the VK Lite start page, where you can see the current broadcasts of other users.
To start your own broadcast, you must 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 appear to enable / disable geolocation, open / close the possibility of commenting on the video, as well as determine to whom this broadcast will be available, only to friends or to everyoneVKontakte users.
Broadcast in the "VK" group
If you are the owner of a community on the VKontakte social network, you can broadcast live 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 for switching to the front / main camera and end the broadcast. At the very bottom of the screen there will be an area for comments, where viewers will be able to have a dialogue with themselves and with you directly.
