How to go live from your phone

Get the phone ready

1. 1

   Put the phone on a stand. Turn it sideways (landscape).

2. 2

   Plug in the charger. A long match uses a lot of battery.

3. 3

   Turn on Do Not Disturb in your phone settings. A phone call can stop the stream.

Open the camera screen

1. 1

   Open the match's scoring screen. See How to score each ball.

2. 2

   Before the toss, tap Go Live under MORE OPTIONS. After the toss, tap the ⋯ button at the top right, then tap Go live / Stream.

The camera screen opens sideways. It says Preview at the top.

Choose your settings

1. 1

   Tap the gear icon at the top. Stream settings opens.

2. 2

   Under BROADCAST, look at 1 · Where viewers watch. CricoScore is always on.

3. 3

   To add YouTube or Facebook, tap Set up next to it. Paste your key, then tap Save.

4. 4

   Under 2 · Scoreboard on the video, tap This phone.

5. 5

   Under QUALITY, tap Medium. On weak internet, tap Saver.

6. 6

   Tap the ✕ at the top right to close the settings.

Go live

1. 1

   Tap the red Go Live button at the bottom. The top now shows LIVE and a clock.

2. 2

   If you see Scoreboard not ready, tap Go live. The scoreboard comes on the video after the toss.

Stop the stream

1. 1

   Tap Stop Stream at the bottom.

2. 2

   Tap Stop.

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