How to Hide Chat During a Live Broadcast in Periscope
Launch Periscope., Tap the camera lens icon on the bottom menu., Write a note about the broadcast you will send out., Tap the red “Start Broadcast” button right below the four options., View chat stream., Check viewers., Hide chat.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Launch Periscope.
Locate the app on your iPhone and tap on it.
The app logo has a picture of a periscope on cyan background.
If you’ve used the app before, you won’t need to sign in again.
You will be brought to your main dashboard screen.
The list of people you are following that are live and that have recently broadcasted will be shown. -
Step 2: Tap the camera lens icon on the bottom menu.
This will open the “Broadcast now” window, but don’t worry, you are not broadcasting yet. , Do this in the text field that appears at the top of the “Broadcast Now” screen.
It will be good if you can type something about what you’re going to show. , You are now live, and people can watch you live. , People watching your video can send you messages.
These messages appear in a chat stream coming from the lower left corner, going up.
It’s visible to all your viewers, and it covers a portion of your video. , You can see all the users watching your video by tapping on the head icon on the lower right corner.
A box will appear on the bottom showing you the list of users currently watching your video. , At the top of this Viewers box is a button for “Hide Chat.” Tap on this.
The chat stream will now be hidden, and you can now see your video in full screen. -
Step 3: Write a note about the broadcast you will send out.
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Step 4: Tap the red “Start Broadcast” button right below the four options.
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Step 5: View chat stream.
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Step 6: Check viewers.
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Step 7: Hide chat.
Detailed Guide
Locate the app on your iPhone and tap on it.
The app logo has a picture of a periscope on cyan background.
If you’ve used the app before, you won’t need to sign in again.
You will be brought to your main dashboard screen.
The list of people you are following that are live and that have recently broadcasted will be shown.
This will open the “Broadcast now” window, but don’t worry, you are not broadcasting yet. , Do this in the text field that appears at the top of the “Broadcast Now” screen.
It will be good if you can type something about what you’re going to show. , You are now live, and people can watch you live. , People watching your video can send you messages.
These messages appear in a chat stream coming from the lower left corner, going up.
It’s visible to all your viewers, and it covers a portion of your video. , You can see all the users watching your video by tapping on the head icon on the lower right corner.
A box will appear on the bottom showing you the list of users currently watching your video. , At the top of this Viewers box is a button for “Hide Chat.” Tap on this.
The chat stream will now be hidden, and you can now see your video in full screen.
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