Article 5MNBQ TikTok’s live video push continues with new features for creators and viewers

TikTok’s live video push continues with new features for creators and viewers

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Chaim Gartenberg
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TikTok has announced a slew of new live video features coming to the popular video app platform for both creators and viewers, including scheduled events," picture-in-picture support for iOS and Android, and group livestreams with two users. It's part of the company's increased efforts to push users to create and watch live videos.

A lot of the new features bring TikTok's live platform up to par with other live video services, adding the ability for creators to schedule a stream in advance (which TikTok calls a Live Event") that viewers can register and receive notifications for. Creators will also be able to add countdown timers to regular TikTok videos in the form of a sticker to help promote their upcoming streams, too.

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