After successfully rolling out the live video feature, Facebook has now introduced "stay Audio" choice - like traditional radio or podcasting -- on your news Feed where users might be capable of broadcast audio directly to the social network.
We know that every now and then publishers need to inform a story on facebook with words and no longer video. Our new `live Audio` choice makes it smooth to move stay with audio handiest while that`s the broadcaster`s desired format," said Shirley Ip, Product specialist, and Bhavana Radhakrishnan, software Engineer at facebook in a weblog put up on Tuesday.
"One aspect we`ve heard is that companions want new codecs for going stay. We announced live 360 the closing week, and these days we`re excited to announce another manner to go live on facebook," they brought.
Fb has witnessed some Pages find creative approaches to move stay and reach audiences with audio handiest via the use of the facebook live API or via adding a nevertheless picture to accompany their audio broadcast.
"We also know that publishers every now and then move stay from regions that lack sturdy community connectivity. though we alert the broadcaster if their signal is low, live Audio gives every other option for connecting with audiences in actual time from low-connectivity regions," the post study.
just as with a live video on facebook, listeners can find out live audio content material in news Feed, ask questions and depart reactions in real time all through the broadcast and easily share with their pals.
Humans the use of Android devices can be capable of the hold being attentive to a stay Audio broadcast even though they depart the FB app or lock their phones even as iOS listeners might be capable of continue listening as they browse different parts of facebook.
Over the following few weeks, FB will check "stay Audio" with several partners, which includes BBC international carrier, LBC, Harper Collins, and authors Adam grant and Brit Bennett.