Ever wanted to share the experience of watching someone else play Candy Crush Saga? Us neither, but that hasn’t stopped Google from updating the YouTube Gaming app to enable live streaming from Android devices.
All you have to do is hit “Go Live” on the app and it will begin streaming the contents of your screen to the world at large. It will also use the front-facing camera on your phone to show viewers your face as you battle in Clash of Clans. Unfortunately the company hasn’t specified what sort of impact streaming will have on your phone’s battery or the amount of heat it generates, but we won’t be surprised if it gets a little toasty if you’re handling live video capture and rendered 3D simultaneously.
App by app
Sadly for iPhone users it is hugely unlikely the feature will ever make its way to iOS, as Apple doesn’t allow developers the same level of access to its operating system that would make capturing video from the screen possible.
It is conceivable that individual apps could implement streaming facilities on an app-by-app basis, but this would obviously be more limited than Android, where any game can be streamed.
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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