Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Instagram launch feature Live Rooms which allows the user to Live with three other users.
Instagram said that the implementation of this feature was carried out gradually, only a small proportion of users in Indonesia got this feature for testing.
Indonesia is called Instagram to be one of the first countries to get the Live Rooms feature. The Live Rooms feature has been rolled out gradually to users in Indonesia and India.
In the next few months, this feature will be available to all Instagram users globally.
Here’s how to use Live Rooms:
– To start Live, swipe the main page to the right.
– Choose Live Streaming.
– Press the circle button at the bottom center of the screen to start Live Streaming.
-To invite friends to join the Live Rooms broadcast, press the Camera / Rooms icon.
– Users will see a list of friends who have submitted requests to join Live Rooms or users can type in the name of the friend they want to add.
– User can add up to three friends to join Live Rooms broadcast. They can add all three together or gradually.
– If the host is using an iOS device, they will still be able to use the Q&A feature in Live Rooms. However, for now users cannot display photos or videos like the current Live feature.
Instagram says this feature was launched because content creators and businesses use the Live feature significantly.
Live Rooms will allow them to do Instagram Live with several people at once, allowing users to create content for live talk shows, podcasts, question and answer sessions.
Country Director, Facebook in Indonesia, Pieter Lydian said that his party strives to continue to innovate and help them express themselves better so that users can spread various positive content.
“This year, we saw the extraordinary use of the Live feature from users in Indonesia. We are very inspired by the creativity of users in utilizing these features to stay connected with their friends, family, relatives, and audiences in the midst of this pandemic,” said Lydian. .
Instagram still provides various security features for Live Rooms that allow host users to control Live Rooms.
Users can keep negative comments hidden during Live Rooms. Also, if the host blocks a particular user, they won’t be able to apply to join Live Rooms. They still can’t apply even if that user isn’t blocked by another user.
Instagram users who previously were unable to use the Live feature because they violated Instagram’s Community Guidelines, will also not be able to join Live Rooms.
(jnp / eks)
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