{"id":30063,"date":"2017-05-26T20:01:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T12:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=30063"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:14:56","slug":"facebook-live-with-and-live-chat-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-live-with-and-live-chat-with-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Chat with Friends on Facebook Live Stream: Connect and Engage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Facebook Live experience is about to get a lot more intimate as Facebook is <strong>making it easier for friends to watch or join a livestream<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I would start by taking a look at the <strong>Live Chat With Friends<\/strong> functionality. With the introduction of this feature, friends who are participating in a livestream that you\u2019re in <strong>will be shown on the upper right hand corner of the screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-live-with-and-live-chat-with-friends\/01-live-with.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"668\" alt=\"live with \"><\/figure>\n<p>By tapping on one of them, you\u2019ll instantly be able to <strong>initiate a private conversation with your friends <\/strong>without having to leave the livestream. Additionally, you\u2019ll also be able to <strong>jump between private conversations and global conversations<\/strong> at any time.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-live-with-and-live-chat-with-friends\/02-global-conversations.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"666\" alt=\"global conversations\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re the type who prefers livestreaming yourself, Facebook has got you covered by way of <strong>Live With<\/strong>. Previously a feature that was only available to public figures, Live With will let<strong> you host a friend on your livestream via a picture-in-picture mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-live-with-and-live-chat-with-friends\/03-livestream-with-friends.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"live stream with friends\"><\/figure>\n<p>To <strong>add a friend to your livestream<\/strong>, all you need to do after you start your broadcast is to swipe left on the screen to bring up your friend list. After that, all you need to do is <strong>tap on your friend\u2019s picture and choose the \"Invite to Broadcast\" option<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-live-with-and-live-chat-with-friends\/04-invite-to-broadcast.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"invite to broadcast\"><\/figure>\n<p>Both these features will be <strong>making their way to the iOS version of the Facebook<\/strong> app. Facebook has made no mention of the features coming to Android just yet, so <strong>Android owners are going to have to wait<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-services-you-dont-know\/\">5 Facebook Features You Should Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Facebook Live experience is about to get a lot more intimate as Facebook is making it easier for friends to watch or join a livestream. 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