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How to Turn On Live Streaming for a YouTube Channel on Mobile

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In the YouTube app, tap Create → Live. To unlock mobile live streaming, your channel must be verified, have at least 50 subscribers, have no live-streaming restrictions in the past 90 days, and use a supported device. YouTube says first-time activation can take up to 24 hours. You must also be at least 16 to live stream.

Check that your channel and phone are eligible

  • Subscribers: Your channel needs at least 50 subscribers for mobile live streaming.
  • Verification: Verify the channel with a phone number. YouTube sends a code by text or voice call.
  • Restrictions: The channel must not have had a live-streaming restriction in the previous 90 days.
  • Activation: If this is your first time enabling live streaming, allow up to 24 hours for access to become available.
  • Device: YouTube lists Android 8.0 or later and iOS 8 or later for mobile streaming.
  • Age: YouTube’s general live-streaming guidance sets a minimum age of 16.

These are YouTube Help requirements and guidance; its pages do not show publication dates. Check the current Help pages if your app labels or eligibility differ.

Start a live stream in the YouTube app

  1. Open the YouTube app on your phone or tablet and sign in to the channel you want to use.
  2. Tap Create at the bottom of the screen, then tap Live.
  3. Tap Edit to configure the stream. Set its title and other details, choose visibility and audience, and optionally schedule it or enable screencasting.
  4. Review any live chat options, including age restriction and monetisation settings if available to your channel.
  5. When ready, tap Go live.
  6. To end the broadcast, tap Finish. YouTube displays a recap and creates a channel archive. You can edit the archive’s privacy or delete it; a Short highlight may also be available and defaults to private.

Start a scheduled stream

In the app, go to Create → Live → Calendar, select your scheduled stream, then tap Go live.

Choose visibility and understand audience limits

YouTube documents different default visibility settings by age: mobile streams default to unlisted for users aged 13–17 and public for users aged 18 or older. You can choose public, private, or unlisted when setting up the stream, so check the setting before going live.

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Channels with 50–999 subscribers may have a viewer cap, and their live archives may be set to private by default. YouTube says these adjustments can take a few weeks to appear. Once a channel reaches 1,000 subscribers, removal of the audience limitation may also take several weeks; falling below 1,000 restores the limitation. Mobile live access remains available until the channel falls below 50 subscribers.

If Create → Live is missing

  1. Confirm you are on the right channel. Switch accounts in the app if needed, then check that the channel meets the 50-subscriber threshold.
  2. Verify the channel. Request YouTube’s verification code by text or voice call. If it does not arrive, try the other delivery method or another carrier; some carriers do not support Google messages.
  3. Check restrictions. A policy or copyright matter can temporarily or permanently disable live streaming. Do not try to evade an active restriction by streaming from another channel; YouTube prohibits this and says it can lead to account termination.
  4. Wait after first activation. YouTube says first-time mobile live access may take up to 24 hours to become available.
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YouTube says expensive equipment is not required: “You do not need expensive equipment, what you have at hand will do.” A tripod or phone holder is optional if it helps steady the shot or frame a hands-free stream; it is not an eligibility requirement.

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