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After verifying your phone number, check YouTube Studio → Settings → Channel → Feature eligibility to confirm that live streaming is enabled. Phone verification unlocks computer live streaming at the intermediate feature level, but you must also meet YouTube’s age and channel-standing requirements. Your first stream may take up to 24 hours to become available.
Enable live streaming after phone verification
- Verify your phone number. In YouTube Studio, open Settings → Channel → Feature eligibility. Under Intermediate features, select VERIFY PHONE NUMBER. Enter your number and submit the code YouTube sends by text message or voice call. YouTube’s instructions for India-based channels are at Get “phone verified” as an India-based channel; general account verification guidance is at Verify your YouTube account.
- Check feature access. Return to Settings → Channel → Feature eligibility and inspect the access shown for your channel. YouTube lists computer live streaming under intermediate features, which require phone verification. Advanced feature access has higher daily limits; it is not a prerequisite for ordinary computer streaming. See Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators.
- Confirm you meet live-stream requirements. YouTube requires channel verification, no live-streaming restrictions in the previous 90 days, and a creator who is at least 16 years old. Details are in Get started with live streaming.
- Wait for activation if this is your first stream. YouTube says first-time activation may take up to 24 hours after live streaming is turned on. If the feature is not available immediately, check Feature eligibility again after that window.
- Choose how to go live. From a computer, choose Create → Go Live, then select the method you want. The webcam route requires a webcam; YouTube also supports encoder and console workflows. Its webcam streaming instructions describe that route. YouTube’s webcam method does not require live-stream encoding software.
Choose a streaming method
| Method | Where to start | Eligibility or equipment detail |
|---|---|---|
| Computer webcam | YouTube on a computer: Create → Go Live → Webcam | A webcam is required. Computer streaming does not have the mobile app’s 50-subscriber minimum. |
| Computer encoder | YouTube on a computer: Create → Go Live, then use the encoder workflow | Computer live-stream access and channel eligibility still apply. YouTube supports this route; requirements for particular encoder software are not specified here. |
| Console | Start the live-stream workflow on a supported console | YouTube supports console streaming. Console-specific steps depend on the device. |
| YouTube mobile app | App: Create → Live | At least 50 subscribers, verification, no live-streaming restrictions in the past 90 days, a compatible device, and live streaming turned on are required. |
For the YouTube app’s mobile requirements and setup, see Create a live stream on mobile — Android. YouTube lists Android 8.0 or later and iOS 8 or later as compatible minimum operating-system versions in its mobile guidance; device and app compatibility can vary.
If “Go Live” is missing after verification
- Check Feature eligibility in Studio. Confirm phone verification completed and review the live-stream access displayed for the channel.
- Check channel standing. Phone verification alone does not override an active live-streaming restriction or the requirement to have had no live-streaming restriction in the previous 90 days.
- Allow the activation period. If live streaming was just enabled for the first time, wait up to 24 hours before troubleshooting further.
- Check the method you are trying to use. The YouTube mobile app requires at least 50 subscribers. That minimum is specific to mobile; computer streaming is an alternative if the channel is otherwise eligible.
- Review restrictions rather than switching channels. YouTube says live-stream access may be turned off for policy violations, copyright matches to another live broadcast, or other conditions. An active restriction cannot be evaded by streaming through another channel. See Avoid restrictions on YouTube live streaming.
What “phone verified” means for an Indian channel
Phone verification confirms access to a phone number and unlocks intermediate features; it is not, by itself, a guarantee that every streaming method is available. YouTube says the “phone verified” label appears on an India-based channel’s About page and is visible to users in India. Age, channel standing, activation time, and the requirements of the chosen streaming method remain separate considerations.
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