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Using the Facebook app on a mobile device

Using the Facebook app on a mobile device - Facebook Tutorial

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Using the Facebook app on a mobile device

- Let's start by exploring Facebook Live on a smartphone. This is one of the easiest ways to publish on the go, because your phone is likely with you, and it likely has an internet connection. You can also do similar things with Facebook on a tablet, provided that you have internet access. Now the first thing you need to do is launch the Facebook app. Then navigate to a status update, and you'll see live. Tapping this will take your camera live and allow you to start a live video. Now at the top here, you can tap a few options to control. Selecting a target audience, for example, should everybody be able to see this, only friends, certain friends, et cetera, or only you, if you wanna do a test? You can also determine where it goes. Is it a post or is it going to your story, which is gonna be available for just a short time before it disappears? You can also pick any groups that you have access to, and tapping see more will show you additional groups that you're a member of. Tap the…

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