Facebook Live Now Offers Built-In Screen Sharing Feature

[MacRumors]

Facebook Live, the feature that allows Facebook users to broadcast live video to followers and friends, was today updated with support for screen sharing.

As noticed by The Next Web, there's now a button for sharing your computer screen when broadcasting on Facebook Live.

Image via The Next Web​

Using the screen sharing feature requires a Facebook Screen Sharing browser extension to be installed in the Chrome browser.

Facebook's built-in screen sharing feature lets users decide what to share based on application, with an option available to stream specific browser tabs.

Screen sharing was previously available in Facebook Live, but it required third-party Open Broadcaster Software to use, and it was more complicated to get running than Facebook's new solution.

Article Link: Facebook Live Now Offers Built-In Screen Sharing Feature

 

[farewelwilliams]

so they can record things outside the browser

 

[Kaibelf]

Mark my words, this feature will end up providing us all with some hilarious entertainment. I can’t wait for the first public figure to broadcast while not realizing his “adult site” video is playing in another visible window.

 

[TMRJIJ]

Yea.. I’m not installing that crap

 

[dampfnudel]

FB trying to stay relevant, one mediocre new feature (usually copied) at a time.

 

[Vasilioskn]

Deleted Facebook last year and never going back to that cesspool

 

[CarpalMac]

Deleted Facebook last year and never going back to that cesspool

It is odd how Google gets savaged for their business model on MR however Facebook always seems to get a pass. Especially odd when considering their opaque approach to data mining and privacy. Hey-ho..

 

[riverfreak]

I’m on Facebook live right now! You can watch me browse Macrumors and troll newbs!

 

[fairuz]

Maybe I'll use this

requires a Facebook Screen Sharing browser extension to be installed in the Chrome browser

Oh, nvm.

 

[Srtlewis]

Yep. Seeing a headline about a massive security breach in the next couple of months. Just saying

 

[Agit21]

Mercy is op. Just sayin...

 

[PG(Austin)]

Yeah, I want my remote desktop app to go through FACEBOOK servers.....ah no.

 

[yanksfan114]

Here comes the illegal sports / movie streams via Facebook live. Instead of periscope links it’ll be all Facebook links.

 

[TheRealTVGuy]

Anyone know if I can send horizontal video from my iPhone?

Every time I try the Facebook live feature, I only get vertical video. Yuck!