Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a button that would allow its users to upload their finished live streams directly to IGTV.
IGTV is a standalone video application by Instagram for Android and iOS smartphones.
With that button, one can also choose to share a preview of their video to their feed and profile. Comments and question stickers will not carry over to IGTV, reports The Verge .
The button could make uploading to IGTV an easy option, which would not only benefit viewers who missed a Live but also help Instagram-build IGTV content.
Instagram launched Live feature back in 2016. The company says Live usage is up over 70% in the U.S.
To make Live more user-friendly, Instagram has also made live streams viewable on the web so that one can watch home-bound celebrities from the comfort of a large screen.
The mobile Instagram Live experience has comments scrolling up through a transparent window at the bottom of the video.
However, the new feature does not allow users to begin a broadcast from their laptop, it still need to broadcast from the iPhone or Android app.
Instagram recently rolled out a feature where people can send direct messages from their web browser globally.
The photo-sharing service has been testing web DMs with a small group of users since January this year.
