Facebook has said that it will be launching a standalone app for its Facebook Live functionality in the coming months. But before that, the social media giant will be making the feature available for its Mentions app via an update.
While announcing the news during its annual online video conference VidCon on Friday, Facebook’s product director Daniel Danker said that the app will not only give users access to Facebook Live, but will also come with a new ‘Community’ tab. The tab will let video creators connect with their fans across different Facebook platforms like Messenger, Instagram and the main Facebook app itself.
There will also be a new ‘Live Creative Kit’ that’ll allow creators to add introductions, outros, custom stickers and frames in their broadcasts. The app is said to arrive later this year.
The company has not yet given a particular time frame. We might also see this feature being tested with limited users inside the Mentions app, before it’s officially rolled out.
