Periscope 1.2

Many social networks have launched complementary applications to enhance the user experience and provide people with new ways in which they can communicate and share information.

One of the world's most popular social networks, Twitter also has an Android app that lets users broadcast live content to their followers. It comes with lots of neat things and a really fluent interface, making it definitely worth a try.

Sleek UI with plenty of features at hand

The app launches with a tutorial and instructions, showing new users how to use the app to the fullest. The first thing that you need to do is to register to your Twitter account and start following broadcasters.

The app doesn't automatically retrieve followers from your Twitter account, it's a standalone app but you can share a link for others to see. It lets you change your username, add a profile picture and make other settings to your account. Users can also view their followers, blocked users, the number of people who follow their account or their number of broadcasts.

Broadcast content live

The whole concept behind this app is to follow people and get notifications whenever they broadcast a live video. You can read live tweets on the video and write some for yourself.

It displays an animation with hearts, depending on the number of viewers. Videos have no restriction when it comes to length but you'll need a good internet connection for the broadcast to be seamless.

In addition, Periscope could use some work when it comes to video quality and some users have experienced issues with their sound quality. Videos can be saved for later viewing and shared on Twitter with other followers, a link is provided for them. you can also see live scopes from around the globe with the map, it's available to devices with Google Play Services.

Some features

You can check out live broadcasts from whichever you want on the network, as long as they're public. Videos can be restricted to certain viewers, in which case before launching the broadcast you'll need to provide their user names.

You can enable notifications for whenever a followed user goes live, shares a broadcast or users start following you. Broadcast can be automatically saved in your phone's gallery so you can check them later or share them on other networks. It's a nice app for keeping in touch with your followers, sharing interesting videos or even answering questions from your followers, as everything is made live.