LIVE STREAM OR RECORD ANYTHING FROM YOUR ANDROID DEVICE WITH YOUTUBE GAMING

YouTube Gaming. The app was developed to give users easy access to live gaming streams on YouTube, but it also allows users to live stream or record games from their Android devices. The catch is that the app also works if you want to stream or record anything else on your device.

This tutorial will walk you through the basic settings and show you how to stream and recording everything on your device’s display using YouTube Gaming. The number of steps make it seem complicated, but it’s actually quite simple. Let us know if you have any additional YouTube Gaming tips or tricks or if there is another app you’d recommend to live stream the content from your Android device.

      Step-by-step directions

1. Download and install YouTube Gaming
    from Google Play

2. Tap the YT Gaming and tap the profile
     icon in the top right corner

3. Tap Sign in and select your the user
     profile you want to use  (if you don’t    
     sign into a user profile, you won’t be   
     able to stream from your device)

4. Tap the stream button (up arrow with
     two curved lines above it)

5. Choose Stream or Record

6. Choose 720P HD or 480P SD

7. Tap Next and read through the tips page

8. Tap Next and select on the app you
    want to use

9. Set additional recording options
     recording options using the YG   
     Gaming toolbar

.  Camera: toggle which allows you to
    turn the front-facing camera on or off.

    Front-facing camera video will appear
    in a circle on the screen recording. If
    you decide to leave the camera on, be
    sure you hold the phone in a way that
    does not block it.

.  Microphone: toggle which allows the
    phone’s microphone to record audio. If 
    you leave the microphone on, be sure   
     to hold the phone in a way that does   
     not block the microphone

.  Settings (gear): allows you to change
    the size of the front-facing camera and
    apply a sepia or black and white filter   
     to it.

10. Tap the record button on the YG
       Gaming toolbar to start recording
      NOTE: while recording, you are able to
      use the phone as you normally would.
      You can go to the home screen,
       launch another app or even make a
       phone call.

11. Tap the YT Gaming circle to display
       the recording controls

12. Tap the stop button to stop recording

13. Using the video timeline, select the
       beginning and end points for your
       video

14. Enter a Title and a Description for
       the video

15. Press the forward arrow to upload the
       video to your YouTube channel