With the latest Firmware (1.3.3) it is possible to Live Stream YI 4K Action Camera footage. This is a tutorial on how to Live Stream to your
- Facebook Profile
- Facebook Page
- YouTube Channel
How to Live Stream YI 4K – to Facebook Profile
Important: Check your privacy settings on Facebook. Go to Apps and look for YI Action Camera App. Check post audience for whom it is visible and select “public” or “friends” to whom you want to make your live stream visible!
1 – Open YI Action App on your smartphone and click the “Plus” on the upper right corner and “Create Live”.
2 – Choose your Wi-Fi and enter your password. If you want to use your phone’s Wi-Fi you have to create a hotspot from your phone and select it. You can also choose quality and Bitrate according to your internet connection.
4 – A QR Code is generated and displayed on your phone.
5 – Choose “Live” mode on YI 4K Action Camera.
6 – Scan the QR code on phone with your YI camera.
7 – Once connected to Wi-Fi and server successfully, the Live Stream will start.
8 – You can now watch on Facebook and YI Action App.
How to Live Stream YI 4K – to YouTube
To establish a live stream on YouTube you need a computer to see your custom URL. Save it to your phone, so you can livestream without a computer afterwards!
1 – Go to your YouTube channel – creator studio – Live streaming – Stream now.
There you will find “Encoder Setup” with a Server URL & Stream name/key.
Copy the URL and include the key after a dash: e.g. rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/••••••••
2 – Open YI Action App on your smartphone and click the “Plus” on the upper right corner and “Create Live”.
3 – Choose your Wi-Fi and enter your password. If you want to use your phone’s Wi-Fi you have to create a hotspot from your phone and select it. You can also choose quality and Bitrate according to your internet connection.
4 – Enter a title for your live-stream, choose a thumbnail by clicking on the picture and enter tags. These settings apply for the broadcast via YI App. You have to enter the title & description on YouTube in the Live Streaming setup page.
5 – Select a live streaming platform, this time choose “custom” and enter the URL you created earlier:
6 – a QR Code is generated and displayed on your phone.
7 – Choose Live mode on YI 4K Action Camera.
8 – Scan the QR code on phone with your YI camera.
9 – Once connected to Wi-Fi and server successfully, the Live Stream will start.
How to Live Stream YI 4K – to Facebook Page
Currently there is a workaround to live stream to your Facebook Page, as YI Action Camera App on Facebook is currently not officially certified. I hope this soon will be the case so you can add the App to your page and select it in YI Action App on your phone. Up to now use this method, which is only possible with the use of a computer:
1 – Go to the site: https://iag.me/socialmedia/broadcast-computer-facebook-live
Click the blue button: “Broadcast on Facebook Live”;
Select your Facebook Page to want to live stream;
Enter title, tags and other information;
Copy the link including the Stream Key (similar to YouTube):
2 – Open YI Action App on your smartphone and click the “Plus” on the upper right corner and “Create Live”.
3 – Choose your Wi-Fi and enter your password. If you want to use your phone’s Wi-Fi you have to create a hotspot from your phone and select it. You can also choose quality and bitrate according to your internet connection.
4 – Enter a title for your live-stream, choose a thumbnail by clicking on the picture and enter tags. These settings apply for the broadcast via YI App. Select a live streaming platform, this time “Custom” and enter the URL including the streaming key generated earlier.
5 – a QR Code is generated and displayed on your phone.
6 – Choose Live mode on YI 4K Action Camera.
7 – Scan the QR code on phone with your YI camera.
8 – Once connected to Wi-Fi and server successfully, the Live Stream will start.
