Communities and creators can broadcast live on Hive3. Each has a channel with a live player, a chat, and a list of past broadcasts. You watch inside Hive3, and the stream appears the moment the creator goes live.
Live streams are open to everyone, signed in or not. Chatting, liking and watching replays need you to sign in.
#Find a live stream
- The Live now bar. When anyone is live, a red bar appears across the top of Hive3 with their name and stream title, for example "(Name) is live: (title)". If several streams are live it adds "+2 more live". Select it to watch. The X dismisses it.
- An account's Streams tab. Open a community's page and select Streams. The tab appears once the account has a live stream or recordings.
- A shared link. Channel links open the channel directly. Use Share on a channel to copy its link.
If the link does not match any channel, the page says This channel doesn't exist.
#Watch and react
Under the player you see the channel's name with a status badge: LIVE, Signal lost or Offline. While the stream is live, the page shows how many people are watching and how long it has been live. When it is over, it shows the peak number of viewers instead.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Join account | Joins the channel's account when it is open, and then shows Joined. For a private account, apply from its account page instead. See Discover and join communities. |
| Heart | Likes the stream. Select again to remove your like. |
| Share | Copies the link, with the message Stream link copied, or opens your device's share sheet. |
| Report | Opens Report stream. Choose Spam or misleading, Harassment, Dangerous content or Something else, add optional details, and select Submit report. |
Signed-out visitors see these buttons too. Selecting one asks you to sign in first.
#Chat
On a computer, the chat opens beside the player. On a phone, choose Chat in the bottom bar to slide it up beneath the video.
Sign in
Where the message box would be, select Sign in to chat.
Write a message
Type in Send a message. Messages can be 1 to 500 characters. Select Add emoji for the emoji picker, and Send message or press Enter to post.
Reply or react (optional)
Open Message actions on a message and choose Reply or React. Reactions show a count next to each emoji; select one to add or remove yours.
Chat is open only while the stream is live. Between broadcasts it reads Chat is closed until the next broadcast. If a moderator bans you from a channel's chat, Hive3 tells you You can no longer post in this chat.
#When the stream is not live
The player area explains what is going on:
| You see | What it means |
|---|---|
| The stream paused unexpectedly | The creator lost their connection. Hive3 resumes automatically if they reconnect. |
| Thanks for watching | The stream just ended. The replay appears as soon as it finishes processing. |
| This channel is offline | Nothing is streaming. Select View more from (Name) to open the account. |
#Watch a replay
Past broadcasts appear under Recent broadcasts (on a phone, the Broadcasts tab). Each card shows a thumbnail, title, date and length. Select one to play it. The chat replays in sync with the video.
Select Watch latest broadcast on an offline channel to jump to the most recent one.
#On a phone
A bar at the bottom switches between About (the channel page), Chat and Broadcasts. Turn the phone sideways to give the whole screen to the video.