You can stream from your mobile device on Volume by using our in-browser broadcast tool or by using an external encoder app on your phone. We provide guides for the following external encoder apps:
Mobile Broadcasting via Larix Broadcaster
Larix Broadcaster is a free open-source streaming application designed to work specifically with mobile devices. Larix allows you to encode and broadcast video and/or audio live content from your mobile device in real-time over WiFi, EDGE, 3G or LTE.
Install Larix from:
Once you have downloaded and opened Larix Broadcaster you will immediately arrive at the video capture screen. To access the broadcasting settings we need, tap the settings ‘cog’ as depicted below.
After clicking the settings ‘cog’ you will be greeted by the Larix settings screen. Tap on the ‘Connections’ tab to get started with your broadcast setup.
To add a connection, click the blue ‘+’ sign as highlighted in the orange box below.
Obtaining your Stream Key
To finish setting up your stream, navigate to the broadcast page on the desktop site at https://volume.com/b/ or click "Broadcast" at the top of the homepage. Note: you will not be able to access this information on the mobile site.
On the Broadcast page, click the ‘View RTMP/OBS Broadcast Information and Stream Key’ button:
A white box will load that contains your broadcast token (stream key). Copy this long string of numbers and letters.
If you accidentally give your stream key to anyone else, you can generate a new one using the "Generate New Token" button at the bottom of this popup.
Back in Larix, in the URL field enter the following information:
rtmp://live.volume.com/live-origin/PASTE-YOUR-BROADCAST-TOKEN-HERE
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Begin Your Broadcast!
Once you have entered your RTMP URL/Broadcast Token click ‘Save’ in the top right, and click ‘Back’ until you get back to the main screen showing the camera view. You are now ready to begin streaming. Simply hit the red record button and your audio and video will be broadcast.
Note: When using an external encoder, you will not be able to see users chatting to you on your broadcasting device. You will have to use a second device to see what users are saying. You can do this by navigating to https://volume.com/b/ on another device. On the broadcast page, you can monitor your stream quality and chat with viewers in your room.
When you are ready to end your broadcast, you can do so by clicking the record button again.
Important note! If you do not stop streaming in Larix, your stream will continue even if you have closed out of all windows in your browser and logged out of your Volume account. Once complete you MUST stop streaming in the Larix application to end your broadcast.
Mobile Broadcasting Via StreamLabs
To begin setting up your broadcast with StreamLabs, tap the ‘Other Platforms’ button as highlighted below in the orange circle.
After tapping the ‘Other Platforms’ button, the screen below will appear. At this point, we will need to obtain your RTMP URL and Stream Key.
Obtaining your Stream Key
To finish setting up your stream, navigate to the broadcast page on the desktop site at https://volume.com/b/ or click "Broadcast" at the top of the homepage. Note: you will not be able to access this information on the mobile site.
On the Broadcast page, click the ‘View RTMP/OBS Broadcast Information and Stream Key’ button:
A white box will load that contains your broadcast token (stream key). Copy this long string of numbers and letters.
If you accidentally give your stream key to anyone else, you can generate a new one using the "Generate New Token" button at the bottom of this popup.
Back in StreamLabs, set up your Custom RTMP stream as follows:
- rtmp://live.volume.com/live-origin
- Stream Key: paste your broadcast token here
[[ NEED NEW SCREENSHOT -- all filled in maybe?]]
Once your RTMP URL and Stream Key have been entered within StreamLabs click the green ‘Save’ button to continue. Next, StreamLabs will ask if it may use your camera and mic. You must allow access to both in order to be able to stream.
After you’ve given the required permissions to the StreamLabs app you will reach the ‘Getting Started’ screen as shown below. Tap the getting started button to continue.
Following the ‘Getting Started’, screen you will be presented with the ‘Widget’ screen. You may tap on the widgets you wish to be active during your live stream. Once selected, please tap next.
We’ve now reached the broadcasting screen. At this point, you are ready to begin your stream. Simply click the red record button in the center of the bottom bar. Before you begin your stream you may want to explore the additional options/features StreamLabs has to offer.
Now that you’ve explored all the options/feature, started streaming, and have now concluded your stream it’s time to end your broadcast. To do so please tap the red stop button in the center of the bottom bar. Once you’ve tapped the stop button you will be presented with the ‘Stop Custom RTMP Server’ window. Please tap ‘End Broadcast’ to end your stream as shown below.
Important note! If you do not stop streaming in StreamLabs, your stream will continue even if you have closed out of all windows in your browser and logged out of your Volume account. Once complete you MUST stop streaming in the StreamLabs application to end your broadcast.
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