How to Share a Link to a Twitch Stream on Android

Last Updated: May 20, 2019

This wikiHow teaches you how to share a link to a Twitch stream on Android. You can share a stream you’re currently watching or send a link to your personal stream for others to watch.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Sharing Your Stream

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Open Twitch. This app icon looks like a white chat bubble on a purple background. You can find this on either your home screen, in the apps drawer, or by searching.
- Log in if prompted.
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Tap your avatar. You’ll find this in the upper left corner of your screen. Your profile page will load.
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Tap Go Live. You’ll find this under your avatar.
- Before you can continue, you will have to allow the app to use your camera and microphone.
- You’ll also be presented with a page that will welcome you to mobile streaming that gives you a few tips.
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Tap Got it.
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Type in a title for your stream. You can do this by tapping next to the pencil icon.
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Tap the drop-down menu. You need to select a category to stream in, like Just Chatting or Makers&Crafters.
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Tap Share to. A list of sharing options appears like a sharing the link to your stream in a direct message to a friend, or creating a Facebook post with the link to your live stream.
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Tap Copy to clipboard. The link is copied to your clipboard and you can paste it anywhere, including an email message or a Tumblr post.
- You can open Facebook Messenger and paste the link in the chat to share your live stream with them.
- Anyone with access to the link will be able to view your live stream.
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Tap Start Stream.
- Your camera will load and will stream.
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Tap End to stop streaming. A page for you to review your stream will load.
- You can share the video again by tapping Send to.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Sharing a Live Stream

1
Open Twitch. This app icon looks like a white chat bubble on a purple background. You can find this on either your home screen, in the apps drawer, or by searching.
- Log in if prompted.
- A list of categories will load. If not, you can search for a video by tapping on the search icon
  at the top left of your screen.
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Tap the video you want to share.
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Tap the arrow pointing to the right. You’ll find this at the top of your screen. A window to share the video will load.
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Tap Share to…. A list of sharing options appears like a sharing the link to the stream in a direct message to a friend, or creating a Facebook post with the link to the live stream.
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Tap Copy to clipboard. The link is copied to your clipboard and you can paste it anywhere, including an email message or a Tumblr post.
- You can open Facebook Messenger and paste the link in the chat to share the live stream with them.
- Anyone with access to the link will be able to view the live stream.