Livestreaming With The Switcher App

Switcher’s built-in integration provides streamers with a quick and intuitive way to set up their streaming events within the Switcher app itself. This article provides a step-by-step guide for creating events to go live now and creating scheduled streams up to one year in advance!

Note: The steps and interface featured in this guide pertain to Switcher app version 12.0 and later, which was released in September 2024 and requires an iOS of 17.1 or later. If your Switcher app does not resemble the images in this guide, please update your app version via your device’s App Store!

Table Of Contents

Creating Events In The Switcher App

In the Outputs tab, tap on the orange “Create” button to create a new stream. You’ll see several options for Destinations:

  • Facebook
    • Note: To stream to Facebook Pages, your Page must be at least 60 days old and have a minimum of 100 followers!
  • YouTube
  • Twitch
  • Custom RTMP
  • Video Catalog

Tap on the first destination you wish to stream to, and sign into it if needed.

You’ll now see this destination listed as a chosen option on the My Destinations screen. Tap the orange “Next” button at the bottom of the screen if you’re all set, or tap on a second destination if you wish to simultaneously stream to multiple destinations. You can tap the orange “Next” button when you’ve selected all of the destinations required.

Now, it’s time to set up your event on the appropriately titled “Set Up Your Event” screen

  • Tap the bubble at the top to select “Go Live Now”, meaning you’ll be able to go live as soon as you’ve finished creating your event by tapping the big red button in the Outputs tab.
  • Give your event a Title and a Description, so that your viewers know what they’re about to watch.
  • Next, select your desired stream quality. For best results, tap on the stream quality button and choose Run Speed Test while in your streaming environment, and it will pick the best quality for your location.
    • We generally recommend 720p for streams. A very robust network is needed for 1080p, while 540p or even 360p is necessary if your network is spotty or has a slow upload speed.
  • Toggle on or off the ability to save your video automatically to your Video Library. Remember that the total amount of videos that can exist in your Video Library is based on your current Switcher plan:
    • Free Trial: 3 videos
    • 7-Day Pass: 10 videos
    • Studio: 10 videos
    • Business: 100 videos
    • Merchant: 100 videos
    • Plus: 150 videos / 50 per user

When you’re done, tap the orange “Create Event” button.

You’ll now see your event listed in the Outputs tab, and the destinations it’ll stream to show below it.

To go live, tap on the big red button when you are ready to go live, and your stream will automatically appear on your chosen destinations.

Scheduling Events In The Switcher App

In the Outputs tab, tap on the orange “Create” button to create a new stream.

You’ll see several options for Destinations:

  • Facebook
    • Note: To stream to Facebook Pages, your Page must be at least 60 days old and have a minimum of 100 followers!
  • YouTube
  • Twitch
  • Custom RTMP
  • Video Catalog

Tap on the first destination you wish to stream to, and sign into it if needed.

You’ll now see it listed as a chosen option on the My Destinations screen. Tap the orange “Next” button at the bottom of the screen if you’re all set, or tap on a second destination if you wish to simultaneously stream to multiple destinations. You can tap the orange “Next” button when you’ve selected all of the destinations required.

Now, it’s time to set up your event on the appropriately titled “Set Up Your Event” screen

  • Tap the bubble at the top to select “Schedule Event”, which means a placeholder with a link to share will be added to all of your destinations. You can schedule your event up to one year in advance!
  • Give your event a Title and a Description, so that your viewers know what they’re about to watch.
  • Next, select your desired stream quality. For best results, tap on the stream quality button and choose Run Speed Test while in your streaming environment, and it will pick the best quality for your location.
    • We generally recommend 720p for streams. A very robust network is needed for 1080p, while 540p or even 360p is necessary if your network is spotty or has a slow upload speed.
  • Toggle on or off the ability to save your video automatically to your Video Library. Remember that the total amount of videos that can exist in your Video Library is based on your current Switcher plan:
    • Free Trial: 3 videos
    • 7-Day Pass: 10 videos
    • Studio: 10 videos
    • Business: 100 videos
    • Merchant: 100 videos
    • Plus: 150 videos / 50 per user

When you’re done, tap the orange “Create Event” button.

You’ll now see your event listed in the Outputs tab, and the destinations it’ll stream to show below it.

To go live, tap on the big red button at the time of your scheduled event! If you try to go live before your event’s time begins OR more than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time, your stream will not appear for your viewers, and you will have to create a brand new stream.

Editing Your Scheduled Event

In the Outputs tab, tap on the grey "Change" button beside the currently selected event.

Tap on the icon with the three horizontal dots to the right of the event's name, and choose "Edit Details" from the dropdown menu.

The information you previously input for this event will appear. Tap on the dropdown boxes to change the date and/or the time of the event, and then tap the orange "Save" button at the bottom of the window.

Changing Which Event You’re Streaming To

In the Outputs tab, you’ll see your currently selected streaming event, along with its destinations. If you’ve created more than one event, tap on the grey “Change” button

You’ll see the Selected Event, with your other created events listed below under the “Select Another Event” field.

  • Tap on which of these events you’d rather stream to now, and set it to the default
  • If you don’t already have another event created, tap on the orange “Create New Event” button, and follow the steps above to create a new streaming event

Livestreaming To Events Created With YouTube Studio

You can stream to any scheduled events that you created on YouTube's website via the Switcher Dashboard. Once that event has been connected to the Switcher Dashboard, it will appear within the Switcher app as an available streaming event.

Here is how to do this:

  1. Go to the Platforms tab in the Switcher dashboard.
  2. Click Manage next to Livestreaming.
  3. Click Create a New Livestream.
  4. Select YouTube, followed by your YouTube channel.
  5. Click Continue. 
  6. Under Scheduling, select Existing Scheduled Post.
  7. Select the scheduled event that you created in YouTube Studio.
  8. Click Create.
  9. Open the Switcher app when you are ready to go live.
  10. Select the event in the Outputs tab of Switcher.
  11. Tap on the big red circle to go live!