StreamLive ProJoin a live as a guest from your phone
Join a StreamLive Pro live or podcast as a guest from your phone: open the link in Safari or Chrome, allow camera and mic, choose how to join, wait for the host.
To join someone's live broadcast or podcast as a guest from a phone, open the invite link they sent you in Safari (iPhone) or Chrome (Android), allow the camera and microphone, type your name, choose how you join, and tap to join. You need no account and nothing to install. You arrive muted in the host's studio, and the host decides when you appear on air.
This page is for the guest. If you are the host and want to invite someone, see Guests and invitations — bringing people into the room and How to do a live interview with a remote guest.
Before you start
- The link from the host. It looks like streamlivepro.io/join/ followed by a long code. One link serves every guest, and it is valid for 4 hours from when the host created it.
- A recent phone with Safari or Chrome. If the link opens inside WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, open it in the real browser (see step 1).
- Headphones, wired or wireless. They keep the host's voice from going back into your microphone.
- Power and Wi-Fi if you can, and the phone on a stand at eye level.
Steps
- Open the link in the browser. Tap the link. If it opens inside another app, use that app's menu (the three dots or the share arrow) and choose Open in Safari or Open in browser. The camera often does not work in the small browsers inside social apps.
- Allow camera and microphone. The browser asks. Tap Allow for both. If you tapped Block by mistake, see the fixes below.
- Type your name. This is the name the host sees and can show on screen.
- Choose how to join. Camera and microphone is the default. You can also join with the camera only, the microphone only (if you would rather not be seen) or as a listener who sends nothing.
- Check yourself. The preview shows your picture, and the level meter under it moves when you speak. Open the camera settings to choose a camera and microphone, switch between the front and back camera, choose portrait or landscape, or blur your background.
- Join. Tap the join button. The screen says you are connected and waiting for the host.
- Wait for the host. You enter muted. When the host brings you on, you are live. If the host turns your microphone or camera off or on, a message tells you it was the host.
- Stay in front. Keep the browser open and the screen on until the host is done. Locking the phone or switching apps can stop the camera.
Portrait or landscape
Most studios are horizontal, so landscape usually fills your box better. If the host asked for portrait, for example for a vertical show, choose portrait in the camera settings before you join. The phone can stay in a stand either way.
When something does not work
| What you see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| "This invite link isn't active right now" | The host closed the room, or the 4 hours passed | Ask the host for a new link |
| "Room has expired" | The 4 hours are over | Ask the host for a new link |
| "This room is full right now" | The host's room has as many guests as the plan allows | Try again in a moment, or ask the host to make room |
| "Connecting is taking longer than usual" | Your network may block the call | Wait a minute; if it still does not connect, switch Wi-Fi or use mobile data or a hotspot |
| "Host disconnected, waiting to reconnect" | The host dropped for a moment | Stay on the page; you reconnect when the host is back |
| "Request declined, you can try again" | The host uses a waiting room and declined | Ask the host, then tap join again |
| Black picture or no sound | Camera or microphone blocked, or another app holds them | Allow them in the browser and close calls or camera apps |
To allow a blocked camera on iPhone, tap "aA" in the Safari address bar, then Website Settings, and allow Camera and Microphone. On Android in Chrome, tap the icon left of the address, then Permissions. If you chose the wrong microphone after joining, leave and open the link again, and choose the right one on the preparation screen. More fixes: My camera does not work in the browser.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need the StreamLive Pro app to join as a guest?
No. The guest link opens in the phone browser. No account and no app are needed.
Why do I not see myself on the live?
Guests arrive muted and off air. The host chooses when to bring you on. Stay on the page.
Can I use the back camera?
Yes. Open the camera settings on the preparation screen and switch to the back camera before you join.
The host's voice echoes. What do I do?
Put on headphones. The studio already sends you everything except your own voice; headphones stop the phone's speaker from reaching its microphone.
How long does the link work?
Four hours from when the host created it. After that, ask for a new one.
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