v2.11.0 — Open mic, co-hosts & gifts during live performances
Live performances become more of an event. Viewers can request an open-mic slot, hosts can bring in co-hosts and moderators, and confections can be gifted during a stream. A customisable Be Right Back screen and reconnection notices handle the bumps.
WebMobileAPI
This release turns a live performance into something the audience can take part in.
Open mic
Viewers can ask for a turn at the mic, and the host decides.
- Request a slot — from the performance page.
- Host controls — accept, decline or revoke slots from the manage page.
Co-hosts and live moderators
- Co-hosts — share a performance with another poet.
- Moderators — appoint people to help keep your streams in order.
- Staff tab — manage your team from the manage page in the app.
Gift confections during a stream
- Gift button — send the performer a confection while they're live.
- Everyone sees it — a gift plays a burst animation for the whole audience.
- Host's choice — the gift button only appears when the host allows gifting.
Be right back, and reconnecting
- Be Right Back — hosts can show a customisable break screen, with its own background image.
- Reconnection notices — if a stream drops, hosts and viewers see that it's reconnecting instead of a frozen player.
Fixes
Live moderators weren't recognised.
- Before — people appointed to help run a stream didn't get their permissions.
- After — moderator and co-host permissions apply.
Some live pages wouldn't open in the app.
- Before — certain channel and stream links failed to load.
- After — they open normally.
Gifts animated twice for the sender.
- Before — you saw your own gift burst twice.
- After — it plays once.
Reliability, security & accessibility
- Podcasts and settings — the remaining differences between the web and the app are closed.
- Accessibility — stronger accessibility checks across the app.
- Translations — missing strings are translated in every supported language.