Your guide to Persicope's new features

Live streaming app Periscope announced that it is now offering users the option of landscape live video, along with other new features. Previously, landscape could only be viewed in a small section of the screen.

Landscape

An official blog post confirmed the setting would be available in the app’s latest update. “When we first launched Periscope, we only supported portrait broadcasting”, said the video service. “As much as we’re fans of portrait video, we know that there are times where the scene you’re trying to capture is best expressed in landscape. We know the community has been craving this feature — we wanted to be thoughtful about our approach to ensure a seamless experience across all of our platforms (iOS, Android and Web).”

The landscape option is accompanied by other new features including:

Share Context

Periscope: “When someone you follow shares a broadcast, it appears in your home feed. In this update, we’ve added an indicator beneath the broadcast title explaining who shared it with you. No more wondering why a broadcast showed up in your feed!”

Accessibility

Periscope: “We’ve heard from a lot of people that Periscope needs to be more accessible for visually impaired Periscopers. In this version we’ve made large steps towards improving support for iOS accessibility features. We’ll continue to invest in this over time!”

Mutual Follow

Periscope: “This update makes private broadcasting much easier on Android. When you start a private broadcast, you can choose from a list of mutual followers (people you follow, who also follow you). We think this list is a more natural selection of people who you are likely to broadcast to. We’ve also added an option to quickly select all of your mutual follows. See something you want to share with your friends, but not the whole world? Check. This same behavior is coming soon to iOS, so hang tight!”