Watching lives and replays
When a circle goes live, you can enter the room from the circle home, the live card in chat, or the Oh My LiveMembers-only video lives for VIP circles: the owner or admins push the stream, members watch in the circle or the /live directory, and a replay can remain.Read more → directory.
Finding a live
Section titled “Finding a live”- Circle home — the live strip shows the viewer count while on air and the start time for the next live.
- Circle chat — the bot sends a live card when the stream starts; tap it to enter the room.
- Oh My Live — the
/livedirectory gathers on-air lives, upcoming lives, and replays from your circles. Lives from other circles are listed too, but watching still requires joining that circle.
For a scheduled live, tap Remind me; the bot messages you before it starts.
Inside the room
Section titled “Inside the room”- Tap play on the stage to start watching; the top shows the host, viewer count, and time on air.
- The Playback lineThe route a live plays over: outside mainland China (ultra-low latency, about 1 s) or mainland China network (standard, most stable). Picked from your network, remembered, and switchable anytime.Read more → is picked for your network automatically. When it cannot tell, it asks you to choose Outside mainland China (ultra-low latency, about 1 s, with automatic fallback) or Mainland China network (standard playback, the most stable choice). Your choice is remembered and can be switched from the top of the room at any time.
- Room chat mirrors circle chat and follows the circle’s chat mode. When you cannot post, the composer explains why.
- When a live ends or is cancelled, the stage shows its state; if a replay exists, you can open it from there.
Try the room
Section titled “Try the room”The demo below recreates the real room. Tap Tap to watch — when your network cannot be detected, the room asks you to pick a line. Then use the console to switch the network or the chat mode and watch the room, the composer, and its hints react.
Reconnecting on the new line…
Choose a playback line
We couldn't tell which network you're on. Pick the one that matches it for the smoothest playback.
We picked the line for your network. Switch if playback stutters or lags.
You can switch lines anytime from the top of the room.
Live chat
This chat mirrors the circle's Mixin conversation and follows its message mode.
Default mode: your messages reach only the host team. Other viewers won't see them.
Demo console
Default mode: members' messages reach only the host team, and your messages don't go to the chat. Reply by quoting in Mixin, or switch to broadcast or lecture to speak to everyone.
Default mode doesn't send staff messages to the chat. Switch to broadcast or lecture first.
Replays
Section titled “Replays”- Live replayThe recording a live leaves behind when recording is on. It lands in the circle's replay list with segment jumps; the owner decides whether members see it.Read more → live in the circle’s replay list and in the Oh My Live replays rail.
- The replay page reuses the room chrome, and you can jump between recording segments.
If something goes wrong
Section titled “If something goes wrong”- The live will not open — it may not have started, may have ended, or may have been cancelled; refresh to see the current state.
- Playback stutters — switch the playback line from the top of the room; on a mainland-China network, choose Mainland China network.
- You cannot post — the current chat mode does not allow it; the composer explains why. Try again once Q&A opens or the mode changes.
- You cannot see a circle’s live — join that circle first; Members-only lives never appear in the public directory.