Live streaming to YouTube or Facebook

KickCam can stream the game live while it records the full game at full quality on the phone. Viewers see the score, the clock and the KickCam logo on the stream; the recording itself stays clean, so highlights and uploads work as usual.

What you get

• A live stream at 1080p. On a weak signal, or when the phone gets hot, it drops to 720p by itself and steps back up when it can.
• If the connection drops, the stream reconnects automatically. The recording never stops.
• Stopping the stream doesn't stop the recording. Stopping the recording ends the stream too.

Connect YouTube (one tap)

1. Tap Go live on the Ready screen (or during recording) and choose Connect YouTube. Sign in with the Google account that owns the channel.
2. KickCam creates the live event for each game, titled like "Lions vs Tigers · 9 Nov 2026". It's Unlisted by default; you can choose Public or Private.
3. Tap Go live. Share the Watch on YouTube link with family and the team.
4. When you stop, KickCam ends the YouTube event for you.

The first time, turn on live streaming for your channel in YouTube Studio (Create › Go live). YouTube can take up to 24 hours to enable it, so do it before game day.

Use a stream key

• YouTube: YouTube Studio › Create › Go live › Stream, then copy the Stream key.
• Facebook: Live video › Streaming software, then copy the Stream key.
• Twitch: Creator Dashboard › Settings › Stream, then copy the Primary Stream key.
• Any other service: choose Custom and paste the server URL (rtmp:// or rtmps://) and the stream key.
• KickCam remembers the key for next time, stored securely on your phone.

Before you go live

• Upload speed: about 6 Mbps for 1080p, about 3 Mbps for 720p. Test it at the field.
• Use Wi-Fi or 5G, and keep the phone plugged into a power bank.
• Keep KickCam on screen. Streaming stops if you leave the app (the screen dims itself to save battery; that's fine).
• Recording in 720p takes some load off the phone if it runs hot.

If something's wrong

• Blank on YouTube: a new stream can take up to 60 seconds to appear. Refresh the watch page.
• Reconnecting: the signal dropped. KickCam keeps trying and keeps recording; move to better signal if it doesn't recover.
• Won't start: check the stream key (paste it again, no spaces) and, for YouTube, that live streaming is enabled on the channel.