Event App 41.0
Production Studio 2.5.0

Today's update is all about live streaming improvements — two for Production Studio speakers and hosts and one for attendees tuning in to live streams on their iOS or Android devices. Keep reading or watch the video below to learn more. Let's dive in! 🏊

Production Studio keyboard shortcuts

Hosts and speakers now have access to convenient navigation and feature activation with 50 unique keyboard shortcuts in the Studio. With simple key combinations, control your mic and camera, control layouts, banners, and media, navigate the side menu, and more.

In the Studio, an item's shortcut appears when you hover over it, making it easy to learn shortcuts in context. 

If gradual learning isn't your thing, open the Studio's Settings page with Alt + Shift + 6 (PC) or ⌥ ⇧ 6 (Mac) and click the new 'Keyboard shortcuts' tab to read the full list of shortcuts.

Don't like a shortcut? Want to control your mic and camera with one shortcut? Simply click a current shortcut, then enter your own key combination to set a new one. Shortcuts can contain up to 3 keys and must start with 1-2 modifier keys, such as Shift and Option, and end with a letter, number, or symbol. Your custom shortcuts are stored in your browser cache, so you can set them once and they'll "follow you" in any Studio.

Learn more in our article about getting started with the Webex Events Producton Studio.

Production Studio Microsoft Edge support

To round out today's improvements to the Webex Events Production Studio, the Studio now supports Microsoft Edge for hosts and speakers on all devices. 'Nuff said!

Mobile App background audio play

Previously, the Webex Events App and Branded Apps required attendees to keep the app open to stream audio and video content. This meant that attendees couldn't interact with other apps or lock their phones without interrupting the stream.

Today, we've added continuous audio playback capabilities on both iOS and Android devices when attendees switch to different apps or lock their screens while a video is playing. This means that if an attendee is viewing a video and decides to check their email or lock their phone, the audio will continue to play without any disruption.

This improvement adds media controls to device lock screens and notification shades, making it easy for attendees to control playback and reopen the app.

Please note that background audio functionality is only available for Webex Events streaming products including the Production Studio, Simulive, Video on Demand (VoD), and the RTMP player.

That's all for today, folks! Here are your next steps:

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