X Live Video: Elon Musk Showcase His 'Strength' In Improved 'Live Video' Feature; How To Use

X, the new rebrand of Twitter, regularly gains media attention for new features and Elon Musk's activity. In the latest move, the Tesla CEO and owner of the microblogging app shared a live video for fans in which he appears in a fun avatar with his team.

As the test video proceeds, the billionaire picks a dumbbell from the table and lifts it once. Later, Musk adds that the feature is "working better". The live video has garnered over six and a half million views, and the accompanying X post has gained 39 million views, 200,000+ likes and 20,000 retweets at the time of filing.

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Soon after the 53-second live stream, Musk said in an X: "Live video now works reasonably well. Just tap the button that looks like a camera when you post." This announcement has garnered over 7.5 million views, 62,000+ likes and over 7,200 retweets. The feature works like Instagram with live comments. However, he added that the feature still "needs refinement".

If you also plan to go live on X, here's a step-by-step guide to starting the stream for user engagement.

Step 1: On the smartphone app of X, tap the camera icon placed in the composer

Step 2: Tap 'Live' from here and fill in the description and enter a location (both are optional)

Note: This text in the description will appear as an X post.

Step 3: Hit 'Go Live'

The live video will appear in your account feed and your followers' timelines.

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You can save the video on your device by tapping the 'Save to camera roll' option at the end. Secondly, a user can delete their live video at any time. The functionality to restrict accounts from commenting and viewing you live will also be available.

Twitter Video Download

On a related note, Elon Musk also shared in a previous post: "Verified users can now download videos if the content creator allows it" by tapping the three dots at the top right in the full-screen view. In the future, the download facility will be available through a tap-and-hold mechanism.