Livestream app Meerkat also comes to Android – Android Planet

Meerkat, the popular iOS app that lets you make with the press of a button livestreams and share with your followers on Twitter, also comes to Android. The team behind Meerkat announces to Android Planet which is an Android app development.

On the question of when the Meerkat Android app is available, a spokesman still no answer. However, there is currently an unofficial version of the app that you can use to view Meerkat streams. The capabilities of the app are limited and many users report problems opening and viewing streams.

However, Meerkat official Android app is coming and who is expected to provide similar functionality to the app for iOS. It lets you start and view live streams. In the first case you get Twitter followers a tweet with a link in their timeline. By clicking, they can view your live stream from any device. Meerkat also offers the possibility to follow other users and respond to livestreams. When starting new streams, sends the app push notifications.

Currently, about 300,000 people use Meerkat. Especially during and after the festival South by Southwest (SXSW) increased the popularity of the application considerably. Creator Ben Rubin recently received an investment of $ 12 million to develop the app. On paper Meerkat worth 40 million dollars.

Katch upload meerkat videos to YouTube

Katch is no app, but a useful tool that uploads Meerkat video streams automatically to YouTube. All you need to do is add the hashtag #katch to the description of your Meerkat video. Or function Katch also offers long term is added to the app, the late spokesman Meerkat in the center.