The Stage

The stage is the area of your device where the content you play and the friends you video chat with come to life on Airtime.

Media

To post content to your room’s stage:

• Enter a room where you can post media to the stage.
• From the bottom tab bar, tap in the lower left corner.
• Use the search bar to search for media to play in your room. Tip: Once you start typing, you can use the media categories (YouTube, photos, music, games & more) to browse. 
• Tap on the media to bring up a preview that only you can see. 
• Once you’ve found something you love, tap “Post to Chat” or "Play Now" and enjoy.

To pause or play content on your room’s stage: 

• Tap on the content that is playing on the stage. 
• Tap the pause or play button.

Audio

By default, all content played on the stage has auto-volume turned ON. This means we auto-magically lower the sound of content that’s playing when someone on video chat is speaking.

To manually adjust the volume of content playing on your room’s stage: 

• Tap on the content that is playing on the stage. 
• Tap  in the upper right. 
• Tap “Auto-volume is ON” to turn auto-volume OFF. 
• Adjust the volume by using the slider.

TIP: You can react to content that’s playing on stage using emojis, stickers, and sounds. From the bottom tab bar, tap . Choose any reaction you'd like to send to the room, and tap it to send! You’ll see your reactions appear on the stage!

Stage Display

To view content full screen on your room’s stage: 

• Enter a room.
• Rotate your device to landscape mode to expand your view to full screen. 
• OR tap in the left corner of the video to expand your view. 

To move the stage:

• Enter a room.
• If there's content playing, or people live on stage, tap outside the tiles.
• You can pinch and zoom on the stage, and drag it to one of four corners of the chat. 

Stage Controls

On Airtime, up to 10 people can be live on video at once. As a host, you have the power to choose what your video chat experience will look like on stage.

To spotlight a member's live video tile on the stage:

• Press and hold on the member's video tile you would like to spotlight on the stage. A menu will appear, with stage controls.
• Tap “Spotlight.”
• The member's live video tile will now be featured on the stage.

To unfeature a member's live video tile on the stage:

• Press and hold on the member’s video tile you would like to feature on the stage. A menu will appear, with stage controls.
• Tap “Remove Spotlight.”
• The member's live video tile will no longer be featured on the stage.

To request to go on stage with the hosts:

In most public rooms, only hosts are able to go live on stage and stream their video and or audio. However, room members can easily request to go on stage as well by following the steps below:

• From the bottom tab bar, tap  to request to go on stage.
• Tap "Request" and we'll notify the host that you requested the stage. Once the host accepts your request, you'll either be able to turn on your camera and mic or just your mic, depending on what the host approves. 

To exit the stage: 

• Tap your video tile to open your profile
• Under Stage Controls, tap Exit Stage

To invite a user in the room to go live:

Option 1: 

• Tap on the person's profile. 
• Under "Stage Controls," tap "Invite on Stage" 

Option 2: 

• Tap on the room name in the center of your screen.
• Under "On Stage," tap the plus sign. 
• Use the search bar to find the room member you want to invite to the stage. 
• Next to their name, tap "Invite on Stage." 

TIP: You can only invite people on stage who are currently present in the room. 

To remove someone from the stage:

• Tap the  on the person's tile.