Twitter has officially updated the Periscope app with new features like support for landscape orientation and other tweaks
One of the worse things about recording video and watching is it when people don’t record in landscape. Periscope has taken care of this issue. You don’t even have to hold your smartphone in the landscape orientation to have it record in that format. This is great and necessary for adding Periscope on the Apple TV.
What’s New in Version 1.2
Landscape: When a broadcaster holds their phone in landscape, the video will now be oriented properly for all viewers. Viewers can continue holding their device in portrait, or match the broadcaster’s orientation to maintain full screen video. Either way, you’ll never need to watch sideways video again!
Share Indication: When someone you follow shares a broadcast, it appears in your home feed. In this update, we’ve added an indicator beneath the broadcast title explaining who shared it with you.
Share on Facebook: You can now share the link to a LIVE broadcast or replay on Facebook. To see this option, you’ll need to log in to Facebook from the iOS Settings app on your device.
Accessibility: We’ve heard from a lot of people that Periscope needs to be more accessible. In this version we’ve made large steps toward fully supporting our VoiceOver users.
Other changes:
If you turn off chat/hearts while watching a live broadcast, you can now simply tap the “Chat Hidden” label to turn them back on.
Fixed a bug where people who signed up with their phone number couldn’t change their profile image.
Made some optimizations that should reduce the amount of space Periscope takes up on your device.
Twitter hasn’t officially announced that Periscope is coming to the Apple TV just yet, but the app’s icon was seen on stage during Apple’s media event yesterday while the company announced the new set-top box. Now, with landscape support rolling out, it’s all but confirmed at this point.