Twitter-backed Periscope debuts on Android
Twitter-backed streaming app, Periscope has made its debut on Android.
Available only on iOS devices until now, the app dominated its strongest competitor, Meerkat in initial sign-ups with more than one million users in just ten days.
The Android version is very similar to its iOS counterpart, with the biggest difference being the way in which a broadcast is started. On iPhone, the function is a separate tab, while it appears as a big red button in Android.
"When you go into a broadcast, it's going to be very much like the standard Periscope that you have come to know and love, with the hearts and comments and all of that," Sara Haider, who led the Android project, told The Verge.
Periscope for Android is available on phones running Android 4.4 and above.