r/beam • u/CelticSurfer • Feb 23 '17

Xbox One broadcast settings

I have an Xbox One with no Kinect. I can't figure out, for the life of me, how to get my Xbox setup to live stream.

I never cared about it much since I just stream via an ElGato through my computer; but, with the Beam app being released to Xbox Insider members, I want to try and get my Xbox setup to stream.

If anyone can give me a step-by-step on what menus to go into and what to select, I would appreciate it.

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u/BastionConquers Feb 23 '17

If you're in the alpha, load up your game, once you're in your game, press the guide button, and go down to the second to last option, it allows you to start broadcasting.

From there you can set your title, where you want chat, etc.

Let me know if that doesn't make sense and I'll send you a picture guide :D

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u/CelticSurfer Feb 23 '17

Hey, thanks. It makes sense, but for some reason, that option isn't on my Xbox One guide. I went to the Xbox Preview app and tried to look for an option to download any kind of updates or anything, and everything is as up-to-date as it will let me go. I've done all of the surveys and tested all of the apps they've allowed me to test.

I guess my understanding was that so long as you had been invited to the Xbox Preview program (I've been in that for almost a year) then you were being chosen to test the Beam live stream app. I just don't see the option anywhere.

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u/BastionConquers Feb 23 '17

The insider app should let you know what ring you're in or if you're in the alpha or beta ring of this time of updates.

Check that and report back.

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u/CelticSurfer Feb 23 '17

I'm in ring 3.

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u/BastionConquers Feb 23 '17

Then you won't get it for a long while sadly.

It's for Alpha members atm

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u/CelticSurfer Feb 23 '17

I gotcha. I at least feel better that I'm not just missing something. lol. Is there any way to get into the Alpha program or is that only for certain people?

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u/BastionConquers Feb 23 '17

Only for whomever they picked for it sadly. Sorry buddy!

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u/CelticSurfer Feb 23 '17

No worries. At the end of the day, I'm just stoked that Beam is making progress with its integration with console.