Understand the QCLF Broadcast Viewer Experience

QCLF Live Broadcast viewers are receive-only for Host media. They can watch/listen to the one Host and participate in the Broadcast chat only when the normal Broadcast participation and sanction checks allow it.

The Broadcast Topic keeps media and chat together: desktop uses the Broadcast media/chat stage, while the responsive layout stacks the experience on smaller screens.

Receive-Only Managed Media

A viewer receives a managed short-lived viewer credential. The LiveKit client auto-subscribes as a viewer, and QCLF attaches only camera/microphone tracks belonging to the server-identified Host identity. Viewer UI does not expose camera or microphone publishing controls.

Host May Start After the Viewer Arrives

Viewers keep a lightweight one-second Host Live status monitor running even while Host Live is inactive. If the Host starts later, the viewer shell appears and bootstraps the managed room without requiring a page refresh. Intentional Host Live stop hides the viewer media shell again while the Broadcast chat/session can continue.

Viewer Audio Controls

If browser autoplay policy blocks remote Host audio, QCLF keeps the connection and displays an Enable Host audio recovery control. Viewers can also mute/unmute Host audio locally; that does not alter the Host’s microphone state for anyone else.

Chat Participation Is Separate

Signed-in viewers who pass participate.broadcast, Category feature/access rules, and live-sanction checks can send live Messages. A viewer can therefore be able to watch but unable to chat, depending on the current permissions.

Desktop and Mobile Layout

The accepted desktop Broadcast stage uses approximately 70% Host media / 30% chat. The mobile layout stacks the media and chat so both remain usable on narrow screens.

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