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Possibly. YouTube places live streaming on a computer in its intermediate feature tier, which an India-based channel can access through phone verification. Advanced features are a separate tier, so a review for advanced access does not by itself show that ordinary computer livestreaming is disabled. Check YouTube Studio > Settings > Channel > Feature eligibility to see what your channel can currently use.
What determines whether you can go live?
For computer livestreaming, the key practical question is whether YouTube has enabled live streaming for your channel—not whether advanced-feature verification is still pending. YouTube lists computer live streaming among intermediate features, while advanced features include separate capabilities such as embedding live streams. The channel must also be verified and must not have had a livestream restriction in the preceding 90 days. YouTube’s feature-access guide and live-streaming guidance describe these requirements.
Because eligibility and restrictions are account-specific, public guidance cannot confirm your channel’s status. Use the Feature eligibility screen in Studio as the practical check.
Check an India-based channel’s access
- Open YouTube Studio. Go to Settings > Channel > Feature eligibility and check whether live streaming is enabled. YouTube’s feature-access instructions identify this as the place to check channel access.
- Confirm phone verification. YouTube says phone verification grants intermediate features to an India-based channel. The creator can complete or check verification through Studio’s Feature eligibility area. YouTube also displays a “phone verified” label on the channel’s About page to viewers in India. See YouTube’s India-specific phone-verification instructions.
- Check for livestream restrictions. Review Studio notifications and channel status. YouTube says a channel with an active livestream restriction cannot use another channel to get around it; that can be treated as circumvention and may lead to account termination. Read YouTube’s restriction guidance.
- Follow the status shown for advanced features. YouTube says creators first complete phone verification, then build sufficient channel history or, when offered, verify identity with valid ID or video to access advanced features. If an ID or video review is underway, YouTube says it usually takes 24 hours; this is guidance, not a guaranteed deadline for an individual account. See YouTube’s intermediate and advanced feature instructions.
Computer and mobile livestreaming have different requirements
Do not apply the mobile eligibility rules automatically to a computer stream. YouTube’s general streaming guidance describes mobile, webcam, and encoder as ways to stream, and says a verified channel must have had no livestream restriction in the prior 90 days. Its general live-streaming tips set out that baseline.
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Mobile livestreaming has additional conditions. YouTube lists at least 50 subscribers, channel verification, no livestream restriction in the last 90 days, turning on livestreaming, and a compatible device. A first mobile stream may take up to 24 hours to activate; this is an estimate, not a promised start time. India appears in YouTube’s listed availability for mobile Playables. Check YouTube’s mobile livestream instructions if you are trying to stream from a phone.
If live streaming is still unavailable
- Studio says live streaming is not enabled: Confirm phone verification and follow any activation or eligibility steps Studio presents. Do not assume an advanced-feature review is the cause; check the specific live-streaming status.
- You are trying to stream from a phone: Check the separate mobile requirements, including the 50-subscriber minimum and possible first-stream activation delay.
- Studio shows a restriction: Do not attempt to stream through another channel while the restriction is active. Use Studio and YouTube’s restriction guidance to understand the status and any applicable next steps.
- An advanced-feature review is pending: Check its status and next steps in Studio. The usual 24-hour review guidance for ID or video verification is not a guaranteed deadline, and the review alone does not establish whether computer livestreaming is enabled.
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