# Broadcasting Live Stream in Background

At times, you may need to answer a phone call or open another app during a broadcast, or perhaps you accidentally pressed a button to open another app. The PRISM app can continue broadcasting live even when running in the background.

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Due to platform OS policies, iOS apps do not support background live broadcasting.
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For Android devices, you need to toggle a setting to activate the background broadcasting feature, as shown in the image below. Simply go to Settings, then enable the following option: **Allow display over other apps**. This will allow the live broadcast to continue uninterrupted in the background while you use other apps on your device.

<figure><img src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*Yng7UqpK2BOiccxQwUpeFg.jpeg" alt=""><figcaption><p>Activating background live casting feature on Android</p></figcaption></figure>

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