February 26, 2016 - 17:48 AMT
Facebook bringing live video streaming to Android

Facebook will bring its live video streaming service to Android phones within the next week, the company announced Friday, February 26, according to the Verge.

The Android rollout will begin with users in the U.S., before expanding to other countries. The Facebook Live feature, which allows users to broadcast live video through the company's flagship mobile app, initially launched on iOS in the U.S. Now it's available in more than 30 countries, and Facebook says it plans to bring it to new markets "within the coming weeks."

In a post announcing the Android rollout, Facebook said the average time its users spend watching live video is three times longer than when the video is not live. Of those watching live content through Facebook Live, more than 50% are Android users.