Going Live — Starting and Pausing an Event

This is the moment. You've set up your event, picked your template, loaded your effects — now it's time to let your guests loose. Going live activates the photo booth and switches your iPad into full-screen capture mode.

How to Go Live

Open the event you want to run
Tap the Go Live button
The app switches to the capture screen — your booth is now active

[screenshot: Go Live button on event screen]

That's it. Guests can now step up and start taking photos.

What Happens When You Go Live?

The screen enters full-screen capture mode — no navigation bars, no distractions
The camera preview fills the display
The idle screen / screen saver will show when no one is using the booth
Guests tap the screen (or the booth auto-starts, depending on your settings) to begin a photo session

Pausing an Event

Need to take a break? Swap a backdrop? Refill the printer paper?

Tap the back button or enter your exit password to leave the capture screen
You'll return to the event screen
The event is now paused — no one can take photos until you go live again

To resume, just tap Go Live again.

If you've set an exit password, guests won't be able to accidentally (or intentionally) exit the booth. Highly recommended for unattended setups.

Tips for Going Live

Test before you go live — Take a few test photos to make sure your template, effects, and printer are all working
Charge your iPad — Or better yet, keep it plugged in. A dead booth mid-event is not a good look
Lock rotation — Make sure your iPad's rotation lock is on so the screen doesn't flip when guests get creative with angles
Set an exit password — Especially if you're not standing next to the booth the entire time

Templates and effects are configured globally in their respective tabs — not inside the event. If you need to change them mid-event, pause the event, update the template or effects from their tabs, then go live again.

Updated on: 21/03/2026

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