In what month and year did TikTok start beta-testing Live Studio?

TikTok started beta-testing Live Studio in December 2021.

Live Studio was a desktop streaming program designed to let creators broadcast to TikTok from a computer. It could capture applications, games, mobile-device screens, cameras, and other sources, bringing TikTok closer to established livestreaming platforms such as Twitch and YouTube Gaming.

The initial test was limited rather than a universal public launch. Reports described availability to a few thousand users in a handful of Western markets. The early software was relatively basic, lacking some features familiar from mature broadcasting tools, including browser sources and certain stream alerts.

The timing also produced controversy: observers said parts of Live Studio appeared to use code from OBS Studio, an open-source broadcasting project. That issue is separate from the beta’s launch date, which remains December 2021.