STREAMING APPS

YOUTUBE

REMEMBER : when a video on YouTube gets 300k views in a short period of time, or when people crowd on a video's traffic within 24 hours straight without resting, that's when YouTube usually start becoming suspicious and freezes or pauses the views to check the credibility of the view count. The quantity of views that appear to be "bot-like" is usually deleted. As a result, learning how to stream like a 'human' is crucial!!

DO's - CORRECT STREAM1. Open/Log in the YouTube platform from any device, like a phone, tablet, computer, or even from your Smart TV.
2. Make sure the " autoplay " option is disabled.
3. Manually search for the title of the video (do not play it if it appears on the main YouTube page).
4. Click on the Official video. Verify that it is the correct channel, otherwise, you could be giving "views" to false channels.
5. Like, comment, subscribe and share the video on all your social media. This is to help with engagement, as well as the stats of the video.
6. Make sure the video is of aquality higher than 480p.
7. Watch the video from beginning to end, without pausing it and without speeding it up or down.
8. Later watch about 4 or 5 different videos, either by the same artist or a totally different theme.
9. You need to watch at least 15-30 minutes worth of video content before going back to the same video.DONT's - INCORRECT STREAM- Do NOT stop streaming when the views "freeze".
- Do NOT cycle through the same set of videos as a filler. Use different videos when streaming.
- Do NOT use VPN
- Do NOT mute the youtube player. Volume can be < 50% if needed.
- - Do NOT use playlists. (Premium user or not)
- Do NOT watch at a higher speed.
- Do NOT mute the video. (You can mute your device, however the youtube player itself must not be muted.)

SPOTIFY

DO's - CORRECT STREAM1. Use playlists (about 2 hours)
2. Interact with the app (pause, skip, etc)
3. Use Premium account if possible
4. Play the whole song
5. Pay attention to the hourly streaming limits
6. Diversify your playlist
7. Update your playlist once a month
8. If you stream offline, connect to the internet once a dayDONT's - INCORRECT STREAM1. Do NOT loop songs
2. Do NOT use repeat
3. Do NOT use incognito
4. Do NOT use auto-play
5. Never use VPN / APK
6. Do NOT mute the song
7. Do NOT skip / fast-forward the song
8. NO to account sharing
9. Do NOT stream songs from your computers as much as possible

SHAZAM

DO's - CORRECT STREAM1. Install Shazam app on android or IOS.
2. Play EPEX songs.
3. Open the app and do NOT log in.
4. Press once on the shazam button and let the apps listen to the song OR Long press for auto-shazam (easy shazam while streaming on playlist).IMPORTANT (only on Android)• 1 shazam is counted every 24 hours.
• Clear data for multiple shazams within 24 hours.
• Go to: Settings > Apps > Shazam > Storage > Clear data > Ok.

iTUNES

DO's - CORRECT STREAM1) Open iTunes app on your PC, choose Account > Sign In.
2) Do one of the following:
- Sign in with your Apple ID: Enter your Apple ID and password, then click Next.
- Create an Apple ID: Click Create New Apple ID and follow the onscreen instructions.
3) See the Apple Support articles Sign in with your Apple ID and Two-factor authentication for Apple ID.
4) If you have purchased an album from the iTunes Store, and you're playing the files from that purchased album, that is NOT a stream. It does count as a purchase for the artist.
5) If you add the album from Apple Music, and play the Apple Music files, that IS a stream. Anytime you play a song from the Apple Music Library it is a stream.
6) A stream will count as a "Play" no matter where you're playing it from if it's an Apple Music file. It can be part of a playlist, from a search, and while playing a file offline - so long as these are Apple Music files. If they're files that you purchased, it would be part of the "Purchases" category.

APPLE MUSIC

IMPORTANT• Purchasing the song is IMPORTANT to make it chart higher in iTunes Singles Chart. After purchasing the song from iTunes, you have to remove it from your Apple Music Library before streaming it.
• You can download apple music for android or use it through iTunes desktop or web player (MUSIC.APPLE.COM).
• You can use two separate IDs for each platform.
• The app needs to be opened for the video to playStreams from uniques listeners are less likely to be filtered.
• Apple music is a paid platform. If you cannot afford a subscription, free trials are available.

DO's - CORRECT STREAM• If you have purchased EPEX's new song on iTunes but will also stream on Apple Music, delete the song download from your library until a (+) sign shows up next to it to make sure your Apple Music stream will count.
• You can add the song to a focused playlist after every 1-2 songs. You can also add music videos.
• Volume must be 50% or higher.
• Listen to their songs from big curated playlists.
• You can interact with the platform occasionally by skipping a song, pausing and unpausing the playlist to avoid bot behavior.
• Share the song for more unique listeners.DONT's - INCORRECT STREAM• Do NOT loop song or playlists.
• NOT stream the songs from your library because it won't be counted.
• Do NOT mute the platform. You can mute your computer or use your earphones.