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# CoHost

## CoHost Assignment

The Publisher can elevate any **currently online viewer** to Co-Host status during a live conference session. This enables distributed moderation and gives trusted participants administrative control without ending or transferring the session.

> **Note:** Host privileges can only be assigned to viewers who are **online at the time** of assignment. Offline participants are not eligible until they join the session.

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### Assigning Host Privileges

#### Steps

1. Open the **Publisher Panel** by tapping the Publisher icon from the top navigation bar.
2. Under the **Added** tab, you will see the list of viewers currently in the session.

    *Publisher Panel showing the Added viewers list with "Assign as Host" buttons*
3. Locate the viewer you want to elevate and tap **Assign CoHost** next to their name.

   > The button appears highlighted (purple) for viewers not yet assigned host access, and grey for those who already have it.
4. A confirmation dialog will appear asking: **"Assign host access to \[viewer name]?"** Tap **Yes** to confirm or **No** to cancel.

    *Confirmation prompt before granting host access*
5. Tap **Apply Changes** at the bottom of the panel to save.

Once confirmed, the viewer's status updates and the **Co-Host** button changes to **Revoke Host**, indicating active host privileges.

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### Revoking Host Privileges

The Publisher can remove host access from a Co-Host at any time during the session.

#### Steps

1. Open the **Publisher Panel** and go to the **Added** tab.
2. Find the Co-Host whose privileges you want to remove. Their row will show a red **Revoke Host** button.

   &#x20;*Publisher Panel showing the "Revoke Host" button for an active Co-Host*
3. Tap **Revoke Host**.
4. A confirmation dialog will appear: **"Revoke host access from \[viewer name]?"** Tap **Yes** to confirm or **No** to cancel.

   &#x20;*Confirmation prompt before revoking host access*
5. Tap **Apply Changes** to finalize.

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### Co-Host Capabilities

| Capability                     | Description                                                                  |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **End Conference for All**     | Terminate the entire session, disconnecting all participants simultaneously  |
| **Guest Link Creation**        | Generate shareable guest links for external participants to join the session |
| **Guest Link Management**      | share and delete existing guest links                                        |
| **Add Viewers to Stream**      | Admit participants or approve join requests to the live stream               |
| **Remove Viewers from Stream** | Eject participants from the stream in real time                              |

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### Constraints & Behavior

* Only the **Publisher** can assign or revoke host privileges — Co-Hosts cannot elevate other viewers.
* Host privileges are available to co-host unless Publisher revokes it.
* The Publisher retains all Co-Host capabilities at all times.
* The **Assign CoHost** option is only visible for viewers listed under the **Added** tab who are currently online.