Direct from the photoroll, select photo , click share , select YayaTv as the sharing app and you will transfer to the Yaya app and to a 'creator' dialog for making a new Yayatv video based on the selected photo. Tap the microphone, add your voice-over to the photo and submit it.

Choose a photo using the link and then record your voice narrative using the buttons 'record', 'stop'. With a new recording, added controls appear (video will make a new video from photo and audio). Play button gets a new window with a video player. For those with chromecast, the video can be cast to the smartTV.

From home screen, open a video list using control bar icon , then tap the play button for one of the videos. This opens the native player ( android or ios ) each having respective controls/ dialogs for playing the video on the big TV. The gif shows both dialogs ( chromecast on android and airplay on iphone ).

Tap the plus sign in the lower-right side of the main page. Follow the 'chooser' dialog for selecting a photo. Use the microphone to narrate and to process the photo into a video with your voice track.

Scroll down ... Watch how to make a Yaya video message to share with grandpa. Works in major browsers. On first use, give approval permitting the webpage to use the camera/mic. Take a photo using either camera ( front/back ). Buttons appear and you record a voice narration of photo. Review your recorded audio, read the text produced from your audio. OK it. Inputting this media, the app makes video, the link to which you can send to grandpa. He receives an email containing the link of your new video. The email.link opens to a player compatible with the smartTV.

Chrome browser should just work. However, if there are problems with either the camera or with the microphone, you may go to "Settings/ Advanced/ Content" comparing what you have to what is below.
Note: camera & mic set to "Ask before accessing ..."

The share icon (lower right side of detail view) opens a dialog for first-timers who have no channels. A prompt appears saying that a channel has been created for you. So , you can click ok on the channel creation. That will create new channel and show another dialog about followers on your new channel. To create a new user (like for grandma), OK the 2nd dialog then fill out the new user form and submit it. A new user is created and is added as a follower for the previously created Channel. When the Channel list returns, click the channel to complete the Share. Ok the share dialog reminding you of an email link. When the share is complete, grandma and any other approved users who used the email link ( follower request ) may play the Yaya channel.

Use your laptop's chrome browser having 'Chromecast' extension installed in it. Already have a chromecast on your TV? You can sample a live, Yaya Channel.

detail instructions

1. watch the gif
2. use 'investor-portal' unicorn to login to yaya
3. connect to chromecast
4. play

On first use, the app hi-lights the 'cast' icon on the toolbar, where you tap to get started. Then, a sample (default, non-private configuration) yaya channel is available to aid first-time users connecting the app to the TV. Following a tap on the upper right, select your TV. Tap the first video in the list and tap on the play icon to start that video. The rest of the videos will play one after another on your big screen TV. To move on with your own Yaya channel and your own content, 'Cancel' out of the dialog for "Intro and Setup" which will appear on any, subsequent launch of the app where it remains tuned to the 'default' channel.

Open the detail view with a tap on video item in the main list. The 'message detail' page will open and will include in lower right, a share icon. Tap on the share, then tap a channel to share the video on. ( Most users have only 1 channel on which to share).