I am developing a Facebook app designed to help businesses schedule and host live events, send automated private replies to commenters, and enhance engagement during live broadcasts. However, I am facing several significant challenges during development that are impeding progress:
Testing Restrictions for Live Videos:
There is no way for a Page to go live with limited visibility (e.g., a privacy setting like SELF for testing purposes). This forces me to broadcast live publicly, which isn't ideal for debugging or developing features.
Page Eligibility Requirements:
To go live, a Page must have over 100 followers and be at least 60 days old, adding unnecessary delays and hurdles to the development process.
No Support for Test Users or Pages:
From what I understand, the ability to create test users (and thus test Pages) has been removed for over two years. This leaves developers without a sandbox environment to test live video functionality or related app features.
Given these limitations, I’m struggling to figure out how to effectively develop my app without violating Facebook’s guidelines or using workarounds that could compromise quality.
Are there any recommended practices or alternative tools for developing and testing apps with live video capabilities? If there are plans to reintroduce test user functionality or provide better testing options for live video apps, that would be extremely helpful.
I appreciate any guidance or advice on how to proceed. Thank you!

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