Features (43 articles)

Age restrict your app in a few easy steps. Some apps, especially the ones that have content that promotes the use of cannabis, require an age restriction to alert the users that they need to be of a certain age to be able to access the app’s content that is aimed at a mature audience

Send automatic push notifications to users who abandon the registration or their Shopify cart. Shoutem allows you to automatize push notifications that can be triggered if the user hasn’t registered yet or if they have abandoned their Shopify cart after a specific amount of time to remind the user to complete these actions. In this

Add an extended My Profile screen with more input possibilities. The User Profile extension is My Profile’s extended version with an option to customize profile fields and see your user’s inputs in the builder. In this article, we will guide you through the process of adding a User Profile screen, configuring this extension and using

Create and promote affiliate programmes in your app with Affiliate extension Your affiliate program application will allow users to become your affiliate partners. The main purpose of such an app is to promote the business’s products to the users and for them to promote the products to their contacts and collect the affiliate points based

Change rationale for iOS and Android permissions. Permission requests are necessary so that your app can gain access to your camera, microphone, photos, and more for certain functionalities such as an upload of the photo on the wall or the profile, for video calls, proximity-triggered notifications, etc. App permission requests pop up only the first

Restrict the content of your app according to the user’s geographic location. The main purpose of this feature is to allow access to certain screens or content to users that are located in a particular region in the USA based on the legal repercussions that the app in question requires. For example, according to Apple’s

Make a practical screen that would hold relevant pieces of information and multiple other screens at one place by using our Page extension. The primary use of this extension is to have a screen as a holder that would consist of paths to other screens. To add the Page extension, which is pre-installed, to your

Display general pieces of information about your business or app, like open hours, website URL, social media profiles, and more, on our About screen. To add the About extension, which is pre-installed, to your app, go to Screens → press + button → search for About → click to add it as one of the screens of

Scan any QR code from your app to open the linked webpage by using our Camera extension. To add the QR Code Scanner as one of the screens of your app, go to Screens → click the + button → search for Camera → click to add it as a screen. The Camera extension is

The purpose of Checklist extension is to provide the app users with multi-step tasks that they will be able to mark as finished once the task is completed. To add Checklist as one of the screens of your app, go to Screens → press the + button → search for Checklist → click it to

Create user-scheduled notifications, send reminders, and set up your own chime sound within our newly improved push notifications feature. To do so, go to Push → Notification centre → General. Chime settings Upload the desired chime sound by clicking the BROWSE button. Note: Uploading the chime button for the first time or changing the chime

Keep your user entertained by integrating our Radio+ extension and stream your favourite radio station from the app 24/7. IMPORTANT! IF YOUR APP IS ALREADY LIVE IN THE STORES AND YOU ARE ABOUT TO ADD AUDIO CONTENT FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOUR APP WILL NEED TO BE RESUBMITTED. IN THAT CASE, PLEASE CONTACT OUR SUPPORT TEAM.

Have your YouTube videos displayed in your app by using our improved YouTube integration where you don’t have to manually add videos – they will sync automatically. To add YouTube as one of the screens of your app, go to Screens → press the + button → search for YouTube → click it to add

Onboard your users by providing a quick tour of the app upon the first launch. If you are building an app for various occasions and many content types and functionalities, you will want to use our Onboarding extension to guide users through your app’s core features. Note that onboarding pages will be displayed only on

Offer access to premium content to subscribers only Shoutem supports only auto-renewable subscriptions that can unlock one or more specific screens in your app, or all screens combined. With that being said, there are a few key points that you should keep in mind before you proceed with this setup: You cannot restrict specific items

Bring your users together by allowing them to chat with each other through our SendBird Chat extension. SendBird is a third-party service that requires an active account with a valid subscription. Depending on your app setup and your chat requirements, you can choose to use our fair use account or create your own on the

Video calls are the best way to stay in touch, which is why you are now able to add this feature to your app and make one-on-one live video call communication possible for your users. We are using Agora SDK to make video calls possible so before you get into it, you’ll need to create

Engage with your users through the Frequently asked questions (FAQ) extension which can help you inform, educate and guide users through the main functionalities of your app, your business and brand, etc. Chatbots are made to ease communication, and the best part is – you don’t have to be physically present on the other side.

Automated Push Notifications enables you to automatically send a push notification to inform users about any newly published article or podcast from monitored RSS feeds. RSS Monitoring is pre-installed, but if you cannot find it in Push section, you’ll have to install the extension first. To do so, go to Extensions → click the +

You can now share your SoundCloud tracks with others by integrating our Podcasts RSS extension. Our Podcast RSS extension supports SoundCloud RSS feeds so to be able to play your SoundCloud tracks, see how to install the mentioned Podcasts RSS extension first. Extension’s name clearly states that it pulls your audio content through RSS feed,

In this article, we will introduce you to Deals extension which can be used to introduce discounts and special deals. Add Deals screen Go to Screens → press the + button → search Deals → click on it to add it as one of the screens of your app. Add Deals Once the screen is added to

In this article, we will explain how you can control who is accessing your app’s content, how to delete or block a user, update passwords or usernames for already registered app users, and much more. User management To manage your app’s users, go to Settings → (Extension settings) → Users → Users tab. Filter users

Our Wordpress plugin allows you to easily integrate your Wordpress based site with your app. This means you can easily import your posts from your Wordpress instance, into your mobile app.