Product
In-App Voice and Video Calling: Complete Implementation Guide for Product Managers
We've all been in the situation where we're typing out a message in an app and think, "actually, I just need to call this person." In-app voice and video calling is how you add this functionality to your product. With in-app video, your users can talk to each other without jumping to a different app.
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CometChat Alternatives – Comparing the Top 10 Competitors
If you're building in-app chat, video, or moderation, you've likely come across CometChat. It's one of the more well-known in-app feature SDK providers, and for good reason. But choosing the right real-time communication platform for your app isn't easy. With dozens of APIs promising fast integration and feature-rich toolkits, it can be challenging to pinpoint
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Hive Moderation Alternatives – Top 8 Competitors Compared
Hive Moderation is one of several platforms that help apps detect and filter user-generated content across text, image, and video. It's often used in social, marketplace, dating, and gaming apps to flag nudity, hate speech, spam, and other forms of unwanted content. While Hive offers a wide range of moderation capabilities, it's not always the
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How to Boost User Engagement With Strategic In-App Notifications
Building a great app is just the beginning. If users don't discover your features—or don't understand when and how to use them—they may never experience the value your product delivers. That's where in-app notifications shine. These contextual, timely messages appear within your interface to guide users, drive feature adoption, and keep engagement flowing. In-app notifications
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10 Ways to Increase Workforce Management App Adoption
Mobile apps are everywhere in workforce management, but that doesn't mean your team is using them. Retail and service teams—especially deskless, hourly, and on-the-go employees—aren't naturally inclined to check in-app messages or explore new features. They're used to email, sticky notes, or group texts. You've rolled out the tech, but key messages still go unseen,
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Build an AI Meeting Assistant with Stream Video and LLMs
In today's business environment, virtual meetings consume a significant portion of professionals' workdays. Yet, much of their value evaporates once participants leave the virtual room. Critical insights, decisions, and action items often get lost amid daily tasks, leading to misalignment, missed deadlines, and the dreaded "Wait, what did we decide?" follow-up communications. AI meeting assistants
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Stream Changelog
Follow along with our weekly product updates for Stream Chat, Feeds, Video, and Moderation. Updates — July 21st, 2025 Chat iOS Support for customizing message avatar placeholder (SwiftUI) Support for customizing the footer view in the video player Bug fixes and full changelog Android Support for message reminders Support for location attachments Bug fixes and full
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2025 Product Roadmap: The Year of AI
It's amazing to see large apps like Nextdoor, Strava, Match Group, and Patreon, as well as established brands like IBM and Adobe, rely on Stream to power their apps. Over one billion end users rely on Stream. Some of the largest apps have 100M to 250M users. We're currently growing our team faster than ever
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WebRTC vs WebSockets: What Are the Differences?
From gaming to messaging and video conferencing, real-time communication is at the forefront of most apps. WebRTC and WebSockets are among the standout real-time technologies today. They enable instant, two-way information exchange to facilitate online interactions and make communication more efficient. While they both offer powerful communication features, they have important differences. By understanding their
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