Stream Blog

Announcing Stream’s Video API Powered by Our Global Edge Network

Today, we're excited to announce the general availability of our new Video API. You can use it to build video calling, audio rooms, and live streaming. The video API aims to make it easier for developers to build live in-app video and audio. All calls run on Stream's global edge network for optimal latency and
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Vonage Video API vs. Stream Video

It is essential to ensure that the video capabilities added to your product function as expected by your end users. Otherwise, you risk alienating your users instead of engaging them. Both Vonage and Stream provide Video SDKs. Let’s compare these two and see how well each can deliver your desired video functionality. But first, we’ll
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Stream Achieves DPF Certification

We are thrilled to announce that Stream has successfully achieved Data Privacy Framework certification, meeting its rigorous requirements and marking a significant milestone in our commitment to customer data privacy and security worldwide. A DPF is a fundamental aspect of modern data management, providing a structured approach to safeguarding personal information and ensuring compliance with
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Rigi Sees 50% YoY Growth After Integrating Stream Chat

Challenge: When Rigi's co-founders created the app, they needed a chat API to expedite their time to market. Rigi developers needed a chat solution that was easy to integrate and scalable enough to support large creator communities while delivering reliable, low-latency performance. Strategy: The Rigi team built a proof-of-concept (PoC) with the chat APIs from
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Full-Stack Development with Ionic and Nitric: Adding authentication

In the previous article, we learned the benefits of using tools like Nitric and Ionic to increase productivity. Then we built a simple full-stack application to display a personalized greeting to a user based on a URL parameter. This article will extend our application with authentication and further integrate it with the API. The final
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Build Your First Android and iOS Mobile App With Kotlin Multiplatform

Cross-platform development provides significant advantages, especially in mobile development, where Android and iOS operate on fundamentally different ecosystems. Developing native apps for each platform can be resource-intensive since it requires separate developers with expertise in different programming languages (Kotlin for Android and Swift/Objective-C for iOS). Managing two distinct codebases also increases development and maintenance costs
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September Monthly Release Round-Up

As September comes to a close, we thought we'd recap all of the exciting new features and improvements we made across Stream Video, Chat, Feeds, and Moderation this month. Improved Video Calling & Usage-by-Bandwidth Tracking in the Dashboard 🎥 Thanks to Dynascale, Stream automatically detects the displayed video resolution and adjusts based on CPU and
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Good Doctor Increases Telehealthcare Efficiency with Stream Chat

Challenge: Good Doctor needed to improve communication efficiency between doctors and patients while reducing queue times and enhancing usability. Strategy: They integrated Stream's scalable chat infrastructure for Android and iOS, supported by comprehensive documentation and live engineering assistance. Result: Stream enabled faster doctor responses, reduced queue times, and significantly improved the overall user experience for
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Is Live Video Calling Worth It for Your App?

Apps like WhatsApp and Zoom allow anyone worldwide to have face-to-face conversations as if they were in the same room. But this functionality can benefit more than just communication-focused apps. Enabling your users to initiate video calls without having to switch to external apps enhances their experience with each other. And it can strengthen network
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Using a Speech Language Model That Can Listen While Speaking

Traditional speech language models like Siri or Alexa use turn-taking as the primary interaction style. Although these systems can detect single human voices, they cannot be interrupted in real time. Let's discover an advanced AI speech dialogue system that integrates listening and speaking capabilities to engage in conversations in real time, allowing seamless to-and-fro communication
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Dabble Creates Social Sports Wagering App with Stream Chat and Feeds

Challenge: Dabble needed to create a unique social sports wagering experience while managing user interactions and ensuring effective moderation in a competitive market. Strategy: By partnering with Stream, Dabble integrated real-time chat, activity feeds, and moderation tools, enhancing user engagement while minimizing development complexity.  Result: Dabble has maintained high uptime with minimal support needed due
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Migrating from Meta Workplace to Stream Chat and Video

Meta Workplace, a collaborative platform used by many companies, is set to be discontinued in August 2025. This announcement has significant implications for businesses that have built products or services around the Workplace platform, particularly those leveraging its video component. The sunsetting of Meta Workplace presents a challenge for companies that have integrated this platform
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