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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Alpha Release: Activity Feeds v3

Apps use Stream's Activity Feeds API with hundreds to millions of users. Today, we're excited to share the third iteration of our Feeds API, Feeds v3, which builds on our scalability and expands our Activity Feeds API to include popular community features like for-you feeds, client-side SDKs, comments, activity expiration, and more—all while being 30%
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Feature Announcement: Moderation Rule Builder

Moderating user-generated content at scale is difficult, especially as harmful behavior patterns evolve. Rule Builder provides a new way to define complex moderation logic without writing a single line of code. What is Rule Builder? Rule Builder is a new dashboard feature within Stream's AI Moderation platform that lets you: Define moderation rules based on
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A Complete Guide to Audio and Voice Moderation

Imagine you're happily playing PUBG. The circle is closing; your team still has a chance of a chicken dinner, until you get sniped. Then it starts. A stream of toxic voice chat erupts from a teammate. Slurs and threats that destroy the match. You hit mute, but the damage is done. This scenario plays out
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MirrorFly Alternatives – Comparing the Top 8 Competitors

If you're building real-time communication into your app, you've likely come across MirrorFly. It's one of the few platforms offering both cloud and self-hosted SDKs for chat, voice and video, and activity feeds, making it a popular choice for teams with strict compliance, branding, or infrastructure requirements. But finding the right communication provider isn't easy.
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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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