App Settings
App Settings
The app settings section allows you to configure multiple elements in your app, including the general settings, signup and registration settings, setting up Google ads on your app, selecting the payment method on your app, setting up bots and integrating APIs, and entering your app's terms and conditions.
To go to the app settings page, click on App Settings from the top menu. You will be prompted with the following screen:
General Settings
Splash Screen
A splash screen is an introductory graphical screen that shows an explanatory message when you first install an app. It can also be displayed when a user first enters a group or a channel.
Splash screens can contain multiple screens to introduce the user to different features of the app.
To customize your splash screen, click on Splash.
Select the splash page background color and enter the title of the start button.
The title will be displayed here.
Then choose your desired layout:
Options 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Next, insert your app's logo [it must be a PNG with dimensions of 1024x1024] and enter the title and description.
You can create additional screens to introduce your app further; click 'Add New' to add up to six screens.
Once you click 'Add New', you will find the new screens below your main screen, ready to be designed.
You can change the order of the screens by dragging the move icon up or down. You can also delete a screen by clicking on the red trash icon.
Once you are done, click 'Save.
Bubble Themes
Bubble themes are a selection of chat app backgrounds that you can choose from to select the main bubble theme for your app.
Click on bubble themes.
You can choose from a selection of themes from the top messenger apps. Click Save after you select your theme.
Invitational Links
Invitational links are displayed in groups, channels, events, and bookings to invite users.
You can hide invitational links to groups, channels, events, and bookings by toggling on this button.
Show App Details
This feature displays the app details, such as the description of the app, its category, the media and files, and the number of participants.
Toggle on to display the app details.
Request App Rating
This feature prompts a window where users can rate your app after any successful voice or video call that is over 30 minutes.
Signup and Registration
Login and Signup
This section allows you to select the method of verification when a user first signs up for your app.
Click on Login & Signup.
You can choose to verify via email or mobile, or you can skip the verification process by choosing No Login.
Email Verification
Mark 'Email' to configure it's settings.
Choose the verification message that you want to be sent to your users:
Either a normal default verification message,
or a customized message, as you can create your own verification message.
If you want users to sign up using just one email and not to change it later, check this box.
To complete the verification process, click on SMTP server settings.
Switch the toggle on and fill in the information and click save to use your SMTP server, otherwise, leave the toggle off to use nandbox's SMTP server.
Here is an article to guide you with how SMTP server works.
Mobile Verification
Click on mobile and select one of the vendors.
The same goes for mobile verification. Choose the type of verification message you want to send to your users:
Either a normal default message,
or a customized message, as you can create your own verification message.
Then click configure.
Click here to create a Vonage account.
Once you create an account, you need to choose whether you are a developer or not, then choose your role.
Choose the 'Verify' method.
Then, the API Key and API Secret will appear to you.
Copy each one and paste it into their respective fields.
Save your configuration.
Click ok when prompted with this window.
Then click test.
Enter your mobile number to test the SMS, then click send.
You will receive an SMS on your phone, and this message will be displayed.
You have now successfully set up Vonage SMS verification.
Note that Vonage provides you with a free balance of 2.00 euros to start your testing process.
To subscribe with Vonage, click 'Add funds'.
Click 'Add funds' again.
Then fill in your billing information to upgrade.
After you choose Infobip, click configure.
Click here to create an Infobip account.
Once you create an account, go to the sign-up steps, then choose in the customize your experience section 'SMS' and click 'Next'.
Then choose 'Authentication' and click 'Next'.
Choose 'By using code (APIs, SDKs)'.
Choose your company category and how many users you contact per month.
Then a screen will pop up with the API Key and the API Base URL.
Copy each one and paste it into their respective fields.
Save your configuration.
Click ok when prompted with this window.
Then click test.
Enter your mobile number to test the SMS.
You will receive an SMS on your phone, and this message will be displayed.
Note that you need to subscribe with infobip first to get the verification code
Click 'Pricing'.
Choose 'SMS'
You will be prompted with a pricing calculator. You can select your country, control the number of messages, and it will generate the pricing for you.
Then, go to 'ADD FUNDS".
Select the suitable payment transaction for you.
Fill in the billing details, then click 'Submit'
User Profile
In this section, you can customize what your users can say about themselves.
Click User Profile.
You can customize each section's title, select the minimum and the maximum number of characters and choose whether this field is mandatory or not.
You can also add more fields.
You can choose from different types.
You can also select the error message that appears to users. click save once done.
Store Verification Account
Before you publish your app on the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store, it needs to be reviewed. You create a demo account so that verifiers in Google and Apple can use it to access and evaluate your app. Once reviewed, your app will be one step closer to being published in the stores.
Note: This section is related to the Login and Signup part, so make sure to match the login method, whether it's by email or mobile. If your app has no login access, you can skip this part.
Click on Store Verification Account.
Next, choose the verification method.
Note: Make sure that you use an email or phone number that is different from the one used to register for your app in the login and signup section.
Enter the country and the email address and click verify.
Check your email, enter the verification code sent in the pop-up screen that appears and click verify.
This screen will be displayed.
This demo account can be used on both Google and Apple at the same time.
You can reset all the information you added [country & Email] by clicking the 'Reset' button and starting all over again.
Repeat the same process if you want to use mobile verification and don't forget to click 'Save'.
Providing Review Instructions
App stores sometimes require further instructions on how to navigate your app from the point that they install it up until they gain access to the app to review it.
You will find the required steps written here.
Next, we will walk you through where to paste this section in each store.
Google Play Store
Go to Google Play Console. and select your app.
From the side bar, click app content.
Scroll down to app access and click 'Start declaration'
Mark 'All or some functionality in my app is restricted', then click 'Add instructions'.
Add your instruction name, and you MUST add the same email or phone number you used in creating your demo account.
Go back to the app builder and copy the instructions.
Paste it in the instructions box, mark 'No other information is required to access my app' and then click Add.
Don't forget to save once adding your instructions.
App Store
Go to App Store Connect.
Select My Apps.
Make sure that your app is successfully built and has already been tested by TestFlight in order to appear on your App Store Connect account.
Select your App.
Go back to the app builder and copy the instructions.
Then, go back to App Store Connect, scroll down to reach App Review Information and paste it in the Notes section.
Google Ads
This section will enable you to activate Google AdMob in your app.
1.) Firstly, create a Google AdMob account.
2.) From the navigation menu, click 'Apps'.
3.) Click 'ADD YOUR FIRST APP'.
4.) Select the platform of your app.
5.) If your app is published on Google Play Store or App Store, select yes; if not, select no.
6.) Next, enter the app name and click 'Add App'.
7.) Click 'CREATE AD UNIT' to start creating ads.
8.) Next, select the ad type, currently, nandbox app builder supports the Banner and the Native advanced format.
The banner type will look like this:
The native advanced type will look like this:
9.) Click the banner type, enter the ad name and click 'Create ad unit'.
You will be prompted with two keys.
10.) Open nandbox app builder.
11.) Go back to the App settings page.
12.) Click on Google ads.
13.) You will be prompted with the following screen.
14.) Copy the first key (Google ad app ID).
15.) Paste it in the Ad Google Key section in nandbox app builder.
16.) Next, copy the second key (banner key).
17.) Paste it in the Ad Banner Key section in nandbox app builder.
18.) Next, click create another ad unit.
19.) Select Native advanced.
20.) Enter the ad name and click 'Create ad unit'.
21.) Copy the second key (native key).
22.) Paste it in the Ad Native Key section in nandbox app builder.
23.) Next, select which ad you wish to activate and click save.
24.) You can repeat the same process with the iOS version of your app.
25.) Enter the ad frequency, which is the number of posts after which an ad will appear.
26.) Next, you need to activate the ads in the modules that you installed in your app.
27.) Click the "Configure" button of the installed module.
28.) Mark enable ads and don't forget to click save.
Payment Gateways
This section will allow you to choose how your customers will pay for your app.
Go to the 'App Settings' page.
Scroll down to find the payment options.
Credit Card
Users can pay with a credit card using one of the following payment gateways:
Stripe is one of the major payment gateways that will allow your customers to shop and buy your products using their credit or debit card.
Follow the steps in this article to integrate your app with Stripe.
Follow the steps in this article to integrate your app with PayPal.
Cash
You can also enable the cash option.
In-App Purchases
In-App purchases allow your customers to make additional purchases in your app. Follow the steps in this documentation to enable in-app purchases in your app.
You can select them all by clicking the 'Save' button.
API and Integrations
The API/Bot allows you to easily create programs that interface with nandbox App ecosystem platform. nandbox API/Bots are special accounts created without a phone number, or email that run as third-party applications to provide extra functionality by interfacing with nandbox App ecosystem platform. Users can interact with API/Bots by sending messages, commands, and inline requests. You control your API/Bots using WebSocket messages to nandbox API server.
Click on Chat Bots.
Creating API/Bot
Click on create new bot.
Start by naming your bot and click Add.
Click on Create New Bot.
Next, click on the gear icon to configure your bot.
Enter the details of the bot.
You can set up a payment if you want to create your bot with a subscription service. Check out this documentation for more information.
Next, configure the bot's properties, you can determine the access that the bot will have.
Finally, you can set what you want the bot to do and what access it has.
Then publish the bot.
Enter the username of the bot.
Don't forget to click Save when you finish.
You can find more information about How Bots Work through our APIs, how to obtain the Authorization Token, the available Bot features, and much more.
Channel Default
This is where you can configure your app's channel settings.
You can enable chat with admins.
Enable post footer: You can choose to add the like button, the reply button, the number of views, and the share button. You can also choose the button icon and customize its color.
Enable Context Menu to Post: Displays a set of actions to be done to the selected content. Click on the toggle to activate or deactivate the action.
There is one action (delete) that is shown by default and eight actions that are user-selectable, which are:
- Share
- Forward
- Copy
- Edit
- Save to Gallery
- Save to Music
- Save to Downloads
- Report abuse
You can also change the order of the actions, click and hold the move icon and drag up and down to move the action.
Then click 'Save'.
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
The terms and conditions are essential guidelines that will determine the nature of the interaction between your app and your users, they are also an important factor when you publish your app to Google Play Store and the App Store.
To enter your terms of service, click the arrow icon.
Enter the link for your terms and conditions and click Save.
Same goes for your privacy policy link.
Languages
Pick the language that your app will support.
Customer Support Email
The support e-mail will appear to banned users so that they can contact the admin for inquiries.
Click on it and enter the support e-mail address.
Updated 5 months ago