Forum Discussion
When will have mobile app for Stream?
After an organization migrates from O365 Video to Stream, we'll do redirection of the old link to the new link for video portal home page, migrated channels, and migrated videos. Embed codes will also redirect to Stream.
So any existing links out there to O365 Video will after the migration point to and load the migrated content in Stream.
Now the app is available on both platforms, it would be interesting to hear the usage statistics Marc Mroz. I love the idea of the app - just not sure if it makes things better or more confusing for the end-user.
(The use-case example given earlier in the thread was for a field worker to watch a "how to fix something" video.) Would I expect my field workers to know when to launch their normal work app versus a Stream mobile app?
What features does the app give me versus using the browser?
- Marc Mroz
Microsoft
The main benefit of the Stream mobile app over the browser are:
- Stored login credentials - to avoid needing to login as often as you might on the browser
- Offline playback without internet - download a video inside the app and go offline
- Intune management
- Deep link to open video directly in the app
In the future we'll expand the scope of the mobile app to encompass the following possible things which could add more value beyond the web version in the browser...
- Upload and quick edit
- Notifications
- Podcast type features
Adding Dwyane George who is the PM on our team for the Stream mobile app.
Dwyane GeorgeStream for iOS is now available in the App Store. We've been recently unblocked by Apple and customers with Stream licenses can use the apps today.
As Marc called out above, the main benefit of building a native mobile app versus directing customers to the web browser is the benefit of providing richer experiences that leverage native platform functionality (eg: push notifications, experiences that leverage cached or offline content, biometric authentication such as FaceTime, performance benefits derived from less memory/runtime overhead (no browser between you and the OS), and platform extensions that rely on native capabilities such as Intune to name a few).
Happy holidays,
Dwyane