UIKit React Native v3
UIKit React Native
UIKit
React Native
Version 3
Home
/
UIKit
/
React Native
/
Features

Features

Copy link

Sendbird UIKit for React Native offers a variety of features that enhance chat experience. With essential messaging features like typing indicator and read receipt, users can have more engaged conversations.


Channel types

Copy link

Sendbird UIKit for React Native supports two types of channels: group channel and Supergroup channel. To learn more about the different types of channels, see Channel types in Chat SDK.

Group channel

Copy link

A group channel is a chat that allows close interactions between a limited number of users. In order to join this type of channel, an invitation from a channel member is required by default.

Supergroup channel

Copy link

A Supergroup channel serves the same functions as a group channel, but it's a type of group channel that can accommodate more than 2,000 members. The maximum number of channel members can stretch up to tens of thousands depending on your Sendbird subscription plan.

List of features

Copy link

The following table lists all features that are supported by Sendbird UIKit for group channels.

FeatureDescription

Typing indicator

A feature to indicate whether other users in the channel are typing a message.

Read receipt

A feature to allow users to know whether their messages have been read by other users in the channel.

Delivery receipt

A feature to allow users to know whether their messages have been successfully delivered to other users in the channel.

File sharing

A feature to allow users to share files during a chat, such as images, audio files, and videos. Custom file types can also be supported.

Reactions

A feature to allow users to react to messages in a non-verbal manner using emojis.

Mention

A feature to allow users to call out each other in a message within a channel.

Moderation

A variety of moderation tools to protect users from unsafe content and harmful language. Features include mute, ban, and freeze channels as well as assigning channel operators.