Mobile App Recent Updates

This feature is exclusive to creators using Branded apps.

Take your audience’s learning journey to new heights! Your users can now expand their skills by purchasing new courses directly within your mobile app. With Apple and Google Play’s in-app purchase systems, they can easily tap, purchase and get access to new courses.

Simply set up course IDs within your Thinkific account and copy those directly into Apple or Google, set your price and your course is ready to sell!

Revenue from in-app purchases will be deposited directly into your bank accounts from the app stores. You can also see all purchases made from within your branded app, by going to the Orders tab of your Thinkific site.

This feature is exclusive to creators using Branded apps. Depending on your business model, in-app purchases will be required for your app to be approved in the app stores. For creators who do not require this feature for their app to be approved, it is entirely optional. If you’re interested in setting this up for your mobile app, reach out to your CSM and they will be happy to connect you with a member of the Thinkific mobile team.

Learn more about it here: Branded Mobile: In-App Purchases.

You and your audience can now express your appreciation for posts by giving them a 'like' - spread the love and support for your fellow learners! Learn more about it here: Communities in the Mobile App (Student Resource).

Release date: July 24, 2023

Get ready! We’ve got some amazing new features lined up on the mobile app.

• Search: Students can now search for courses, making it easier than ever to find the specific content they are looking for.
• Categories: Students can filter by one or multiple categories, to help narrow down their search for courses.
• Multiple Languages: Spanish, German, and Swedish language support has been added to the mobile app, meaning studentsh with languages in those locales will see those languages automatically.
• Improved bottom navigation: The app navigation and architecture have been improved, and communities made more prominent and useful.
• Bug fixes & Other Improvements: As always, we’ve been hard at work fixing bugs and enhancing your user experience.
  • Empty state improvement: more informative empty if a user is not enrolled in any products.
  • French translations improved
  • Community loading speeds improved
  • App loading times reduced

The below features are unique to Branded mobile apps. See this article to learn more about the Branded mobile solution: Maximize Your Brand Potential With the Branded Mobile App

• In App purchase improvements: add a product, refunds, and search for courses: You can now add products for sale for in-app purchases using the product IDs in the Mobile settings section of your Thinkific site. Additionally, refunds are now supported via the App Store and the Play store, making it easier to manage student enrollments and cancellations. Learn more about it here: Branded Mobile: In-App Purchases.
• Automatic branded app updates: When new app versions are created, they will automatically be submitted for review and pushed live to your app store listings on your behalf - saving you time and getting the latest and greatest app version in your audience’s hands faster than ever.
  

Release date: June 28, 2023

Get ready! We’ve got some amazing new features lined up on the mobile app

• Downloadable Content for Enhanced Learning: Downloadable content can now accompany video lessons, allowing you to download and later access course materials even when you’re offline
• Course Thumbnails Now Take Center Stage: Get a glimpse of what you can expect from courses in-app with full-size course thumbnail imagery.
• Bug fixes & Other Improvements: As always, we’ve been hard at work fixing bugs and enhancing your user experience.
  • Video lesson support: Videos in landscape mode and full screen now work as expected. Additionally, videos will now play on more Android devices.
  • Course prerequisite progress: Prerequsite lessons now count towards your progress and will automatically update the course completion progress bar.
  • Additional upload formats are now supported in Communities: Users on Android devices can now upload more image types to their mobile communities.

The below features are unique to Branded mobile apps. See this article to learn more about the Branded mobile solution: Maximize Your Brand Potential With the Branded Mobile App

• Enable your students to continue their learning with in-app purchases: Take your audience’s learning journey to new heights! Your users can now expand their skills by purchasing new courses directly within your mobile app. With Apple and Google Play’s in-app purchase systems, they can easily tap, purchase and get access to new courses.
  Simply set up course IDs within your Thinkific account and copy those directly into Apple or Google, set your price and your course is ready to sell!
  This feature is optional and exclusive to creators using Branded apps. If you’re interested in setting this up for your mobile app, reach out to your CSM and they will be happy to connect you with a member of the Thinkific mobile team.
• Collect payments for purchases instantly: Revenue from in-app purchases will deposit directly into your bank accounts from the app stores. You can also see all purchases made from within your branded app, by going to the Orders tab of your Thinkific site.

Release date: May 11, 2023

Get ready to take your mobile app experience to the next level with these exciting new features and enhancements!

• Liking posts within a Community: You can now express your appreciation for posts by giving them a 'like' - spread the love and support for your learners!
• Easily find your school: We’ve made some great improvements to the app's search function, making it easier and quicker for your audience to find their school or organization.
• Fresh design enhancements: We've given the app's welcome screen a stylish rebrand, complete with beautiful animations that are sure to delight the eyes.
• Bug Fixes and Other Improvements: As always, we've been hard at work fixing bugs and enhancing the user experience.
• Notifications: Say goodbye to pesky bugs like persistent notification errors and timeouts when querying courses with more than 40 lessons.
• UI improvements: We've also made some UI improvements, such as better course card sizing and a fix for the video player's fullscreen button.

The below features are unique to Branded mobile apps. See this article to learn more about the Branded mobile solution: Maximize Your Brand Potential With the Branded Mobile App

• Make sharing easy with deep links: Want to share a specific section of a course or a community space with your audience? With deep links, you can now copy and share links that will automatically bring your peers to a specific location within the mobile app.
• Account deletion: Your users can now delete their accounts from within your mobile app by accessing the profile page.