September 2023 Summaries

The new HMSRoomKit SDK on iOS is designed to make building video conferencing or streaming apps easier by providing prebuilt components that are ready to use. Inspired by SwiftUI's declarative approach, it transforms the task of creating video-conferencing and live-streaming interfaces into an intuitive experience. The SDK offers a suite of prebuilt components designed to streamline the creation of video-conferencing or live-streaming apps, including HMSPrebuiltView which encapsulates the complete video-conferencing and live-streaming experience within a singular SwiftUI view. It also supports a comprehensive, no-code web interface for customizing the look and feel of meeting applications according to brand or preference without needing complex coding. The SDK is available with version 1.0.0 of their open source SDK.

The text discusses the new feature of creating polls and quizzes in virtual meetings, conferences or live streams using 100ms. It explains how to create single-choice or multiple-choice questions for feedback or market research purposes. The text also provides a step-by-step guide on how to add this feature to a React sample app. It covers creating polls and quizzes, handling user input, managing state, showing notifications, and allowing users to cast their votes. The complete code for the project is available on GitHub. This feature aims to enhance audience engagement and interactivity in virtual events while also enabling data collection through direct questions.

100ms has introduced Prebuilt, a solution that simplifies audio and video experiences for developers. It abstracts complexities of audio/video integration, providing users with reliable live video experiences while managing controls through dashboard templates. To make it easier to get started, Prebuilt links are provided which can be embedded using an iFrame or utilized as a web view in mobile applications. However, if the use case demands a more seamless video calling experience, HMSPrebuilt, a native embeddable component, is available for React, Web, Flutter, iOS, and Android platforms. The upcoming September'23 release of 100ms Prebuilt will bring major upgrades to reduce development time and effort while providing customizable solutions.