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Illustration of a mobile chat application alongside a decision between building chat in-house and using a Chat API, representing communication infrastructure for web and mobile apps.
SDKs & APIs

Should You Build Chat In-House or Use a Chat API?

Building chat involves far more than messages and attachments. Discover the hidden infrastructure, maintenance, and scaling costs—and when using a Chat API makes more sense.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 26 June 2026
Illustration of a cross-platform chat application showing synchronized messaging across mobile phones and a web app, representing a Chat API for mobile and web apps.
SDKs & APIs

Chat API for Mobile and Web Apps: The Cross-Platform Messaging Challenge

Cross-platform messaging sounds simple until users switch devices, lose connectivity, or rely on push notifications. Learn what developers should verify before choosing a chat API.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 19 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Best Chat API for Your App: What the Feature List Doesn’t Tell You

Every Chat API offers messaging features. The real differences appear in SDK quality, pricing, scalability, compliance, and developer experience.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 18 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Secure Messaging SDK: What Businesses Need to Get Right

Security isn't a feature you add to messaging later. Learn how to evaluate secure messaging SDKs, from encryption and IAM to audit logging, compliance, and data residency.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 16 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Choosing a Video Call API: What Developers Discover in Production

Choosing a video call API involves more than features and pricing. Learn how experienced teams evaluate reliability, compliance, platform support, and long-term risk.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 15 June 2026
labptop screen showing code for a Chat SDK, along with the title of the blog "Choosing the Right Chat SDK"
SDKs & APIs

Choosing the Right Chat SDK in 2026: What Developers Need to Know

Choosing a chat SDK goes beyond features and pricing. Learn what developers should evaluate in 2026, from AI and compliance to scalability and support.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 15 June 2026
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SDKs & APIsWebRTCXMPP

A Beginner’s Guide to Chat App Architecture

Planning to build a chat app? Read on to discover an easy-to-follow breakdown of the architecture of chat applications to help you identify the best solution for your project.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 12 June 2026
female healthcare professional connecting with a patient over her computer using telehealth software built with chat API and video SDK
SDKs & APIs

Telehealth Chat API and Video SDK: What Developers Need to Know

Most telehealth builds underestimate the communication infrastructure decision. Here's what a chat API and video SDK actually do — and what it costs to get this wrong.

Gail M. Last updated: 9 May 2026
video consultation app powered by WebRTC
WebRTC

Real-time Communication with WebRTC: What is it and How it Works

WebRTC is the hidden tech behind video calls, telehealth, online classes, and even WhatsApp chats. In our blog, we break down how it works, why it matters, and where it’s headed next with AI and 5G.

Kirill Tolmachev Last updated: 24 September 2025
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WebRTC

Is WebRTC Secure? Encryption, DTLS-SRTP, and What Developers Need to Know

WebRTC's encryption is mandatory and built into the standard. But a secure protocol doesn't automatically mean a secure application. Here's where the boundary sits and what falls on your side of it.

Kirill Tolmachev Last updated: 10 June 2025
chat app built with JS SDK
JavaScript

How to sort users using sort operators in QuickBlox JS SDK?

Master user sorting with QuickBlox JS SDK! Learn how to efficiently organize users with sort operators in just a few steps. Dive into the tutorial and learn from our code snippets!

Artem Koltunov Last updated: 19 September 2024
Electron desktop chat app interface built with React JS and QuickBlox, showcasing real-time messaging and custom chat features.
ElectronJavaScript

How to build a desktop chat application using QuickBlox and Electron

Written for beginner developers, this article simplifies cross-platform desktop chat app development, when building with QuickBlox SDK and Electron.

Artem Koltunov Last updated: 30 May 2024

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