Streamified

Streamified Basics

What is Streamified?

Streamified is a universal iOS app that brings all of your favorite streams in one beautiful journal. You can add a variety of different streams, including social networks and blog subscriptions, and keep up with all of your content in one place.

What is a stream?

Streamified supports two different types of streams: network and subscription.

Both the mobile iOS app and browser extension support the following networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Tumblr. They also both support Google Reader as a subscription.

In the mobile iOS app, "save for later" services like Readability, Instapaper, and Pocket are also supported. Subscriptions like supported blogs and read-only social networks like Reddit and Pinterest are supported as well. These features are coming soon to the browser extension.

What will notifications tell me if I enable them?

Streamified's push notifications will let you know when new posts for a specific stream are available for you to read. In the mobile app, if you have Twitter push notifications enabled, you will also receive notifications for mentions.

How do I enable notifications for a new stream?

In the mobile app, after you go through the initial steps to add a stream, you will be prompted to select whether you would like to be notified when a certain amount of posts is ready: 1, 10, 50, and 100. Tapping on "cancel" will turn off notifications for that stream entirely.

In the browser extension, clicking on the stream you've just added will bring up the stream-specific settings. Notifications are enabled by default for each stream, though you can disable them here.

Can I specify a range of times during which I don't want to be notified?

In the mobile app's "My Stream" view, tap the gear icon for the app's general settings. Scroll down and you'll see, at the very bottom, options to silence the push notifications daily. The default is to silence them at 10PM (first line) for 10 hours (second line), but you can customize them however you see fit.

This feature is currently not supported in the browser extension.

How do I enable or disable notifications for a stream I've already added?

In the mobile app's "My Streams" view, tap-hold on the stream you'd like to customize. You should see a field labled "Push: _ new posts"; if the number is "0", you currently do not have notifications enabled for this stream. Tap this field to customize the notifications.

In the browser extension's settings, click on the stream you want to customize. Check or uncheck the box under "Growl Notifications" next to "New Posts Available."

iOS App

How do I add a stream?

Swipe to the right to reveal the app settings to the left of the default stream view. Tap the "+" and select the kind of stream you would like to add, social network or subscription. Subscriptions are sorted by category; the ">" indicator means that when you tap on the category title, you will see the supported subscriptions that fall under this category. Tap to add.

How many streams can I add?

You can add an unlimited amount of streams to Streamified.

How can I rearrange my streams?

In the main stream-viewing window, tap-hold on any of the headers (like "All Streams," "Twitter," Facebook," etc.) and the "Rearrange Streams" window will come into view. Tap-hold and rearrange the streams to your liking. If you have more than three streams enabled, scroll horizontally along the bottom (where the --> arrow is) to see the rest. You can rearrange the default "All Streams" and "Bookmarked" streams, too.

How can I delete a stream?

In Streamified settings, tap-hold on the icon (typically your user picture an an icon representing the service) and tap the trash can icon on the upper right.

In Streamified settings, I only see the icon and stream title! Help!

Tap on the icon and the rest of the options (if applicable to the stream type) will appear.

How do I use Streamified to post?

Tap on the pencil icon in the upper right corner of the streams view to compose a post.

How do I finish a composed post later?

Tap anywhere in the shaded area outside of the compose view and you will return to the streams view.

What does the "+" indicator in the pencil icon mean?

You have a saved draft (a post that was begun but did not get sent). Tap the icon to enter the compose view and your unfinished post should appear. If you want to delete the draft, tap the trash can icon in the upper left corner.

How do I know where my post will go to? / Can I post to more than one place at once?

When you're composing a post, little icons representing the streams (and, if you've enabled them, additional Tumblr blogs or Facebook pages; more on this later) you've added will be above the text input window. Tap the icon to enable it for your post.

How do I add a picture/my location/a link?

In the compose view, there are icons to the left of the text window for each of these. Tap them to add what you'd like.

How can I delete a post once I've already posted it?

Tap-hold on the post and the option to delete the post will come up at the bottom of your screen.

Bookmarking

Does bookmarking do anything else besides save it in Streamified.app?

In certain streams, bookmarking will have an additional effect.

• Bookmarking a post in Twitter Favorites that post.
• Bookmarking a post in Tumblr Likes that post.
• Bookmarking a post in Google Reader Stars that post.
• Currently, bookmarking a post in Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, or a blog subscription solely saves it in Streamified.

Will my bookmarks be sorted by stream source?

Bookmarks are not sorted by stream source but, rather, are listed chronologically by time of posting.

Do my bookmarks sync between devices?

Not at this moment. This is something we're hoping to incorporate down the line.

Browser Extension

How do I add a stream?

In Chrome, click on the Streamified button in your browser's toolbar; this will open Streamified's settings in a new tab. Click on the "+" next to "Add New Stream" in the upper left, then select the type of stream you want to include. A pop-up will appear that will allow you to add the stream.

How many streams can I add?

You can add an unlimited amount of streams to Streamified.

In Streamified settings, I only see the icon and stream title! Help!

Tap on the icon and the rest of the options (if applicable to the stream type) will appear.

How can I delete a stream?

In Streamified settings, click on the stream you want to delete. At the bottom, click "log out."

How can I change the stream(s) that I'm viewing?

The default is to view "all streams," and you'll notice that when you go to the Google homepage that the Home button on the left has now been replaced by a Streamified icon. You'll see posts from all your added streams here, now, side by side with Google posts. If you hover your mouse over the Streamified icon, you'll be able to select an individual stream to view. Clicking on the specific stream will display posts from that stream only. You can return to "all streams" by mousing over the Streamified icon and selecting that option.

How can I stop posts from other streams from showing up in my Google+ stream?

In Streamified settings, uncheck the box next to "Inject posts into G+."

How do I use Streamified to post?

No matter what view you're working in ("all streams," Facebook, Twitter, etc.) you can post and crosspost to update your streams. You can either click in the compose box at the top of the stream (it will say "Share what's new..." in the box) or click the " Share" button in the upper right corner to begin your post.

How do I know where my post will go to? / Can I post to more than one place at once?

To select where your post will go to, click each stream, Facebook page, or Tumblr blog and look for the little green check mark to appear, confirming that it has been selected for cross posting.

Can I still use Google+ features like locking a post, disabling comments, and sharing to a specific circle or person?

Yes, these features are usable. Of course, if you want the post to solely be viewable to a specific circle or person but still crosspost your content to a separate network like Twitter or Facebook, the post will be viewable on those networks as well.

How do I add a picture/video/link?

Use the buttons in Google+ to add this content.

How can I delete a post once I've already posted it?

Right now, you need to manually delete the post from every service you posted to (e.g., go directly to Google+, Twitter, etc.).

Can I bookmark a post in the browser extension?

This feature isn't supported yet, but we're working on it.

Stream Specifics

Facebook

What is visible here?

Streamified displays your news feed. To customize whose updates you see here, you'll need to go directly to your Facebook page.

Are Facebook Pages supported?

Yes. In the settings of both the app and browser extension, find the Facebook account that you've added and activate the page(s) you want to see in Streamified. Activating a page in this way means:

• You will see this page's wall in your "Facebook" stream and, by extension, in "All Streams"
• You can post to a page in the "Compose" view by activating its icon (you'll see a visual indicator that the page has been activated.)

Can I post to someone's wall/tag a friend with Streamified?

These features are currently not supported.

Twitter

How can I view a Twitter list?

In Streamified settings, find the Twitter account you've added and enable the list you want to see. If you want to only view this list, disable the other options besides that list.

What if my message is over 140 characters?

In the mobile app, Streamified will automatically break your message up into multiple posts based on the amount of characters.

In the browser extension, a special setting called "link-back" is enabled by default for Twitter accounts. This means that if you post a message to Twitter that is over 140 characters, a link back to your Google+ profile will be included with the Tweet so your followers can click back to see the full text. This link will work even if you solely post to Twitter and not to Google+.

Can I follow someone from within Streamified?

Yes, in the mobile app. Tap on their username and a window will pop up, giving you more information about them. Scroll down and tap on the prompt to follow that user.

This feature is not yet supported in the browser extension. You will have to go directly to the Twitter webpage to follow someone.

LinkedIn

Is posting to and reading my LinkedIn stream fully supported?

Yes.

Tumblr

Can I tag my post?

No, this feature is not supported.

Where is the rest of this post?

In the mobile app, if you suspect there's more to the post than what you're seeing in the streams view, tap the "..." button to see more.

Are additional Tumblr blogs supported?

Yes. In Streamified settings, find the Tumblr account that you've added and activate the blog(s) you want to see in Streamified. Activating a blog in this way means that you can post to a page in the "Compose" view by activating its icon above the text box.

Instagram

Can I post pictures to the Instagram network?

No; Instagram currently does not let you use 3rd party tools to post pictures to its network.

Are commenting and liking pictures supported?

Yes, you can do both of these actions directly in Streamified.

"Save For Later" Services - coming soon to the browser extension

What are "save for later" services?

Streamified's mobile app currently has full support for three services: Readability, Instapaper, and Pocket. All of these services allow you to save a link for later, so you can read the full article or page at a time that is more convenient for you.

How do I save a link for later?

Look for a button in the lower left corner of any post with a link; it looks like a downwards arrow leading to a box. Tap that button and select the service you want to save the link to.

Why do I have a stream for my "save for later" service?

You can choose to read the links you've saved for later directly in Streamified's in-app browser. Navigate to your "save for later" service and tap the link to read.

I use Instapaper. Why can't I view my saved links in Streamified?

Only Instapaper subscribers can use third-party tools like Streamified to view their saved links.

Can I remove a post from my "save for later" service in Streamified?

No, you need to go directly to your service to do that.

Subscriptions

Google Reader

Does reading a post in Streamified mark it as read?

Yes.

Google+

Why can I not post to Google+ from the mobile app?

Google+ has not released a full API for its platform. This means that we have limited ability when it comes to incorporating Google+ into Streamified.

Well, what can I do in Google+ from the mobile app?

Currently, you can only view the public Google+ feed instead of viewing your personalized feed and posting to your Google+ account.

Pinterest

Why can I not see my personalized Pinterest dashboard?

Currently, Pinterest does not have what is called an "API." This means that we cannot give you personalized information from you Pinterest account, but rather only give you the "public photos" which you could see by visiting Pinterest.com whilst not logged in to Pinterest.

Blogs

Why is ___ not available for me to use? / Why can't I input a customized RSS feed?

We selectively choose which blogs to appear in Streamified in order to preserve the quality of the content. Many RSS feeds are poorly formatted or designed, so we choose to show only those which we can ensure have good content. If you would like to see us include a new blog, we would be happy to accept suggestions on our help site or any of our social media pages!

Miscellaneous

When is the Android app coming?

We hope to release an Android app in 2012, but development is not at the point where we can predict any estimated arrival time.

Streamified is awesome! How can I support you financially?

While Streamified, both the app and extension, will always be free, in the future we do plan to incorporate premium features that will be available as in-app purchases.

I signed up for the early adopter offer before the iOS app was launched. What does that get me?

You will be able to access the premium features mentioned above without paying a fee.

I want to see ___ in the application/extension!

We'd love to hear your idea! GetSatisfaction is the best way for you to let us know what you think we should do to improve our product!

I have a problem!

Oh no! Let us know what's going on at GetSatisfaction and we'll get back to you as soon as possible to see if we can work out a solution for you.

Do you have a question that is still unanswered, or want to let us know what we're doing well? Let us know! Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. Or, if you'd rather get in touch with us via email, you can reach us at team@streamified.com.