What is Firebase In-App Messaging?
Firebase In-App Messaging is a tool for engaging active users with targeted, contextual messages. Messages are delivered while users are actually in your app.
Core Features
- Sends relevant messages when they are most needed: while users are actually in your app
- Targeting by audience and behavior using Analytics and imported segments
- Four customizable message formats: cards, banners, modals and images
- Customization of style, appearance, display triggers and content in the Firebase console
- Integration with Firebase A/B Testing for experiments
Typical Use Cases
Feature announcements: Users are pointed to a new capability as soon as they open the relevant part of the app.
Onboarding: New user groups receive short explanations exactly where they are needed.
Segment campaigns: Specific Analytics segments receive a targeted message without requiring an app update.
Benefits
- Reaches users in the moment of use rather than through external channels
- Design and triggers configured in the Firebase console without an app update
- Segmentation based on existing Analytics data
- Directly combinable with A/B Testing
Integration with innFactory
As a certified Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Firebase In-App Messaging: defining meaningful triggers and segments, designing message formats, and connecting it with A/B Testing and Analytics.
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Firebase In-App Messaging?
Firebase In-App Messaging is a tool for engaging active app users with targeted, contextual messages delivered while users are actively using the app.
Which message formats are available?
The documentation lists four customizable message types: cards, banners, modals and images.
How are recipients selected?
Messages can be triggered based on client characteristics, user demographics and past user behavior. Google Analytics and imported segments can be used for audience definition.
Which platforms are supported?
According to the documentation: iOS+, Android and Flutter.
Can in-app messages be tested?
Yes. In-App Messaging integrates with Firebase A/B Testing so that In-App Messaging experiments can be created.
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