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How-to Upgrade your Message-Level Encryption to 256-bit Key Strength

At PubNub, we are committed to providing customers with the highest level of security for their data, this how-to will explain how to upgrade to the new 256-bit encryption method introduced to our SDKs starting in October 2023.
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How to Throttle or Aggregate Messages with PubNub

Applications that send messages at a high frequency need to consider how readable those messages are for recipients. This how-to will describe how you can either throttle or aggregate messages for a large audience
Mention Users and Channels with the PubNub Chat SDK
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How to Mention Users and Channels with the PubNub Chat SDK

The PubNub Chat SDK exposes a set of APIs designed to make it easy to add powerful and flexible chat features to your app with minimum development. This guide walks you through mentioning (tagging) users and channels using the SDK
Create Threads and Quote Messages with the PubNub Chat SDK
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How to Create Threads and Quote Messages with the PubNub Chat SDK

The PubNub Chat SDK exposes a set of APIs designed to make it easy to add powerful and flexible chat features to your app with minimum development. This guide walks you through creating threads and quoting messages using the SDK
Add Reactions to Messages with the PubNub Chat SDK
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How to Add Reactions and Emoji to Messages with the PubNub Chat SDK

The PubNub Chat SDK exposes a set of APIs designed to make it easy to add powerful and flexible chat features to your app with minimum development. This guide walks you through adding reactions (emoji) to messages using the SDK
Manage Channel Membership with the PubNub Chat SDK
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How to Manage User Channel Membership with the PubNub Chat SDK

The PubNub Chat SDK exposes a set of APIs designed to make it easy to add powerful and flexible chat features to your app with minimum development. This guide walks you through managing user channel membership using the SDK
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How to Add a Friend List to Your Unity Game

Learn how to add a friend list to your Unity Game with PubNub. Understand how to construct friend groups, listen for online status changes and messages from friends, and how to add/remove friends.
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How to Add a Scoreboard and Leaderboard to Your Unity Game

Learn how to add a scoreboard and leaderboard to your Unity Game with PubNub. Walkthrough how to update player scores during a match and display a global ranking leaderboard, all in real time.
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How to Add Moderation and Translation to Your Unity Game

Learn how to add Moderation and Language Translation to your Unity Game with PubNub. Moderating your chat is an essential feature in protecting your players from harmful behaviors and translating messages allows for more players to access your game.