Let's Get You Started on Your Mobile App Creation
Hit the ground running with these quick-start steps:
1. Log in to your account by clicking on the link below. Make sure to add in a Credit Card to ensure that feed processing occurs. Login Here!
2. Navigate to App Creator, and take a look at Sections
Sections help your user navigate your content by serving as navigation through your vast content library.
You can have up to five sections active at one time. Many customers choose to have sections such as Live, Podcasts, Magazines. In the example to the right Harvard Business Review has chosen The Latest, Magazine, The Insider, Explainer Videos, and Saved.
3. Now Add Content to Your Sections
Within each Section, you can choose what content you want to highlight. For your mobile app, you will be able to add in MRSS, RSS, or Podcast RSS feeds to build out this experience.
Here, we have added in RSS, MRSS, and Podcast RSS feeds by selecting +Content, +Feed, MRSS feed. We have added another MRSS feed in the exact same way. Yes, it really is that easy!
4. Preview your progress so far.
Navigate to App Creator --> Preview. Make note of your account code listed. Follow the outlined steps to download the MAZ Mirror App on Test Flight. Once downloaded, log in with your account code and email.
5. Add in custom touches to the app.
Navigate to App Creator --> Design and pick out some cool assets to showcase your app! These include app background, app icons, and logos! Here you can also add in a subscription as well as metering options.
6. Grant us Apple, Google, Amazon Developer Access
Make sure you create and grant us access to your developer accounts, this is how we are able to submit your app to the app stores. Read more on creating your Developer Accounts here.
7. Customize your app store listings!
Perfect! Wow, are we really almost done? Navigate to Content --> Channels --> Channel Setup and customize how you want your app to be represented in the app store including screenshots, descriptions, and keywords!
8. Add in your Google Analytics Tracking ID
Last Step! Navigate to App Creator --> Analytics --> Settings and add in your Google Analytics Tracking ID to track engagement in your new mobile Apps!
9. Congratulations!
Your required setup in the dashboard is now done, now all you have to do is sit down and relax while we create test builds on each platform for you to be able to test on your actual devices. This process typically takes two weeks! Once testing is complete and approved, we can submit your apps to go live!
