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Reviews & Feedback Android

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Helpshift’s Legacy SDKs (SDK Version <=7.x.x) reached their end of life on 31 Dec 2022, and end of support on 31 March 2023. Please upgrade to the Latest SDKif you haven't already.

Reviews & Feedback Android

Asking for reviews and feedback

Manually show App Rating alertview​

Note

Applicable for SDK version 3.4.1 and above

Use the showAlertToRateAppWithURL to display an alertview, which prompts the user to rate your app, or send feedback.

To receive the response of the user on the Alert, please connect to the "alertToRateAppAction" message handler for the Unity game object registered with Helpshift.

The Send Feedback button takes the user to Conversation screen.

In this way, you can reduce possible negative reviews into genuine problems to be solved.

If you want to change the strings used in this alert view, head over to String Customization.

Example usage:

API Call

    help.showAlertToRateAppWithURL ("market://details?id=com.RunnerGames.game.YooNinja_Lite");

Unity message handler

    public void alertToRateAppAction (string message) {
        if (message == Helpshift.HS_RATE_ALERT_CLOSE) {
            Debug.Log ("Alert was closed");
        } else if (message == Helpshift.HS_RATE_ALERT_SUCCESS) {
            Debug.Log ("User reviewed your app !");
        }
    }

Configuring automatic review requests​

Automatic review requests can be triggered on two kinds of events:

  • after a specific number of app launches
  • after a specific number of days since the first app launch

To enable automatic review requests, navigate to SDK Configurations for your app in agent dashboard and select a value from Ask for review after every dropdown.

Automatic review requests, if enabled via admin, will be shown once per app version.

Note

You can also update the review URL for your app via SDK Configurations in agent dashboard. An app store URL should look like itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/id12345678 where 12345678 is your Apple app ID (which is also shown in the iTunes Preview URL). This app store URL format will work for both iOS 6 & 7.

Review reminder in SDK​

Helpshift SDK adds a way for customers to send feedback in review reminders.

The review remiender is shown if there is no on-going conversation with the user. It takes the user to New Conversation screen.

In this way, you can reduce possible negative reviews into genuine problems to be solved.

Customer satisfaction survey​

Customer satisfaction survey prompts your app users to rate their customer support experience with your agents. Enabling it, sends out a 5-star customer service rating request to your customers when an issue is resolved.

To enable it, go to Settings in your agent dashboard, and then under app settings, select your app. You can enable Customer satisfaction survey from under SDK Configurations.

When an issue is resolved, and your customer accepts the resolution, then a Customer Satisfaction screen is shown.

Your customer can also (optionally) give feedback to help you improve the quality of your service.

Note

You can also update the review URL for your app via SDK Configurations in agent dashboard. A google play store URL should look like market://details?id=com.RunnerGames.game.YooNinja_Lite.