We’re continuing our Backendless Recipe series. In this post, we will review the user registration API (see the API documentation for Android, iOS, JavaScript, REST). The User Registration API is likely one of the first APIs you work with when you start with Backendless. The API handles the process of registering a user with an application so…

Dealing with misplaced or forgotten passwords is a staple of user management. In another post, I described how to send a temporary password to a user when they cannot log in. Either a temporary password or link to a password reset URL is delivered in an email message.

In other articles on user management, we have discussed changing a user’s password as the administrator or via API (if the user can log in). There is also a scenario where a user needs to change their password, but they can’t log in because they forgot their password. In this case, Backendless provides a simple…

When a user registers for your app, it is quite common to make sure they provided a valid email address. Typically this is done by sending a URL to the user’s email address and asking them to follow the link. Once the link is opened in a browser, it serves as a confirmation of a…

Backendless supports multiple ways to perform a geopoint search. You can search in radius, a rectangular area, or with an SQL query. Additionally, there is a way to search based on a partial metadata match. This type of search can be combined with all other aforementioned search types.

The user accounts of a Backendless application are managed by the User Service, part of our user management feature. However, the data for the accounts is stored in the Data Service storage. As a result, you can use the Data Service API to load the user objects for an application. Moreover, any search queries, paging,…

Dropsource is an online platform for developing Android and iOS applications without coding. The platform also lets you download the source code for your app so you can make changes and subsequently publish into the app store (note: downloading the source code is a paid feature). If you’re looking to add support for push notifications…

We are happy to announce the new release of Backendless, version 5.2.0. The new release delivers completely redesigned support for push notifications. With the new release, you can create highly visual, dynamic, and interactive push notifications for Android and iOS devices. The content in the notifications can be personalized for each individual user. You can greet…

The mission of Backendless is to simplify the app development process. We strive to empower software developers like you to build apps without spending any time on monotonous and repetitive coding tasks. In most cases, a developer working with Backendless should barely think about the server-side and focus entirely on the user experience. Backendless and…