Which Integration Method Should You Choose to Add Genuin to Your App?

When integrating a community experience into your mobile application, one of the first decisions teams face is how the integration will be implemented. Should the integration be handled internally by your development team, or should you rely on expert support to complete it?

To support different development workflows and timelines, Genuin provides two flexible integration approaches for mobile applications using the Genuin SDK.

These options allow brands to either delegate the integration to the Genuin team or implement the SDK independently, depending on their technical resources and project priorities.

What Are the Available Integration Methods?

Genuin offers two primary integration methods:

• Managed Service Integration
• Self Service Integration

Each method provides a different level of support and control, allowing teams to choose the approach that best fits their development process.

What Is Managed Service Integration?

Managed Service Integration is a hands-on integration approach where the Genuin team handles the SDK implementation within your mobile application.

This option is ideal for organizations that want expert-led integration with minimal involvement from their internal development teams.

The process ensures that the Genuin SDK is correctly implemented, tested, and optimized for your application environment.

Provide Repository Access

Your development team grants the Genuin integration team access to your existing mobile application repository.

This allows the team to review your project structure and prepare the SDK integration.

Repository Forking

The Genuin team creates a fork of your repository.

Within this forked version, the SDK code and required configurations are added to the project.

This approach ensures the integration work remains isolated until testing is complete.

Quality Assurance Testing

After the integration is implemented, the Genuin team performs a comprehensive QA check across the application.

This testing ensures:

• The SDK loads correctly
• Authentication flows work properly
• Content rendering functions as expected
• The integration does not interfere with existing app functionality

The goal is to ensure a seamless user experience inside the mobile application.

Merge Changes Back to Your Repository

Once testing is complete and the integration is verified, the updated changes are shared back with your development team.

Your team can then merge the validated SDK integration into your main repository.

Cost and Availability

Currently, Managed Service Integration is provided at no additional cost for enterprise customers.

Integration requests are prioritized based on:

• Customer integration priority
• Developer availability
• Project timelines

The Genuin team works to accelerate integrations whenever possible to support launch schedules.

What Is Self Service Integration?

Self Service Integration allows your internal development team to implement the SDK directly within your mobile application.

This approach provides greater control over the integration process and is suitable for teams with active development resources.

Using the official documentation, developers can integrate the Genuin SDK into their application step by step.

How Self Service Integration Works

The integration process typically involves the following steps:

Step 1: Follow Platform Documentation

Developers should follow the detailed integration guides for their respective platform.

Supported platforms include:

• Android
• iOS

Each guide provides step-by-step instructions for integrating the SDK into the application.

Step 2: Import the SDK

The SDK package must be imported into the mobile project.

This includes adding the required dependencies and libraries.

Step 3: Configure SDK Settings

Developers must configure the necessary SDK settings within the application environment.

This typically includes:

• Authentication configuration
• SDK initialization
• User session handling

Once configured, the application can begin delivering community content and capturing engagement events.

Which Integration Method Should You Choose?

The best integration approach depends on your team’s technical capacity and project timeline.

Choose Managed Service Integration if:

• You prefer expert-led implementation
• Your development team has limited bandwidth
• You want fully tested integration delivered quickly

Choose Self Service Integration if:

• Your developers prefer direct control over the implementation
• You want to integrate the SDK as part of your existing development workflow
• Your team is comfortable working with SDK documentation and configuration

Enabling Community Experiences in Your App

Both integration methods ultimately enable your application to deliver interactive community experiences powered by the Genuin SDK.

Whether you choose Managed Service Integration or Self Service Integration, the goal is the same: to seamlessly embed community-driven content and engagement features directly into your mobile application while maintaining a smooth and reliable user experience.