Uscreen uses the same build code for all apps on each platform, and any improvements or changes to the code impact every Uscreen app.
This enables us to build, update, and maintain apps quickly! For this reason, the app code cannot be altered for an individual app.
ℹ️ INFO: Below you will find which elements you are able to change with a new app build, which elements do not require a new app build, and which customizations are not offered due to the reasons above.
Changes That Do Not Require A New Build
Our apps connect to your Uscreen library in order to dynamically update what is seen in the apps to reflect your library at any given moment, even after publishing.
Adding/rearranging videos or trailers
Changing titles, thumbnails, or descriptions of videos, collections, or categories
Changing the price of an existing in-app subscription
Changing the availability of free trials associated with an existing in-app subscription
Enabling geo-blocking, a featured category, and the Continue Watching feature
Adding push notification functionality
Adding the Community feature
Adding, changing, or reordering menu options, titles, and icons via App Customization
🔗 Learn more about Customize Mobile Tabs
Changes That Require A New Build
The process to change the elements below depends on which phase of the app publishing process you are currently in:
Previewing: Access to a completed version of a New or Existing app; not publicly available
Published: Your existing apps are currently live and publicly accessible in the app stores
If you are currently previewing new apps, you can either inform your assigned App Launch Specialist, or write to the team as a whole at ott@uscreen.tv.
If your apps have been published, request an app update via your Uscreen Dashboard or by writing to your assigned Customer Success Manager.
The elements below all require a new app build. They're grouped into six categories:
App Information
App Store Name or Display Name on Device
Support Email
Accent Color
App Theme (TV and mobile apps)
App Description, Subtitle, Keywords
ℹ️ INFO: Mobile apps deployed with the February 2026 release cycle or later support a configurable default theme. The available options are Light, Dark, and Automatic. Automatic follows the end user's device setting, so subscribers using that option always see the theme that matches their phone or tablet. Your subscribers can override this default at any time in the mobile app's Account settings.
App Access
Change to sign-in only (this is not an option for Apple apps)
Change to offering an in-app subscription
Add new subscriptions
Details: App Access
Image Assets
Change the app icon, launch screen, etc.
Details: Android & iOS, TV Apps
In-App Welcome Screens
Provide custom ones, or ask us to generate new default ones
Only available for mobile apps
Details: Onboarding Slides
App Store Screenshots
Provide custom screenshots, or ask us to generate new default screenshots
Report a Problem
Provide new contact details for the "Report a Problem" button
The following are not currently offered, and not supported in Uscreen apps:
Adding custom features or functionality
Changing flow (i.e. app opens to login screen)
Adding pages (i.e. adding the website home page)
Changing In-App Text (pages, actions/buttons, notifications)
Changing font style or sizing
Adding SDKs (Facebook SDK, Firebase SDK, Google Analytics SDK, etc.)
Adding Integrations (Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Refersion, etc.)
💡 TIP: If you would like additional features or functionality in the apps, please share your feedback.
FAQs
Does changing my app's default theme affect subscribers who already set their own?
Does changing my app's default theme affect subscribers who already set their own?
No. If a subscriber has manually chosen Light or Dark mode in their Account settings, changing your app's admin-configured default theme will not override their existing choice. The new default only applies to subscribers who haven't set a manual preference and are still following the automatic/device setting.