# Questions about Thunkable X

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## [Can u give thunkable pro for a trial](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-u-give-thunkable-pro-for-a-trial/1043400)

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**Author:** [@tgsdev](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tgsdev)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-u-give-thunkable-pro-for-a-trial/1043400 "2021-01-10T19:58:42Z")

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can u give thunkable pro for a trial because before buying i want to try it

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## [Can I open the mail app with a click of a button from a list of buttons alert?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-open-the-mail-app-with-a-click-of-a-button-from-a-list-of-buttons-alert/174373)

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**Author:** [@maxb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-open-the-mail-app-with-a-click-of-a-button-from-a-list-of-buttons-alert/174373 "2021-01-10T19:49:47Z")

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I’d like to click a button and open the default mail app on the phone when the user clicks a specific button from an alert message in list of buttons, is it possible?

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## [Catch the ball game](https://community.thunkable.com/t/catch-the-ball-game/1040570)

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**Author:** [@haiflosse](https://community.thunkable.com/u/haiflosse)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/catch-the-ball-game/1040570 "2021-01-10T19:42:45Z")

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Hi! I want to make a catch the ball game with thunkable-x. That means a ball with a special color or text should fall down. When I collect the right color or with the correct text the score should grow otherwise the sc…

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## [HOW CAN I get weekday? sunday, monday](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-get-weekday-sunday-monday/1043318)

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**Author:** [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-get-weekday-sunday-monday/1043318 "2021-01-10T18:46:14Z")

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How can I get weekday? sunday, monday…

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## [Custom data list with new UI](https://community.thunkable.com/t/custom-data-list-with-new-ui/1043767)

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**Author:** [@lukas\_b\_98knm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukas_b_98knm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/custom-data-list-with-new-ui/1043767 "2021-01-10T17:44:34Z")

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Hi, I need to create a custom data list with the new UI, adding a button following the image and text. How can I do that? Thanks.

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## [Instant chat - Firebase](https://community.thunkable.com/t/instant-chat-firebase/1043774)

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**Author:** [@lukas\_b\_98knm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukas_b_98knm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/instant-chat-firebase/1043774 "2021-01-10T17:30:03Z")

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Hi, I created a chat with a simple list viewer for one person. Overall, I want to create an instant chat with multiple users and retrieve and store the messengers from Firebase, not Airtable etc. I would like to customi…

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## [Sorting numbers in a list of objects (sharing)](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sorting-numbers-in-a-list-of-objects-sharing/1043662)

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**Author:** [@gobassky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gobassky)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sorting-numbers-in-a-list-of-objects-sharing/1043662 "2021-01-10T15:00:15Z")

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While working with airtable REST API directly to download table sorted in way I wanted. I have to handle offsets, and download multiple pages, if the table have more than 100 rows… a real nightmare but it was done. Howev…

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## [Search local DB / get row Id](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-local-db-get-row-id/1043514)

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**Author:** [@tmurachpx](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tmurachpx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-local-db-get-row-id/1043514 "2021-01-10T11:35:54Z")

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Hey Guys, I find the documentation of the localDB to be very short and missing essential info. So what Iam trying to do seems easy but Iam stuck. I have a simple local Database. In there are two columns “name” “object…

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## [A way to parse this rather strange api](https://community.thunkable.com/t/a-way-to-parse-this-rather-strange-api/1042302)

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**Author:** [@bluerfox15uht9](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bluerfox15uht9)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/a-way-to-parse-this-rather-strange-api/1042302 "2021-01-10T09:20:07Z")

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before a mod attempts to fold this into an older topic, hear me out. im just having one heck of a time trying to get this, while incredibly informative, json to post in an eyeball friendly manner. in a list, I’ve gotten…

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## [Where is firebase in thunkable new ui](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-firebase-in-thunkable-new-ui/1042621)

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**Author:** [@tgsdev](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tgsdev)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-firebase-in-thunkable-new-ui/1042621 "2021-01-10T08:51:58Z")

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so i am learning thuinkable i tried the new ui, im just practising firebase so where is it in the new ui the practising project link-https://x.thunkable.com/copy/e5f172979a2d2a4a28052e299f5949d2

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## [Make a timezone app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-a-timezone-app/1007243)

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**Author:** [@haiflosse](https://community.thunkable.com/u/haiflosse)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-a-timezone-app/1007243 "2021-01-10T07:56:21Z")

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Hi! I want to make a timezoneapp. Therefore I try to use the canvac object and insert there a worldmap. But when I start my app on a phone I will never see the map. Hope somebody can help me there. Here my project: h…

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## [How can I get weather by "openweather geographic coordinates"?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-get-weather-by-openweather-geographic-coordinates/1043329)

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**Author:** [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-get-weather-by-openweather-geographic-coordinates/1043329 "2021-01-10T05:57:49Z")

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How can I get weather by “openweather geographic coordinates”? I want to get “city, weather description, ℃”.

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## [Monopoly Banking](https://community.thunkable.com/t/monopoly-banking/1042354)

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**Author:** [@neilmaseq8x8se](https://community.thunkable.com/u/neilmaseq8x8se)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/monopoly-banking/1042354 "2021-01-10T05:41:30Z")

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Hello Thunkers! can someone please help me and whilst that come up with new ideas for decreasing data… I am working on a Monopoly Banking app, and Ive experienced about 50-70 crashes on the mobile while testing it. Rig…

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## [\[Solved\] Sensors (Mag, Gyro, Accel) Not Working](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-sensors-mag-gyro-accel-not-working/1042975)

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**Author:** [@duquesne\_dart\_lab](https://community.thunkable.com/u/duquesne_dart_lab)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-sensors-mag-gyro-accel-not-working/1042975 "2021-01-09T15:20:43Z")

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The magnetometer, gyroscope and accelerometer sensors are not triggering change events. I’ve tried a few different test programs and some programs that used to work with the same result. Here is a link to a test program…

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## [Sort "alphabetic, ignore case"](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetic-ignore-case/1043071)

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**Author:** [@itsiniki](https://community.thunkable.com/u/itsiniki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetic-ignore-case/1043071 "2021-01-09T18:02:21Z")

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sort “alphabetic, ignore case” results in a list where capital letters and non-capital letters are mixed: B,c,d,D,d,d,D,b,A,a results in: A,a,B,c,D,d,d.D,d,d What is happening?

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## [Label without a border but with color=transparent has a glow on Android Devices](https://community.thunkable.com/t/label-without-a-border-but-with-color-transparent-has-a-glow-on-android-devices/1042598)

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**Author:** [@lukas\_b\_98knm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukas_b_98knm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/label-without-a-border-but-with-color-transparent-has-a-glow-on-android-devices/1042598 "2021-01-09T17:23:04Z")

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Hi, I just wanted to add some text to one screen and considered the label component as the only option. However, I do not know how to remove the border of the label, which does not make it look. Is there an option, and…

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## [Alert text formatting](https://community.thunkable.com/t/alert-text-formatting/1042176)

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**Author:** [@Bert\_Holbert\_Jr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bert_Holbert_Jr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/alert-text-formatting/1042176 "2021-01-09T15:11:47Z")

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Does anyone know where to find documentation on formatting text in alert. I tried using html style formating but it shows everything as text. The standard documents leave a bit to be desired.

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## [Inserting elements to a list in Database](https://community.thunkable.com/t/inserting-elements-to-a-list-in-database/1042207)

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**Author:** [@lukas\_b\_98knm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukas_b_98knm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/inserting-elements-to-a-list-in-database/1042207 "2021-01-09T15:07:15Z")

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Hi, The code below is supposed to add the element “Partying” to the empty list in the database. Debugging the pink block in a text box displayed “undefined”. What am I doing wrong here? How else would I access the key i…

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## [Make Copy error message: "No such object"](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-copy-error-message-no-such-object/1042486)

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**Author:** [@guccileader](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guccileader)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-copy-error-message-no-such-object/1042486 "2021-01-09T14:55:36Z")

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Hey guys! When I try to “Make copy” or “Duplicate” my app this error message appears: No such object: thunkable-x-production/users/5b4efe7c1bca7b09adb163fc/project I have not found a real solution in past threads ( wh…

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## [There is a random array called \_scopedVariableArray appearing in my app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/there-is-a-random-array-called-scopedvariablearray-appearing-in-my-app/1042776)

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**Author:** [@vatsal](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vatsal)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/there-is-a-random-array-called-scopedvariablearray-appearing-in-my-app/1042776 "2021-01-09T14:31:12Z")

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I don’t know why this random array is appearing in my app

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## [\[Solved\] Setting Image picture to a png retrieved from QR Code api](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-setting-image-picture-to-a-png-retrieved-from-qr-code-api/1042379)

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**Author:** [@bluerfox15uht9](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bluerfox15uht9)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-setting-image-picture-to-a-png-retrieved-from-qr-code-api/1042379 "2021-01-09T14:17:26Z")

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in my app, i was tooling with a system to get a qr code from an api. issue is, setting the set image 1 to block seems to just crash or bug out whenever i try to set it as the response from the api. As far as i know, its…

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## [Web app from the start?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-app-from-the-start/1042395)

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**Author:** [@timmerestmusicu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/timmerestmusicu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-app-from-the-start/1042395 "2021-01-09T10:51:07Z")

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Hello, brand new user here. I can see that Thunkable supports publishing as a responsive web app, but I’m curious if there’s any option to change the size of the editor canvas to that roughly of what a desktop web app w…

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## [Code not running on start](https://community.thunkable.com/t/code-not-running-on-start/1042328)

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**Author:** [@saramdl.gaunde021](https://community.thunkable.com/u/saramdl.gaunde021)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/code-not-running-on-start/1042328 "2021-01-09T04:14:33Z")

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i updated my app today and it was great (fully functioning) until few hours ago. and now, whenever i launched it, it stuck on first screen. and it stoped when i designed (not any single code running) actually when it …

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## [Two questions about sprites](https://community.thunkable.com/t/two-questions-about-sprites/224996)

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**Author:** [@approeduc](https://community.thunkable.com/u/approeduc)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/two-questions-about-sprites/224996 "2021-01-08T21:56:46Z")

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When I create one sprite in Design mode, I see two sprites in the working app. What is my mistake? When I try to reflect a sprite at the edges without activating bounce (!) but by calculating the new angle of move…

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## [What 'Code' is executed at what time?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-code-is-executed-at-what-time/1042381)

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**Author:** [@tmurachpx](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tmurachpx)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-code-is-executed-at-what-time/1042381 "2021-01-08T18:38:14Z")

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Hey Guys, I have some trouble understanding how the ‘timeline’ or execution of blocks works. My precise problem is that I use one Button which has 2 functions inside. function: upload some images to cloudinary and ge…

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## [Changes to the sign in blocks in the new UI](https://community.thunkable.com/t/changes-to-the-sign-in-blocks-in-the-new-ui/1042367)

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**Author:** [@lukas\_b\_98knm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukas_b_98knm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/changes-to-the-sign-in-blocks-in-the-new-ui/1042367 "2021-01-08T09:47:40Z")

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For the signup I do not see an error component there at the moment as in the old version? How can I replicate the error component? I have attached the blocks below. Thanks, Lukas

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## [Data sources related to "your own table"](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-sources-related-to-your-own-table/1042375)

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**Author:** [@motzet](https://community.thunkable.com/u/motzet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-sources-related-to-your-own-table/1042375 "2021-01-08T14:45:51Z")

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Hi, I’ve 2 questions related to Data Source: is it possible to have 2 (or more) Data Source on the same screen: if yes, how should I proceed? I’m using “Create your own table” and I see that this table is always named…

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## [\[Solved\] How to query and filter data from airtable?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-query-and-filter-data-from-airtable/368045)

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**Author:** [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-query-and-filter-data-from-airtable/368045 "2021-01-08T14:20:35Z")

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This has been asked in the past but I did not find an answer that helped so I am hoping someone can help me construct the blocks. I am wanting to query some data from airtable however, I have many users data coming into…

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## [Issues handling JSON objects when received as message from webviewer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/issues-handling-json-objects-when-received-as-message-from-webviewer/1041776)

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**Author:** [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/issues-handling-json-objects-when-received-as-message-from-webviewer/1041776 "2021-01-08T12:16:45Z")

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Is anyone familiar with receiving objects from the webviewer? I have no issue working with a text only response. When I receive an object I am unable to work with it when using the on phone companion app but when using …

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## [\[Solved\] Using RealtimeDB in the new UI](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-using-realtimedb-in-the-new-ui/1042356)

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**Author:** [@lukas\_b\_98knm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukas_b_98knm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 8:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-using-realtimedb-in-the-new-ui/1042356 "2021-01-08T08:40:47Z")

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Hi, Can anyone please let me know where I can find the block that allows me to get and save a key with a value under the RT database and local storage (see picture below)? Also, where do I find the block which calls “Ad…

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