# Feature Requests

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/c/thunkable/feature-requests/84.md?page=4

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## [Image to Base64 conversion block](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-to-base64-conversion-block/2758086)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-to-base64-conversion-block/2758086 "2023-12-22T18:59:01Z")

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I’d like to see the return of this block: It was mentioned three years ago by a customer here: Image to Base64 encoded string new component And then two years ago by staff here: Save user images locally · Issue #1105…

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## [Can I create my own custom blocks?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-create-my-own-custom-blocks/2757725)

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**Author:** [@arnavchandanshiv0v5o](https://community.thunkable.com/u/arnavchandanshiv0v5o)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-create-my-own-custom-blocks/2757725 "2023-12-22T12:35:28Z")

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So, I know there is a block named function but I want to create my own category of blocks without using function block. like just create a file with blocks and import it to another project. just like the .aia files in ai…

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## [Embed actual embed codes into apps](https://community.thunkable.com/t/embed-actual-embed-codes-into-apps/2755637)

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**Author:** [@emlee703](https://community.thunkable.com/u/emlee703)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/embed-actual-embed-codes-into-apps/2755637 "2023-12-21T14:50:40Z")

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Hi! Quick question to mainly Thunkable Staff. Is there a way to embed something, and put it in my app? I know you can use the web viewer component, and there is a category of components labeled “Embed”. But as far as…

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## [Date style DDMMYYYY](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-style-ddmmyyyy/2746291)

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**Author:** [@rusticone](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rusticone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-style-ddmmyyyy/2746291 "2023-12-11T20:00:11Z")

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When the ability to set a date input field in the format DD-MM-YYYY ? Grazie!

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## [Adjust the line spacing in Simple and Data List Viewer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/adjust-the-line-spacing-in-simple-and-data-list-viewer/2742762)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/adjust-the-line-spacing-in-simple-and-data-list-viewer/2742762 "2023-12-11T18:57:52Z")

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Is there any way to adjust the spacing between the lines in the Simple or Data List Viewer? If there is not, with screen space at a premium I think that this should be given some consideration. Thanks Steve

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## [Option to LiveTest app's behavior in Airplane Mode](https://community.thunkable.com/t/option-to-livetest-apps-behavior-in-airplane-mode/2743241)

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**Author:** [@simplehindistories8w](https://community.thunkable.com/u/simplehindistories8w)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/option-to-livetest-apps-behavior-in-airplane-mode/2743241 "2023-12-09T07:30:32Z")

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I have several app features that I need to test in offline/airplane mode to see how they’ll behave. Right now the only option is to request an APK, wait for it to hit my email, and install it to my test device. Some of t…

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## [Cannot Save Screens in DND](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-save-screens-in-dnd/2742836)

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**Author:** [@cseducator\_mindchamp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/cseducator_mindchamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-save-screens-in-dnd/2742836 "2023-12-09T04:37:29Z")

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Hi Thunkable , I would request to please add a Save Screen feature in DND mode, it is indeed very helpful feature that was available in Snap and Place. TIA.

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## [The option to change Color and Background color for Text Input in Block mode](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-option-to-change-color-and-background-color-for-text-input-in-block-mode/2742144)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-option-to-change-color-and-background-color-for-text-input-in-block-mode/2742144 "2023-12-09T01:23:30Z")

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This option is already available for Buttons and labels so please include it for Text Input. It can be used as an alert for incorrect values being entered, etc.

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## [45 Ideas for Thunkable Improvement](https://community.thunkable.com/t/45-ideas-for-thunkable-improvement/1874021)

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**Author:** [@paulovaz72](https://community.thunkable.com/u/paulovaz72)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/45-ideas-for-thunkable-improvement/1874021 "2023-12-02T18:16:32Z")

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Hello Thunkers, after the list, you can find my disclaimer! IMPROVEMENT LIST: Implementation of Global Functions, to avoid repetition of generic function blocks on all screens. Better presentation/organization of …

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## [Make Comment Available Even when Blocks are collapsed](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-comment-available-even-when-blocks-are-collapsed/2716583)

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**Author:** [@stankoren5wvd5i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stankoren5wvd5i)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-comment-available-even-when-blocks-are-collapsed/2716583 "2023-11-24T18:41:27Z")

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I noticed that there is an add comment window to blocks. The “?” is visible when there is a comment available. Great feature!!! I am wondering if it is possible to have the “?” comment icon be still available even when t…

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## [Change Playback speed of video](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-playback-speed-of-video/2711900)

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**Author:** [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-playback-speed-of-video/2711900 "2023-11-23T19:19:37Z")

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Hello Thunkable community, I would like to request a new feature for the Video component: the ability to change the playback speed of a video.This would be a very useful feature for a variety of applications, and as of …

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## [How do I let users drag ad drop in thunkable?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-let-users-drag-ad-drop-in-thunkable/2707931)

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**Author:** [@thwalhathha](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thwalhathha)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-let-users-drag-ad-drop-in-thunkable/2707931 "2023-11-23T16:44:33Z")

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Hi, I’m a student, working on a mobile app competition. I’m currently attempting to make a math quiz app. It would be very helpful if someone could tell me how to let the user drag and drop the options. Thanks

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## [Local DB Enhancements](https://community.thunkable.com/t/local-db-enhancements/2649825)

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**Author:** [@clifint.developmentv](https://community.thunkable.com/u/clifint.developmentv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/local-db-enhancements/2649825 "2023-11-03T11:12:56Z")

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Dear Thunkable Team, I am a dedicated Thunkable user and have been thoroughly enjoying using your platform to create a wide range of applications. I appreciate the effort you put into making app development accessible t…

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## [Push Notification, Baground run, Java edit](https://community.thunkable.com/t/push-notification-baground-run-java-edit/2665058)

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**Author:** [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/push-notification-baground-run-java-edit/2665058 "2023-10-28T10:31:27Z")

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As mentioned, The Push notifications in DND only have user ID Not something like send notification ( Title: Your Title, Text: Your Text , Merge Many notifications: false;) I wish the app could run in the background. ( …

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## [Add an option to make "Does List x Contain" case insensitive](https://community.thunkable.com/t/add-an-option-to-make-does-list-x-contain-case-insensitive/2647624)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/add-an-option-to-make-does-list-x-contain-case-insensitive/2647624 "2023-10-17T20:03:57Z")

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Hi, I saw this post from 2019 suggesting that an option should be added to the 'Does List x Contain" to allow it to be toggled from Case Sensitive to Case Insensitive. A response to the post was that the input text cou…

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## [Decode this in thunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/decode-this-in-thunkable/2646674)

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**Author:** [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/decode-this-in-thunkable/2646674 "2023-10-16T10:44:30Z")

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## [Chat View Component](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-view-component/2480616)

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**Author:** [@Hayder](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Hayder)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-view-component/2480616 "2023-10-03T12:01:08Z")

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Hello Thunkable Staff I have seen this component “Chat View Component” in another platform and it amazing. It can be connected to Firebase. I hope you can add it in Thunkable. My regards

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## [The ability to disable blocks](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-ability-to-disable-blocks/2609199)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-ability-to-disable-blocks/2609199 "2023-10-02T21:12:41Z")

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Hi, When building out an app sometimes you may include blocks for troubleshooting purposes e.g. a label block to display values, etc., or you as in the case of trying to read JSON data, you may be trying different metho…

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## [Edit Splash Screen For Pro User](https://community.thunkable.com/t/edit-splash-screen-for-pro-user/2545893)

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**Author:** [@tom.garnier](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tom.garnier)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/edit-splash-screen-for-pro-user/2545893 "2023-10-02T21:10:41Z")

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The return of allow to change Splash Screen for pro user

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## [UI Design Feature request](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ui-design-feature-request/2619010)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ui-design-feature-request/2619010 "2023-09-29T15:27:02Z")

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Having started using Thunkable only a few weeks ago, I am blown away by the relative ease with which apps can be created. However, while I think that a lot of attention has been paid to the “backend” (blocks), the “fron…

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## [The ability to reference Local Datasources and tables by variable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-ability-to-reference-local-datasources-and-tables-by-variable/2619217)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-ability-to-reference-local-datasources-and-tables-by-variable/2619217 "2023-09-28T23:55:06Z")

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It would be a great time and block saver if there was the option to reference local datasources and tables dynamically via variables. I have 35 tables and have to create separate blocks to populate each one from a JSON …

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## [Lock image aspect ratio](https://community.thunkable.com/t/lock-image-aspect-ratio/2618945)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/lock-image-aspect-ratio/2618945 "2023-09-28T17:33:05Z")

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It should be possible to lock the aspect ratio of an image by holding down either the Shift or Ctrl button while dragging a corner handle with the mouse.

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## [Is it possible to add widget](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-add-widget/2618004)

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**Author:** [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 8:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-add-widget/2618004 "2023-09-28T08:38:09Z")

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Hi, I am making a weather app is it possible to add a widget to my home screen? (android )

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## [Run JSON / Javascript / Python scripts in thunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/run-json-javascript-python-scripts-in-thunkable/2586834)

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**Author:** [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/run-json-javascript-python-scripts-in-thunkable/2586834 "2023-09-13T11:29:03Z")

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Hi! I tried Makersuite and wanted to integrate my projects with Thunkable. Since Makersuite can generate code, Does anyone have ideas for running the code?

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## [Is BLE ever going to incorporate Notify for receiving String or Bytes data?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-ble-ever-going-to-incorporate-notify-for-receiving-string-or-bytes-data/2588976)

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**Author:** [@factionsirgslx42](https://community.thunkable.com/u/factionsirgslx42)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-ble-ever-going-to-incorporate-notify-for-receiving-string-or-bytes-data/2588976 "2023-09-11T18:08:48Z")

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Hello Team, My current app was built around sending and receiving data from a BLE device. To my disappointment I keep getting the “Operation rejected” error when trying to receive data from the device in a Timer Loop s…

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## [Simple timer doesn't work](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-timer-doesnt-work/2586690)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-timer-doesnt-work/2586690 "2023-09-11T18:04:56Z")

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I don’t know why I’ve always struggled with using timers in Thunkable. Something that should be intuitive just doesn’t seem like it to me. I don’t understand why the documentation doesn’t have a simple example of a count…

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## [Ability to specify a local table data source based on a value](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ability-to-specify-a-local-table-data-source-based-on-a-value/2575468)

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**Author:** [@dlmetzgerbcch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dlmetzgerbcch)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ability-to-specify-a-local-table-data-source-based-on-a-value/2575468 "2023-09-06T13:52:38Z")

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I am making an app to plot a child’s height, weight, etc. based on a number of reference growth charts (about 30 in total). For each chart, I have a table in a local data source. I’m trying to avoid AirTables and Google …

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## [View data in local db](https://community.thunkable.com/t/view-data-in-local-db/2575456)

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**Author:** [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/view-data-in-local-db/2575456 "2023-09-03T18:45:18Z")

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Hi, Is there any way to view data that has been injected into the local db from another data source or via blocks? If I inject data the data does not show when I select the datasource or click View Data in the DateView…

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## [Google Sign In support](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sign-in-support/2552072)

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**Author:** [@exploriverse.com](https://community.thunkable.com/u/exploriverse.com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sign-in-support/2552072 "2023-08-19T21:32:17Z")

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Can you please support Google Sign In for standard builder (not drag and drop)

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## [Export to source code](https://community.thunkable.com/t/export-to-source-code/2545891)

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**Author:** [@tom.garnier](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tom.garnier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/export-to-source-code/2545891 "2023-08-15T15:56:28Z")

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Because some developers can want to add more functionality not include into Thunkable. To run it into Android Studio and XCode

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