Connecteam makes it easy to manage your business on the go. That’s why we created the Admin tab in the mobile app, so you can manage your team and stay updated from anywhere.
The Updates feature is a great way to engage employees and interact with them. Think of Updates as your company’s social wall, where you can share announcements and involve employees in day-to-day communication. You can also post new updates from your phone
When should you use the Updates feature?
You can use Updates for:
Birthdays and anniversaries
Employee benefits
New employees
Company news
Weather updates
Employee recognition
Sending files
Sharing meeting or event locations (celebrations, gatherings, etc.)
How to Create an Update from the Admin's Tab
In the mobile app, go to the Admin tab (bottom-right corner).
2. Select Updates:
From Quick access, or
From Active Assets
3. If you selected Updates from Active Assets, tap Create new update.
4. Write and customize your update
5. You can also add an Image/ Video/ File/ Link/ Youtube video/ Location/ Live Poll/GIF/ Shortcuts.
💡Pro tip: use the Shortcut capability to send internal links through the update feature sending the users directly to the relevant content with a click of a button.
6. Tap Publish (top-right corner).
7. Choose the Smart Group(s) and/or users who should see the update, then tap Next step.
8. Choose your publishing settings:
Publish now or schedule for later
Decide if users should receive a notification (you can edit the notification message)
Choose whether users can like and comment
Choose whether the update is posted anonymously
9. Tap Next step, then Publish update.
💡Pro tip: To save an update as a draft, tap the arrow in the top-left corner and select Save as draft.
How to edit an existing update from the Admin's Tab
In the mobile app, go to the Admin tab (bottom-right corner).
Under Active Assets, select Updates.
Find the update you want to edit, then tap the three dots to the right of the update.
Choose what you’d like to do:
Edit the update
Edit the update’s assignments
Archive the update
Delete the update
How to restore an archived update
In Updates, tap Archived (top-right corner).
Find the update you want to restore.
Tap the three dots to the right of the update, then select Unarchive.
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