Mobile Communication Screen

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  • Published on Sep 9, 2025
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The Communication screen contains announcements and messages within R365 Mobile.

Announcements are used to communicate important messages to all users associated with a location.

Through R365 Messaging, users can send messages to each other about schedule updates, shift trades, and more without disclosing any personal phone numbers. R365 Messaging also supports group messaging, which allows users to create conversation threads with multiple coworkers.

From this page, users can:

Security

All users have access to the Communication screen.

Users must have the following permission to create announcements:

  • Labor → Announcements → Create Announcements

Users must have the following permission to view and send messages:

  • Employee App Access

Learn more about managing Employee App Access.

Learn how to enable and disable Messaging.

Navigation

Select Communication from the bottom tab bar.

Communication Screen Buttons

Button/Field

Description

1

Announcements Tab

Displays announcements for the user’s location. Unread announcements are indicated with a blue dot.

This tab only appears if the user has access to both Announcements and Messages. If the user only has access to Announcements, the Announcements screen opens automatically and the tab buttons are not shown.

2

Messages Tab

Displays the user’s messages. Unread messages are indicated with a blue dot.

This tab only appears if the user has access to both Announcements and Messages. If the user only has access to Messages, the Messages screen opens automatically and the tab buttons are not shown.

3

Plus (+) Button

When announcements are displayed, opens the New Announcement form.

When messages are displayed, opens a new message.

Announcements Tab

Field

Description

1

Search

Searches the announcement list for the entered text.

2

Filter

Opens the filter options for:

  • Start/Expiration Date

  • Location

  • Department/Job

  • Attachments

  • Created By

3

Announcement Preview

Previews the specific announcement. Previews contain the following:

  • Announcement posting date

  • Location

  • Preview text and/or images

    When there are multiple images attached, swipe left or right to scroll.  

Messages Tab

Field

Description

1

Archived Messages

Select to open the archived messages list.

2

Message Preview

Message summary, including:

  • Date and time

  • Sender

  • Preview of message

Select to view full message thread.  

3

Mute Indicator

Indicates if the thread is muted.

4

Unread Indicator

Number of unread messages in the thread.