{"source_id":"cove-34283789376148","company":"Cove","kind":"documentation","category":"documentation","title":"Announcements","url":"https://support.cove.is/hc/en-us/articles/34283789376148-Announcements","body":"Announcements allow property teams send messages to tenants and staff across multiple communication channels, including: email, push notifications (and the in-app Announcements inbox), SMS, voice, multi-channel. Use announcements to share building updates, promote events, send emergency alerts, or communicate anything else your tenants need to know. When sending from the dashboard or mobile app, you can target your audience by sending to all users, selecting a custom audience, or choosing one or more User Tags.\n\nWhen creating an announcement, you'll make two selections: the delivery method (how the message is sent) and the announcement type (what kind of message it is). Both are chosen during the content creation step. The sections below cover each in detail.\n\nDelivery Methods\n\nAnnouncement Types\n\nSending Announcements from the Dashboard\n\nSending Announcements from the Mobile App\n\nRelated Articles:\n\nEmail Templates\n\nTrack Email Announcement Metrics\n\nTrack Push Announcement Metrics\n\nTrack SMS Announcement Metrics\n\nTrack Voice Announcement Metrics\n\nSubscribing and Unsubscribing to Announcements\n\nDelivery Methods\n\nWhen creating an announcement, select from one of the following delivery methods:\n\nEmail (Plain Text)\n\nFor quick, text-only emails\n\nNo character limit\n\nDisplays as a standard text email with no formatting or images\n\nHTML Email (Email Builder)\n\nFor custom, branded emails or newsletters\n\nNo character limit\n\nSent to all users with email addresses on file\n\nSupports images, buttons, and rich text formatting\n\nPush Notification / Announcement Inbox\n\nSend to mobile devices and the announcement inbox on dashboard\n\nMost users have push notes set up as banner messages (coming down from the top)\n\nNo character limit, but best practice is to keep them concise\n\nSend as SMS (Text)\n\nFor urgent or short messages\n\n240-character limit\n\nSent only to users with verified phone numbers (e.g., 31 Active Phone Numbers)\n\nTurning this on requires coordination with your CSM or our Support Team.\n\nVoice\n\n240 character limit\n\nSend to users who have a phone number listed in their directory profile\n\nMulti Channel\n\nSends the same message to multiple channels at once (e.g., email + push + SMS)\n\nUseful for urgent, time-sensitive, or broad communication\n\nAnnouncement Types\n\nAnnouncement types categorize the nature of the message and control the sender name tenants see when it arrives. This is selected on the same page as your content, after choosing a delivery method.\n\nSender names for each type are configured in the Email Sender Name Settings section of Property Info. If no name has been set, the sender defaults to the site name (or flavor name, if whitelabeled).\n\nProperty Communications: General operational updates, building news, and day-to-day messages from the property team.\n\nMarketing Announcements: Newsletters, promotions, events, and community content.\n\nEmergency Messages: Urgent alerts requiring immediate tenant attention. Using this type ensures the message arrives with a sender name that signals urgency, making it immediately distinguishable from routine communications.\n\nTransactional Emails: System-generated messages such as booking confirmations and receipts.\n\nSending Announcements from the Dashboard\n\nNavigate to the Announcements section from the Dashboard.\n\nClick Create Announcement.\n\nSelect the Delivery Method (Email, Push, SMS, Voice, or Multi Channel).\n\nChoose the Announcement Type (Property Communication, Marketing Announcement, Emergency Messages)\n\nCompose your message (subject line, body content, and attachments if applicable) and click Next.\n\nDetermine when your announcement should be sent (immediately or scheduled for a later date).\n\nSelect your audience (send to All Users on File, Select Audience User Tag, or Select Custom Audience):\n\nAll Users on File: The announcement will be sent to everyone in your directory.\n\nSelect Audience User Tag: Send to Users with Specific Tags to target all users assigned one or more User Tags.\n\nEach tag displays the number of users it includes.\n\nUser tags are dynamic and new users can be added to these tags at anytime\n\nSelect Custom Audience: Send to a custom audience by filtering your directory by any aspect of a user's profile and selecting one or multiple users (building, tenant, etc.)\nTo select Users, click on the check boxes next to their names or select the bulk action button in the top left to select all users.\n\nClick Review and Send and then Begin Sending\nThis will send the message to all selected users across the chosen channels.\n\nSending Announcements from Your App\n\nThe mobile app allows Building Admins and Managers to create, schedule, and send announcements from anywhere. You can send announcements using single or multiple channels, just like on the dashboard. When sending from the app, you can reach all users in your directory or target specific groups using User Tags. For custom audience selection by individual user or profile attribute, use the dashboard.\n\nOpen the mobile app and go to the Inbox tab.\n\nClick Send.\n\nChoose the delivery method / Channel, and click Next\n\nChoose an option from the Load from a Template dropdown or select compose new content, and click Next.\n\nChoose when to send:\n\nSend now, or\n\nSchedule it for a later date/time. If you select this, choose the date and time you would like it to be sent.\n\nConfirm the audience and messaging.\n\nAll Users on File: The announcement will be sent to everyone in your directory.\n\nSelect Audience by User Tag: Send to users with specific tags to target all users assigned one or more User Tags.\n\nEach tag displays the number of users it includes.\n\nUser tags are dynamic and new users can be added to these tags at any time.\n\nClick Send Announcement.","capture_id":"b0899a6bb943a74f91c11ecec067d0680e6a46a430fe71c457205ef0010d8242","captured_at":"2026-10-12T13:23:57.288Z","published_at":null,"indexed_at":"2026-10-12T13:23:57.321Z","truncated":0,"scope_tier":"primary","monitor_reason":"","last_error":null,"last_attempt_at":"2026-10-12T13:23:56.711Z","enabled":1,"evidence_notes":[],"text_available":true,"media":["https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48215776538772","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48215745857172","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48215745858452","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48215745858964","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/43250641820820","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48812550663700","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48812550664468","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/43250641823764","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/48216277579540"],"interpretation":"Unreviewed source evidence. 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