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Polls

A poll answers the questions that otherwise turn into forty unread replies: who's bringing what, which night works, what color shirt.


Creating a poll

  1. In a group conversation, tap + beside the message box.
  2. Choose New poll.
  3. Type your question.
  4. Fill in the Choices. Two are offered to begin with — tap Add more for additional options.
  5. Adjust the settings below, then post it.

Poll settings

SettingWhat it does
EndsSets a closing date and time. After it passes the poll shows Poll ended and stops accepting votes.
Multiple answersLets each person choose more than one option. Leave it off for either/or questions.
Public pollMakes each person's vote visible to the group. Leave it off to keep individual votes private.

Reading the results

Results appear in the conversation and update as people vote. Each choice shows its share of the vote as a bar, with the raw count underneath — 1 vote, 0 votes.

When a poll is public, a View voters link shows who picked what. On a private poll only the totals are visible.

Once a poll has ended the card stays in the conversation as a record of the outcome.


  • Overview — the conversation screen
  • Events — for questions that are really an invitation