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Quick Start

1. Create a Group (optional) — go to People and tap + to organize your recipients.
2. Set a Signature (optional) — go to Settings > Signature to personalize your messages.
3. Send a Message — from Messages, tap +, pick a template, edit, choose recipients, and send.

How to Create a Group

1. Open the People tab and tap +.

   Contact Access: The first time you create a group, iOS will ask permission to access your contacts. You can choose to allow access to all contacts or select specific ones. Note that if you limit access to selected contacts, only those contacts will be available when building groups.

2. Search for contacts using the filter bar:

   • All — names, phone numbers, companies, emails, ZIP codes
   • Name — first and last names
   • Phone — phone numbers and area codes (enter 3 digits)
   • Company — organization names
3. Select recipients. Selections persist across searches, so you can search multiple times to build your list.
4. Tap Next to name and save the group.

• Tap a group to view its members.
• Swipe left to edit or delete a group.

How to Send a Message

1. From the Messages tab, tap + to browse available templates.
2. Select a template and tap Next.
3. Review or edit the message body, then tap Next.
4. Choose recipients using groups or search, then tap Done.
5. Tap Start Sending to begin, or Save Draft for later.

Each recipient receives a personalized message. The app replaces {firstName} with their name and {signature} with your signature.

iOS presents the Messages composer for each recipient one at a time. Tap Send for each.

• Pause at any time during sending.
• Resume from the Messages tab.
• Swipe left on any message to edit or delete it.

Good to Know

• Editing: Only the message body can be edited. Recipients cannot be changed once added to a saved message. Messages that are actively sending or paused cannot be edited.
• Message history: Your full message history lives in your iMessage conversation threads. The app tracks template titles, groups, and recipient counts — completed campaigns appear in the Impact tab.
• Delivery: iOS does not confirm delivery. Counts in the app represent attempted sends.
• Signature: Optional. If not set, a default closing is used.
• Contact access: urvote needs access to your contacts to search, build groups, and save them. iOS may ask you to allow access to all contacts or just selected ones. Only contacts you grant access to will appear in the app. You can adjust this anytime under Settings > Privacy & Security > Contacts.

Impact

The Impact tab tracks your civic engagement over time. It shows:

• Momentum — a progress journey from Getting Started (1–3 campaigns) through Real Progress (4–6) to Highly Engaged (7+).
• Statistics — total recipients reached, average recipients per campaign, and your largest group size.
• Recent Campaigns — a log of every completed campaign with its date, recipient count, and groups used.

Swipe left on any campaign in the list to delete it. Note that deleting a campaign also updates your statistics.

FAQ

Missing contacts?

Check Settings > Privacy & Security > Contacts and ensure urvote has access.

A recipient shows "friend" instead of their name?

Duplicate contacts may share the same phone number. Open Contacts and look for "Duplicates Found," or link entries via Edit > Link Contacts.

Message paused unexpectedly?

Resume from the Messages tab. Tap the play button on the paused message.

Group not saving?

Contact access must be granted for groups to be created and saved. If you limited access to selected contacts, only those contacts will be available. You can adjust access under Settings > Privacy & Security > Contacts.

How do I customize a template?

From the Messages tab, tap + to browse templates. Select one and tap Next. You can modify the message body in the editor before choosing recipients.