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title: "Announcements"
url: "https://help.kiho.fi/en/article/announcements"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-11-11T11:43:39.763Z"
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# Announcements

Announcements is a one-way communication channel that allows supervisors and administrators to send notices directly to employees' Kiho mobile app. You can include a read receipt request with an announcement, so there is no need to guess whether the message was received.

## Permissions

Managing announcements requires a dedicated permission. The *Manage announcements* permission must be added to roles whose users are allowed to create, edit, and delete announcements. You can add this permission to a role in Kiho user management.

Receiving and reading announcements does not require separate permissions. The announcements feature is visible to everyone in both the mobile app and the online service.

## Creating an announcement

1.  Open *Announcements* from Kiho's main menu
2.  Select the *Management* tab
3.  Select *Add new*
4.  Select recipients
5.  Add title, content, and attachments

### Selecting recipients

Choose who the announcement will be sent to:

-   **All users**: The announcement goes to all active Kiho users in your company
-   **Teams**: Select one or more teams
-   **Roles**: Select by user role
-   **Working time profiles:** Select, for example, all hourly employees
-   **Individual users**: Select specific people by name

> **Important:** The recipient list is generated at the time of publication. Recipients do not update automatically if users are added to or removed from a team or working time profile later. However, you can add recipients to an announcement even after it has been published.

### **Title and content**

Enter a descriptive title for the announcement (required) and write the main message.

-   You can add **images** to illustrate the message
-   You can add **links** to additional information or forms, for example
-   You can add **attachments** (e.g., PDF files) from the separate attachments field

### Read receipt

When creating an announcement, you can choose whether it requires a separate read receipt from recipients:

-   If a read receipt is required, recipients must separately acknowledge the announcement as read in the mobile app.
-   Without a read receipt requirement, the announcement is considered read once the recipient opens it
-   The status of read receipts is displayed on the announcement's *Recipients* tab

> **Tip:** Require a read receipt for important announcements, such as instructions related to occupational safety or payroll.

## Publishing an announcement

Once the announcement details and recipients have been specified, you can:

-   **Save as draft**
-   -   Select *Save → the announcement is saved as a draft and is not sent to recipients.*
    -   You can return to the draft later to edit and publish it.
-   **Publish immediately**
-   -   The announcement is sent immediately to the selected recipients
-   **Schedule publication for later**
-   -   Save the announcement as a draft
    -   Select *Schedule publication*
    -   Select the date and time when the announcement will be sent automatically

> **Important:** *The content of a published announcement can no longer be edited.*

## Tracking recipients and read receipts

For published announcements, you can view the *Recipients* tab to track:

-   Who the announcement was published to
-   Who has seen the announcement
-   When each recipient acknowledged the announcement as read

> **Important:** Announcements remain accessible in the mobile app until their status is changed to archived.

## Reading announcements

Announcements can be read in the Kiho mobile app or browser version. When a new announcement is published, recipients receive a notification on their phone or on Kiho’s home page. The mobile app also reminds users of unread and unacknowledged announcements.

> **Tip:** You can mark a bulletin as a favorite so you can easily find it again later.

### Announcements in the mobile app

Announcements are located in the menu at the bottom of the app.

1.  Open the mobile app
2.  Open *Announcements* either by:
3.  -   Tapping the menu button (≡) at the bottom and selecting *Announcements*, or
    -   Tapping the *Announcements* icon in the bottom bar
4.  Unread bulletins appear highlighted in the list
5.  Open the desired announcement by tapping it
6.  If a read receipt is required for the bulletin, acknowledge the announcement at the end of the message

#### Pinning **announcements to the bottom bar in the mobile app**

You can add the *Announcements* feature to the app’s bottom bar for faster access.

-   Tap the menu button (≡) at the bottom
-   Select *Organize*
-   Drag *Announcements* into the four shortcuts in the bottom bar
-   *Announcements* will now be visible in the bottom bar