Teams can be created by any RingCentral app user, and the person who creates a team automatically becomes that team’s administrator.
There are several methods for creating a team in the RingCentral mobile app, including the following:
There are several methods for creating a team in the RingCentral mobile app, including the following:
- By tapping on the blue plus button in the Message or Contacts menu and selecting Create team from the menu
- By converting a group into a team. To learn more, visit Convert a Group to a Team in the RingCentral Mobile App
For the purpose of this article, let’s review how to create a team via the new actions plus button.
Creating a team
To create a team in the mobile app, follow these steps:
- Navigate to Message or Contacts via the bottom menu bar
- Tap the new actions plus button located in the lower right corner
- Select Create team from the menu
- Provide a name for your team in the Team name field
- Choose either Private (invite only) or Public (visible to any co-worker) from the Team type dropdown menu (more on that below)
- Tap Members, then enter a list of names or email addresses in the To field
- Tap Next at top right
- Tap the check mark at top right to finish creating the team
Once you’ve created your team, the app will navigate to that team’s message thread for you to add more members, draft a new message, or configure your team’s settings. Continue reading below to learn more about configuring your team’s settings.
Please note that if you have added a non-RingCentral app user to a team by adding their email address, that will send an invite to the email address you provided asking the person to set up an account with the RingCentral app.
Please note that if you have added a non-RingCentral app user to a team by adding their email address, that will send an invite to the email address you provided asking the person to set up an account with the RingCentral app.
Configuring your team settings
To configure your team settings in the mobile app, follow these steps:
- Tap on the team’s name at the top of the message thread
- Tap the gear icon at top right
You’ll see the team’s settings page. Right under the team’s name, you can tap the Team description text to enter a brief description for the team.
Your team’s settings are also divided into three sections: the user settings, admin settings, and allow members to. Let’s review each of these sections below.
Your team’s settings are also divided into three sections: the user settings, admin settings, and allow members to. Let’s review each of these sections below.