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[App] Give Parents a Choice of Numbers to Call from Your App

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Shared by Product • June 25, 2026

Overview The Call button in your app toolbar can now hold up to 5 phone numbers! Parents tap once and pick the number they need, perfect for schools with multiple departments or districts covering several schools in one app.

One button, the right number Until now, a Call button in your app toolbar could only dial a single phone number. But many schools have more than one number parents might need - a front office, an attendance line, a transportation department - and single-app districts often need to list numbers for different schools. Now one Call button can hold them all.

How it works

Adding numbers: In the Toolbar builder, you can add up to 5 phone numbers to your Call button. Give each one a description (like "Front Office" or "Attendance Line") so parents know exactly who they're reaching.

What parents see:

  • One number: Tapping the Call button dials it immediately, just like before
  • Multiple numbers: Tapping the button opens a popup listing each number with its description. Parents tap the one they want, and the call starts. Tapping outside the popup closes it.

Setting it up

  1. Open your App Toolbar builder
  2. Edit or add a Call button
  3. Add your phone numbers (up to 5), each with an optional description
  4. Save your toolbar

Perfect for

  • Schools with multiple departments: Offer the front office, attendance, and transportation lines in one place
  • Single-app districts: Provide phone numbers for each school in the district
  • Schools with separate language lines: List numbers for different language support

Your existing Call buttons still work If you already have a Call button set up, nothing changes. It automatically becomes a single-number entry and behaves exactly as it did before. You can add more numbers anytime you like.

This gives parents a faster, clearer way to reach the right person at your school, all from a single tap in your app.