Mobile Guest Mode ================== .. note:: Apple and Google increasingly expect apps to show meaningful content before anyone creates an account or signs in. Guest Mode gives your church a controlled way to meet that expectation, while also giving real visitors a way to browse public content before they decide to sign in. Overview -------- With Guest Mode enabled, visitors can browse selected banners, media, and upcoming events in the mobile app without signing in. Outside of App Store review, you decide whether Guest Mode stays on so visitors can continue to browse this content. .. note:: TouchPoint may temporarily turn Guest Mode on while your app is under App Store review. When review is finished, your setting is restored to whatever it was before. Enable Guest Mode ------------------ Guest Mode is turned on and off in the database under `Admin > Communication > Mobile App > Settings > Branding > Login`. - **Enable Mobile Guest Mode** - Turns Guest Mode on or off. When this is off, the guest content endpoints described below are unavailable and visitors who open a Guest Media or Guest Events page see an empty state (`No media available` or `No upcoming events`). Login screen appearance Guest Mode reuses your existing login branding so the experience feels like the rest of your app: - **Login Background Image** - The background image shown behind the guest entry point on the login screen. - **Welcome Title Color** - The color used for the `Browse as Guest` text. .. seealso:: :doc:`Setup` for the full list of Branding > Login settings. Banner Visibility ------------------ Every mobile banner has a **Visibility** setting so you can target guests, signed-in users, or both. The Visibility field appears on Create and Edit Banner only while Guest Mode is enabled. - **Everyone** - Shown to both guests and signed-in users. - **Guest Only** - Shown only to people who have not signed in. - **Authenticated Only** - Shown only to people who are signed in. Existing banners are set to **Everyone**, so current behavior is preserved until you change them. Banners restricted by **Home Church** or **Status Flags** are never shown to guests, since guests have no campus or status flag profile to match against. .. warning:: If you set Visibility to Everyone or Guest Only and also restrict the banner by Home Church or Status Flags, TouchPoint shows a warning that guests will not see that banner. Choose Authenticated Only when the audience depends on those restrictions. .. seealso:: :doc:`AppFeatures` for the full Banner setup steps. Guest Media and Guest Events ----------------------------- With Guest Mode on, two public pages serve content to unauthenticated visitors. Content selection follows the same public visibility rules used by TouchPoint Sites, without requiring visitors to sign in. Guest Media ``https://{yourchurch}.tpsdb.com/Mobile/Guest/Media`` Shows video, audio, and currently airing livestreams that are marked **Visible To Everyone**. Visitors can filter by media type when more than one type is available. .. note:: If you use TouchPoint Sites and have set a **Resource Tab for Sermons** (found under `Admin > Communication > Sites > Settings > Media & Resources Library > Settings`), media on that tab is excluded from Guest Media so it stays focused on general public content. Guest Events ``https://{yourchurch}.tpsdb.com/Mobile/Guest/Events`` Lists Involvements with **Show in Mobile** checked that have a future meeting. Events are grouped by timing (this week, this month, and later). Where registration is open, guests can follow the registration link. .. note:: This uses your **Show in Mobile** setting, not the separate **Show in Sites** flag. For more information on setting an Involvement Type to `Show In Mobile`, see our `documentation page `_. .. note:: When Guest Mode is off, these pages still load but do not return content. Guests see `No media available` or `No upcoming events`. Setup Checklist ---------------- #. ❑ Confirm at least one banner is Visibility = Everyone or Guest Only, with no Home Church or Status Flag restriction. #. ❑ Mark the media you want guests to see as `Visible To Everyone` (video, audio, and/or livestream). #. ❑ Check `Show in Mobile` on Involvements that should appear as guest events, and make sure they have upcoming meetings. #. ❑ Review `Login Background Image` and `Welcome Title Color` so the guest entry point matches your brand. #. ❑ Turn on `Enable Mobile Guest Mode` when you want guests (or Apple) to browse, or leave it to TouchPoint during App Store review. | | +--------------------+------------------+ | **Latest Update** | **08/14/2026** | +--------------------+------------------+ Initial documentation for Mobile Guest Mode.