How to Create a Poll on Slack on Android

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Last Updated: May 15, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to add the Simple Poll app to one of your Slack workspaces, and create a new poll on any chat channel to collect your peers' answers, using Android.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:
Adding Simple Poll to a Workspace

1
Open your Android's mobile internet browser. You can use any browser such as Firefox, Chrome or Opera.
2
Go to the Simple Poll website. Type "simplepoll.rocks" into your browser's address bar, and hit the Go button.

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3
Tap the Add to Slack button. This button is in the middle of the Simple Poll home page. It will prompt you to sign in to a workspace.
4
Sign in to your Slack workspace. Enter your workspace's URL address, and sign in with your email and password.
5
Tap the Authorize button. This is a green button at the bottom of the page. It will add the Simple Poll app to your workspace.

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Part 2

Part 2 of 2:
Creating a Poll

1
Open the Slack app on your Android. The Slack icon looks like an "S" in a circle. You can find it on your Apps menu.
2
Tap the workspace icon on the top-left. This button looks like your workspace's initials in a square. It will open your navigation panel.
3
Tap the channel you want to message. Find the channel on the channels list, and open the conversation.
4
Enter /poll "Question" "A" "B" into the message line. This command line will allow you to create a poll, and collect your peers' answers.
- Replace Question inside the quotes with your real poll question, and then replace A and B with your options for an answer.
- You can add extra options to your poll in the command line here.
5
Tap the
icon. This will create your poll, and send it to the chat as a new message. Your workspace peers can now submit their answers.

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