Fellowship One for Android

FAQ

Who do I contact if this thing won't work?
Fellowship One for Android is now supported by Fellowship Technologies/The Active Network. Visit http://www.fellowshipone.com/support for details.
How do I enable access to my church's Fellowship One database? Or why the heck doesn't this thing work?
As part of Fellowship One's commitment to the security of your church's data, any application that utilizes the F1 API needs to be explicitly allowed by your F1 administrator. This allows your church to know exactly which application(s) have access to your data and allows you to revoke access, if needed, for any reason.

To enable access to your church’s data by Fellowship One for Android:
- Login to F1 as an administrator.
- Click Admin and then under Integration section click Applications.
- You’ll be presented with a list of 1st, 2nd and 3rd party applications available for your church. Scroll down to 3rd party apps and click on the Fellowship One for Android application.
- If the application is not already enabled, click on the button that says Grant Access. If you have already enabled access to the application and now want to revoke access, click on the Revoke Access button.
That’s it. Any portal user should now be able to access your F1 data with Fellowship One for Android.
My phone has been lost/stolen. How can I ensure that no unauthorized person is able to see my church's data?
So sorry about your phone! But don't worry. Your F1 data is safe as long as you revoke the access keys that are used to verify your identity to the API. Follow these steps to revoke access:
- Login to Fellowship One.
- In the header section, next the Support and Community links, click on your name.
- In the right hand sidebar of the My Account page, click on the Manage Application link
- Find Fellowship One for Android in your list of application and click Revoke.
Once you get your phone back you will be prompted to re-authenticate the first time you try and use Fellowship One for Android. Just enter your F1 username and password and you will be able to access your church's data. Good luck finding your phone.

Why do some rows of the individual detail view have icons and some rows do not?

If a row has an icon on it, that means an action can be taken on that row. For instance, for any email address on the detail page the row will have an email icon. To send an email to that email address, click on the row. The legend below explains the icons:

	Send an email to the listed email address.
	Start the dialer and insert the selected phone number. User has to initiate the call.
	Compose a text message to be sent to the listed number.
	Map address with Google Maps (if installed).

Note: for phone number rows, if you click on the row itself a call will be initiated without any more interaction. If you click on the phone icon, the dialer is started and the phone number is pre-populated but the call will not be initialized until you press Dial. The text icon on the row will compose a text message to the number. This mimics the functionality of the Contacts application.

How do I view the household for an individual?
From the individual detail view, press the Menu button on your phone and then press View Household.
How do I add an individual as a contact on my phone?
Search for an individual and click on them in the results view to see the details. From the details view, press the menu key and then press Add as Contact. The contact will be added to your Phone-only (unsynced) contact list.
Why does the contact I add not show up in my Gmail contacts or Exchange contacts?
The Android platform is an ever evolving platform. The innovation from one version to the next can be quite staggering. The latest version of the platform (2.0 and greater) introduced the ability to sync contacts from multiple sources (Gmail and/or Exchange for instance). However, this functionality is not backwards compatible with earlier 1.5/1.6 version devices. In order for Fellowship One for Android to be available to the greatest number of users the decision was made to support Android versions 1.5 and greater. Therefore, when adding a contact from the detail view, it will be added to the Phone-only (unsynced) contact list that is available to all versions of Android unlike other sourced contact lists (Gmail/Exchange, etc.).

As time goes on, more and more 1.5/1.6 devices will be upgraded to 2.0+ versions of Android. Once a decision is made to only support 2.0+ versions of Android the Add as Contact functionality will be revised to allow you to select which sourced contact list you would like the contact added to.
How can I send an individual's details from my browser to the phone?
Starting with Android 2.2 (Froyo), new API's exist that allow you to send data from your desktop computer to your phone. Using these new API's you are now able to send the details for an individual in your database to your phone allowing you to perform actions on that data. In order for this to happen you will need to download and install the open source Chrome to Phone extension on in Chrome and on your phone (there is also a Firefox to Phone extension). Once you have the extension installed and configured in your browser and phone, follow these steps to send an individuals data to the Fellowship One for Android app:
1. Login into Fellowship One and do a people search.
2. Select an individual from the results list to view the individual's details.
3. Click the Chrome to Phone extension button in Chrome and the data will be sent to the phone.
You should receive a notification on your phone that you have received data and a dialog box will appear that will allow you to either open the message with your browser or with the Fellowship One for Android application. Select Fellowship One for Android (and click the check box if you don't want to be prompted every time). Fellowship One for Android will load and automatically load the details for the individual you sent allowing you to perform whatever actions needed.

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