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How to read building news and announcements

Use the News section on Home to catch up on updates shared by your building. Open an item to read the full announcement and any updates or attachments. Who this is for: residents using the URBI app....

Last updated August 15, 2026

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Use the News section on Home to catch up on updates shared by your building. Open an item to read the full announcement and any updates or attachments.

Who this is for: residents using the URBI app. You need to be registered to a building in the app.

Find the News section

Open Home, then select News from the category menu. The list shows the building's news items. Tap an item to open it.

If your building has not posted anything yet, the app shows No news in the building yet.

Put urgent news first

While News is selected on Home, turn on Prioritize Urgent News to show urgent items first. Urgent items are marked URGENT.

Read an announcement

When you open a news item, you can see its title, published date, full text, and any attached files. An urgent item keeps its URGENT label on the detail screen.

Some announcements also have an Updates section at the top. Read those entries first to see information added after the original post. The newest update is marked NEW.

Open an attachment

Tap an attachment in a news item to open it in the app's document viewer. Attachments can appear on the main announcement or on an individual update.

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