Tutorial · Screens and broadcasting

Group screens and apply a playlist

Sort screens by place of worship, space or custom group and send the same playlist to every screen in a group.

3 minVerified on 26 Sept 2026Leaders and office staffAvailable
1Step 1 of 4 · 30 s

See how they are grouped

Open Screens and scroll to the Devices card. Screens are already split by place of worship and by space; those without a place sit under No group.

The filters at the top (All, a group, No group) show only the screens in that group.

Fig. 1New group adds a custom group.
2Step 2 of 4 · 30 s

Create a custom group

Select New group, type the name in the “Group name…” field and press Enter. “Group created” appears and the filter switches to the new, still empty group.

Fig. 2The new group starts empty.
3Step 3 of 4 · 1 min

Move a screen into the group

In the screen’s row open the tag next to its name (it shows the current group, or No group). The menu lists Places of worship, Parish spaces and Custom: choose the group. “Screen updated” appears.

A screen sits in one group only. Remove from group sends it back to No group.

Fig. 3Custom groups appear at the bottom of the menu.
4Step 4 of 4 · 1 min

Apply a playlist to the whole group

In the group header open Group actions (the three dots), choose Apply a playlist to the group and select the playlist. “Playlist applied to the whole group” appears: every screen in the group shows that playlist.

On custom groups the same menu also offers Rename group and Remove group; place-of-worship and space groups take their names from those places and spaces.

Fig. 4The chosen playlist goes to every screen in the group.

What you have achieved

  • Screens are sorted into recognisable groups.
  • With one command every screen in a group shows the same playlist.

Troubleshooting

I see “Could not create the group”

The group was not saved. Check your connection and try again.

I can’t find Rename group

Only custom groups can be renamed or removed. Place-of-worship and space groups take their names from the community’s places of worship and spaces.

I see “Could not apply the playlist”

The group’s screens were not updated. Try again; if it persists, assign the playlist from the single screen.