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Use the Sign-in template
to prompt the user to sign in with a PIN code (as shown below) or one of the other 3
sign-in methods.
Add the Long Message template
to provide details such as text of the Privacy Policy or Terms of Service.
These templates are both parked-only templates, so they don't increment the
step count.
Sample flow
User action
Where action is performed
Step count after action
The user taps a button to sign in to the app.
Landing template (not shown)
1
To sign in, the user sees a QR code that they must capture on their
phone.
Sign-in template (parked-only template)
1
The user scans the QR code, which takes them to the sign-in
process on their phone screen.
No template (task continues on phone)
1 (task paused)
The user reads the app's privacy policy (if required).
Long Message template (parked-only)
1
The app returns to the landing template.
Landing template (in this case, List template included in the Map + Content template)
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