Limit people who can add to Public app

[FatLou]

I have a public app but I only want one person to be able to add content. Is this possible? The app is for a Studio to announce upcoming specials/events etc. So I only want the studio owner to be able to add content but I want the other users to be able to view it. Since the app does not require sign in I cannot use USEREMAIL(), could I use UNIQUE_DEVICE #?

It would be ideal to allow all user sign in but that gets fairly cost prohibitive pretty quickly as the user base increases.

[Steve]

FatLou:

could I use UNIQUE_DEVICE #?

help.appsheet.com

CONTEXT()

Information about the running app.

[FatLou]

Thanks, but it seems that the Unique Device ID can change therefor this may not be the appropriate option. What do you think?

[Steve · Accepted solution]

Correct, it can change, though unlikely to for typical mobile users. Probably more likely with web users. Still, that’s your only option if you have only a single app and aren’t using user login. A common work-around is to have two apps: the public one, and another for administration.

[FatLou]

That is exactly what I was thinking. Thanks Steve.