Standard installation on Android
Download the application
Before downloading our Android client's installer please make sure you visit About our Android Client page's Android requirements section and ensure you have the necessary prerequisites for the installation.
Download from 1.x UI
- You can download the latest version of our Android Client from the editor interface, from
Settings
tab by selecting theDownload
menu and then selecting the installer file
Download from 2.0 UI
Navigate yourself to Settings
menu, select the Downloads
- Here you can find all the latest version of downloadable client application installer.
- You can download it by selecting the target platform.
Other
- You can also download the latest version of the application from
https://example.domain.com/api/storage/update/MSD-Wallboard-Client-release.apk
- If you require a specific version you can achieve that by
https://example.domain.com/api/storage/update/android/com.msd.wallboard.client/default/version number/MSD-Wallboard-Client-release.apk
Basic installation steps
Copy the .apk file to a Fat-32 formatted flash drive and install it on the device via the Apk Installer application found under All Apps.
Appearance of menus may differ depending on the media player that you are using.
Once you are in the Apk Installer, select your USB drive and navigate to the folder path that contains the Wallboard application that you installed.
Now click on the file and click Next until you have finished installing Wallboard.
Start our client application and set the server URL if that needs to be changed.
If you open the Advanced options, you will see some additional settings for the application.
- Enable auto update: This allows the application to update itself when the next reboot occurs if it already found a new available update. Only works on Rooted devices.
- Enable debug log: This allows the application to store a more detailed log.
- Show console: After accepting the configuration, the console window will appear on the screen.
- Lock device: Disables default unused system applications and makes Wallboard application a system app.
- For more information about Locking android device visit the following article: Locking Android device
- Qbic display mode: This function determine how Qbic devices will react to Display On/Off commands. If you set HDMI, the application will stop the HDMI source of the device. If you set CEC, the application will turn on/off the CEC capable screens.
- Working hours: You can set up a time range and select days when the device will be awake and work. On unselected days the device will stay in sleep. Currently, it only works with supported Qbic and Giada devices!
If you do not want your device to be locked down you can set the Wallboard app as the Home app.
Every time the device turns on the Wallboard application will be started automatically instead of the Android home, or home selector.
After the installation is complete you can register your screen in the editor interface with the four-digit code displayed on the screen.
For more information about registering a device visit the following article: Device registration
Video tutorial for installing Wallboard on Android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j40KNCDoWxA