Installation on Sony signage displays
Requirements
- Sony Bravia Pro Display with Android TV 10 operating system.
- USB Flash drive (FAT32 formatted)
- WbDeviceService application
Installation steps
- Perform a Factory reset on the Sony display.
info
Factory Reset location: Settings -> System -> About -> Reset -> Factory Data Reset
- After the Factory reset is complete do NOT start the initial setup!
- Connect the USB flash drive to the Sony display with the WbDeviceService.pkg on it in the root directory
- Wait for the display to recognize the USB flash drive (It might take a few seconds)
- The display will ask permissions for the NodeRuntimeNormal and for the **NodeRuntimePrivilege ** grant the permissions for them
- The Bravia Software installer will start and will show that the application is ready to install
- Press install
- Accept the Sony License agreement
caution
You might have to scroll to the bottom of the License Agreement for the Accept button to become available
- Wait for the application installation to finish
- After the installation is complete the display will ask if you want to activate the application as a device owner press Activate
- After the process finished you can remove the USB flash drive
- Finish the Android initial setup process
- After the process finished enter the code on the remote to access the Pro settings mode
info
Pro settings code: Display -> Mute -> Volume up -> Home
- Go to the Settings app and then into the Pro settings
- Grant the permissions for the Pro settings
- Do NOT start Pro mode yet
- Go down to the Initial source and volume section
- Set the Initial input source to Android app and choose the DeviceService application from the list
- Exit to the Android TV home
note
Now it is a good time to set up the device's network connection in the Settings application if you have not done so already
- Start the DeviceService application
- Enter your server url and press Accept
- Wait for the application to download the Signage application from your server
- The DeviceService application will launch the Signage application by itself, grant all the permission for the Signage application
- After the Signage application has finished the registration go to the Android TV home
- Go to Settings, and then into Pro settings
- Go down to the Function restrictions section and to Apps
- Find the Signage application in the list (for example Wallboard Display), press it, and then enable it
- Go to the top and press Start Pro mode, the display will now reboot and will launch the Signage application automatically