Android Client
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How does our android client work?
Does my device need to be rooted?
Does my device need an internet connection?
Minimum system requirements
Recommended system requirements
How does our android client work?
Our Android client displays Content, Loop, and Schedule. It is a full-screen HTML browser that also allows other functionalities:
- Controls the device and the performance of the client application
- Communicates with content inside the PeakSignage CMS
- Maintains the system
Does my device need to be rooted?
It is recommended to run our client application on a rooted device, but it can also be run on non-rooted devices.
Certain features are unavailable on non-rooted devices:
- Background Updates
- System time synchronization to a server clock
- Lock down device
- Replace WebView
Does my device need an internet connection?
Since our application communicates with our server it is mandatory to enable the wifi or an Ethernet connection for communication.
However, when the device is successfully registered and caches the Content / Loop / Schedule it can be run in an offline mode.
Certain features are unavailable if you run the device in offline mode:
- Background updates
- System time synchronization to a server clock
- Recieve any command from the server
Minimum system requirements
The minimum OS requirement for Android is 5.0+. Below this OS version, we cannot support Android devices.
- 4 core CPU
- 2 GB of RAM
- 32 GB of internal storage
Recommended system requirements
- 6 core CPU
- 4 GB of RAM
- 32 GB of internal storage