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If using WinRAR, set “Compression method” to “
Store
”.
or bootanimation WON’T work
4. Apply the custom bootanimation
Procedure:
(1) Place your custom bootanimztion.zip file into the external SD
card or USB and plug the storage device into Phillips PD platform.
(2) Make sure that the Logo option is enabled.
Press the Home key on RCU:
OSD menu
>
Configuration 2
>
Logo
> set “
User
”
(3) Press the combination key “Home + 1888” on RCU to go to
Admin mode:
Settings
>
Signage Display
>
GENERAL SETTINGS
>
Boot Logo
(4) The system will search the bootanimation.zip on the external SD
card or USB automatically and copy it to /data/local
(5) Once the step 1~4 are complete, restart the system. The new
customized boot animation should be displayed during boot time.
5.12.3. How to Install Android app?
There are 3 ways to install your own Android App.
(a) Via File Manager in Admin Mode
1. If you have apk already
1.1 Copy your APK to the USB disk or SD card, and plug the
storage device into Philips Android Signage Display.
1.2 Go to
Admin Mode
>
Apps
>
File Manager
1.3 Use File Manager to find your APK to be installed. Simply press
“
OK
” on the selected APK.
2. Download an APK using the Chromium browser, then go to
<internal storage path>/Download/ by File Manager.
2.1 The next steps are the same as described above. Please note,
each model may have different <internal storage path>.
(b) Via Adb Shell
1. Make sure that your PC can connect to Philips Android Signage
Display using adb.
2. Prepare your apk in a folder(for example, C:\apkfolder) on your
PC.
3. Execute the following instruction using command line tool.
C:\apkfolder> adb install -r apk_name.apk
(c) Via Customized Intent
1. If you develop an apk which can download any Android App, then
your APK can issue a customized intent.
2. Giving that the apk name and the path have been stored., the
system will help you to install by program.
Description Intent
Parameters
Sw Update
php.intent.
action.
UPDATE_
APK
filePath
The absolute file path
including the file name.
Please make sure that
the file access permission
should be 664 at least.
keep
Indicate that you want
to keep the file or not
after updating. The default
value is false.
packageName
The target package
you want to launch
automatically after
updating.
activityName
The target activity
you want to launch
automatically after
updating. But if current
top activity is not
activityName, nothing
happened.
isAllowDowngrade
"true: update apk no
matter the version of
target apk is lower than
the verion of current one
or not.
false: stop install if it is
downgrade."
For example,
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(“php.intent.action.UPDATE_APK”);
intent.putExtra(“filePath”, “/sdcard/Download/sample.apk”);
intent.putExtra(“keep”, true);
intent.putExtra(“packageName”, “com.tpv.example”);
intent.putExtra(“activityName”, “com.tpv.example.MainActivity”);
intent.putExtra(“isAllowDowngrade”, true); // allow downgrade
sendBroadcast(intent);
