Android TV app
Digital signage for Android TV and Google TV devices
Install the DigitalSign app on an Android TV or Google TV device, plug it into any HDMI display, and it runs full screen and starts on power-up. Pair it with an on-screen code, play from a local cache, and control it remotely from your dashboard.
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Turns any HDMI display into signage
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Starts on power-up
The app runs full screen, keeps the display awake and comes back on its own after a power cut.
Plays from local storage
Content is downloaded and checked on the device, so playback continues through network outages.
Managed from anywhere
Screenshots, refresh, restart, clear cache, screen off and on, volume and app updates from the dashboard.
Install and pair
Connect the device to your display by HDMI and to your network. Install the DigitalSign app: on devices with the Downloader app, type app.digitalsign.co/tv to download it, or sideload the APK from that address. Open the app and the screen shows a pairing code such as 8FJ2-KP9. Add a screen in your dashboard, enter the code, and pick its location and orientation. The player downloads its assigned content and begins playing within moments, and from then on it opens full screen whenever the device powers up.
- Connect by HDMI and join the network
- Install from app.digitalsign.co/tv
- Enter the on-screen code in the dashboard
- Full screen and starts on power-up
Offline cache and remote commands
The player fetches a manifest, downloads each asset, validates checksums and stores everything on the device before it plays. When the network drops, it keeps running the current schedule from local storage and syncs once it reconnects. From the dashboard you can see each device's status, player version, IP address, resolution, storage, memory and CPU, take a live screenshot, refresh, restart the player, clear the cache, set volume or mute, and turn the screen off and on. Screen off blanks the display and dims and sleeps the panel; it does not power the TV off. The app also updates itself when you send an update.
- Checksum-validated local cache
- Version, IP, resolution, storage, memory and CPU
- Screenshot, refresh, restart, clear cache, volume
- Screen off and on, and self-updates
Choosing an Android device
Look for a current Android TV or Google TV device that supports 4K output if your display does, with 2 GB of RAM or more and enough storage for your video content. A device with an Ethernet port, or a supported adapter, gives a more reliable connection than Wi-Fi. Mount it where it gets airflow, use the display's own power where possible, and disable screensaver settings. Amazon Fire TV devices run the same app.
- 4K output to match your display
- 2 GB of RAM or more
- Wired Ethernet when possible
- Fire TV devices run the same app
How it works
Live on screen in three steps
- 1
Connect the device
Plug it into the display by HDMI and join your network.
- 2
Install the app
Download it from app.digitalsign.co/tv, open it and note the pairing code.
- 3
Pair and schedule
Enter the code in your dashboard and assign a playlist or schedule.
FAQ
Android & Google TV: common questions
Which Android devices work with DigitalSign?
Current Android TV and Google TV devices, and Amazon Fire TV devices. Choose one with 2 GB of RAM or more and 4K output if your display supports it.
How do I install the app?
On a device with the Downloader app, type app.digitalsign.co/tv. You can also sideload the APK from that address.
Does the Android player work offline?
Yes. Content is stored on the device and keeps playing from that cache until the connection returns.
Can I restart an Android player remotely?
Yes. Restart the player, refresh, take a screenshot, clear cache, change volume, turn the screen off and on, or update the app from the dashboard. Rebooting the device itself depends on what the device allows.
Will it start again after a power cut?
Yes. The app starts on power-up and opens full screen, so the screen picks up where it left off.
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