Philips 24BDL4151T User Manual page 40

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 "Menu + Volume-" 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 steps 1~4 are complete, restart the system. The new
customized boot animation should be displayed during boot time.
4.13.3. 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.
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. Given that the apk name and the path have been stored, the
system will help you to install by program.
Description Intent
php.intent.
Sw Update action.
UPDATE_APK
For example,
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("php.intent.action.UPDATE_APK");
intent.putExtra("filePath", "/sdcard/Download/apk_name.apk");
intent.putExtra("keep", true);
intent.putExtra("packageName", "com.example.apk_name");
intent.putExtra("activityName", "com.example.apk_name.MainActivity");
sendBroadcast(intent)
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Parameters
The absolute file path
filePath
includes the file name.
Indicates whether the
file will be kept or not
Keep
after updating. The default
setting is false.
The target package that
you want to launch
packageName
automatically after
updating.
The target activity
you want to launch
automatically after
activityName updating. If current
top activity is not
activityName, nothing
happens.