Automatic Startup

If you are using DSD SHOW for digital signage, it is important to set up automatic startup of DSD SHOW after the device boots, in case the whole device is restarted (e.g. due to power outage).

Several ways how to do it are described below. We suggest using only one method at a time, combining multiple methods is not recommended.

Setting Slideshow as Android Launcher / Home app

Android Launcher app is an app providing the home screen, displaying widgets and other app’s icons on your Android device. It is the first app that is started when Android is booting up.

If you use an Android device only for DSD SHOW, this is the preferred way for DSD SHOW’s automatic start-up, as it’s faster (can save up to 15 seconds) and looks much more elegant for the end users.

You can set DSD SHOW as your Launcher app:

  1. Via on-screen menu – Basic settings, scroll down and click on “Set DSD SHOW as Launcher / Home application”
  2. You will get a pop-up, where you can choose Slideshow as your Launcher / Home app, select it. If there is a possibility to check “Always”, check it.
  3. Depending on your device, you might need to redo steps 1, 2, 3 one more time and click on the Always button.
  4. Reboot the entire device. DSD SHOW should load immediately after the booting finishes.

Note that if you set DSD SHOW as your Launcher app, the Home button on your device (or remote control) will be mapped to DSD SHOW app. If you want to exit DSD SHOW or open another app, click on Exit in on-screen menu. You can unset DSD SHOW as Launcher app via Basic settings.

Setting DSD SHOW to start at system boot

If you don’t want to change Launcher / Home app on your device, you can still set DSD SHOW to start automatically by setting “Start at system boot” via on-screen menu – Basic settings. After Android boots up, it will start your regular Launcher app at first and then after a few seconds, DSD SHOW will start.

Depending on your Android version, you might need to allow “Appear on top” permission in Android (the name of the permission might differ in various Android versions). In case this permission is necessary for automatic startup, Slideshow will try to automatically navigate you to the relevant Android settings. If you receive the “You will be taken to Android settings to allow this permission” message, but Slideshow fails to navigate you there, please try opening Android Settings – Apps – DSD SHOW – Permissions and allow “Appear on top” or “Display over other apps” permission.

Using the possibilities of the Android image

On some devices, users can simply set the application to start automatically after boot by long clicking DSD SHOW icon in the list of installed apps and choosing “Launch on startup” or similar option.

This option is available only on some devices, it depends whether the device manufacturer added this possibility to the Android image for the particular model.

Other useful features

You can combine automatic startup with two useful features of DSD SHOW:

  • Setting Android’s wallpaper to DSD SHOW’s “Loading” screen
  • Setting Android’s bootanimation to DSD SHOWS’s “Loading” screen (available only on rooted devices)

You can set both of them via web interface – menu Settings – Device settings – scroll down and press button Set wallpaper / Set bootanimation.

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