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User Manual version history

Rev. 1.0

9th January 2019

First release

Introduction

This is a manual instructing on how to set up the TableAir meeting rooms app on your Android tablet. Using an app called FDroid we will install our Meeting Rooms application which is used in our Meeting Room tablets.

Software setup

Installing FDroid

To install FDroid you can need to have a file called FDroid.apk on your tablet. So you can either download it on a PC and use a USB to Mini USB cable (or whatever port is in your tablet) to transfer the file to the tablet, or download the file directly on a tablet.

The file is located here http://fdroid.tableair.com/FDroid.apk

After downloading it and having it on your tablet, find it using an app File Manager (or something similar) and launch it. An app called FDroid will be shortly installed.

Continue to internal storage

And continue the installation by accepting everything.

Installing the software

Now that you have everything prepared, you need to open the FDroid app.

There, you need to press the option located at the top of the screen called ‘Meeting Rooms’.

And install it.

Note: you may get some warnings about the app, you can ignore them.

Configuring kiosk mode

App pinning

The next step is to make your tablet into a kiosk.

To do that, you first need to enable ‘app pinning’

Go to Settings → Security → Screen pinning and enable it (On)

Next, launch the ‘meeting rooms’ app, and in the bottom-right corner press the lock icon – this will enable so that your app cannot be exited via normal means.

Hiding the bottom system bar

The next step in remaking your tablet into a meeting room tablet is to hide the bottom system bar.

To achieve that, you will need to download an app from the Play Store.

Go to the Play Store and in the search bar type in GMD full screen immersive mode

This is the app you are looking for:

And install it.

After installing it, open it and give the app all the permissions it asks for.

After setting everything up, you will see a list of apps. Disable everything for the ‘Meeting Rooms’ app (make sure every box is unchecked).

Launching on startup

For this, we will also need to download an app in the Play Store. But before that, you need to go to Device → Home → Meeting Rooms and choose ‘Meeting Rooms’ as the default home app.

Now go to the Play Store and type in the startup manager. This is what you are looking for:

And install it.

After installing it, open it and in the app press ‘Add to AutoStart’ and check two apps: ‘Meeting Rooms’ and ‘Full Screen Immersive Mode’, then click Save.

Note: if, sometime, for some reason, the navigation bar is visible, swipe the top navigation bar and press this button: