TESTED DEVICE LIST
The Android devices Live runs on, every one of them tested.
Live for Android is an ordinary Android application, which makes the device list long: commercial panels with Android inside, HDMI player boxes, sticks, set-top boxes and LED controllers. Each one below has been verified on our side, not read off a spec sheet.
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Two questions decide it, not twenty.
Does the device run Android, and will it let you install an application on it? If both answers are yes, it is a candidate for Live for Android, whether that device is a commercial panel, a stick behind a TV or a box in a comms cupboard.
The second question is the one that catches people out on a device nobody has tried yet. Some commercial displays ship a vendor launcher that decides what may be installed, and some set-top boxes are locked to an operator profile. The hardware is capable; the policy on it is what needs checking. Everything on this page has been through that check already.
A device missing from the list is not automatically incompatible. It is a device we have not been asked about yet. Send the exact model code and the Android version and we will tell you what we know about it.
WHAT THIS MEANS
- Tested
- Every device family on this page has been verified on our side, not read off a spec sheet.
- No player box
- On a panel with Android inside, Live runs on the display itself. Power and network, nothing else.
- How it installs
- A standard Android application, on the device directly or pushed through your MDM.
- Fire OS devices
- Fire TV and the Amazon Signage Stick install as a sideload rather than from a store.
- Not listed?
- Send the model code. Missing from this list does not mean incompatible.
Displays with Android built in
Commercial panels with an Android system-on-chip. The player installs on the display itself, so there is nothing behind the screen and nothing extra to power.
| Device | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ProDVX | Android signage panels and wall-mount touch displays The Android hardware LiveSign has deployed longest. | ✓ Tested |
| Philips Professional Displays | Android SoC signage and hospitality panels | ✓ Tested |
| Sony BRAVIA Professional | Android TV and Google TV professional displays The professional range. A consumer BRAVIA takes a small player behind it instead. | ✓ Tested |
| Vestel | Android SoC professional displays | ✓ Tested |
| TCL Commercial | Android-based commercial and hospitality displays | ✓ Tested |
| AG Neovo | Android SoC signage displays | ✓ Tested |
| ViewSonic Commercial | Android SoC commercial displays and interactive boards The Android models. ViewSonic also ships ChromeOS panels, which are a different question — see below. | ✓ Tested |
Player boxes and HDMI sticks
A small device behind the screen, connected over HDMI. This is how an ordinary display or a consumer TV joins the network without being replaced.
| Device | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SDA player | The Android player LiveSign supplies, on Android 13 $346 per unit excluding VAT, Live for Android pre-installed, ships to 91+ countries. | ✓ Tested |
| Amazon Fire TV | Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Cube, running Fire OS Fire OS is Android-derived, so the player installs as a sideload rather than from a store. | ✓ Tested |
| Amazon Signage Stick | Amazon’s purpose-built signage HDMI stick | ✓ Tested |
| Android media players | HDMI player boxes running standard Android Send the model and Android version and we will confirm which player build to use. | ✓ Tested |
Set-top boxes and LED controllers
Android devices built for a job other than signage. The player is the same application; what changes is the hardware it is driving.
| Device | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amino | Android-based IPTV and hospitality set-top boxes | ✓ Tested |
| NovaStar Taurus | Android LED display controllers LED wall geometry is configured in the controller, not in Live. | ✓ Tested |
WHAT THIS LIST DOES NOT COVER
Chrome-based devices and browser-only players
Some signage vendors count a ChromeOS device or a browser tab as a supported platform. Live does not work that way: each of the six players is a real application installed on the device, which is what keeps a screen playing from local storage when the network drops. There is no browser-based Live player, and a ChromeOS-only device is not a Live endpoint.
If the screens in question are Chromebooks or Chrome-based panels, the working answer is a small Android or Windows player on the same screen. It costs less than a refresh and it behaves like every other endpoint on your network.
Android compatibility: common questions
Which Android devices work with LiveSign?
Android SoC commercial displays from Philips, Sony BRAVIA Professional, Vestel, TCL, AG Neovo, ViewSonic and ProDVX; HDMI player boxes and sticks including the SDA player LiveSign supplies, Amazon Fire TV and the Amazon Signage Stick; and Android set-top boxes and LED controllers including Amino and NovaStar Taurus. Every device family listed on this page has been tested on our side.
Does Live run on Amazon Fire TV?
Yes. Fire TV and the Amazon Signage Stick are both tested. Fire OS is Android-derived rather than Android, so the one practical difference is that the player installs as a sideload rather than from a store, which is a step to plan into the rollout rather than an obstacle.
What Android version does the player need?
Tell us the version on your device and we will confirm it. The SDA player LiveSign supplies runs Android 13 with current Android security patches. Rather than publish a floor that moves with each player release, we check the specific device, because the Android version is only half the answer: the vendor launcher on some commercial panels matters just as much.
Do we need a player box if the display already runs Android?
No. That is the point of the first group on this page. If the panel has an Android system-on-chip and will accept an installed application, Live runs on the display itself and there is nothing behind the screen. If it will not, a small HDMI player restores the option without replacing the display.
How does the player get installed across a fleet?
It is a standard Android application, so it installs on the device directly or is pushed through whatever MDM already manages the fleet. The SDA player ships with Live for Android pre-installed, which is why most rollouts choose it: the site work is HDMI, power and a network connection.
Does the Android player support video walls?
No. Video wall output, where one layout spans several physical panels as a single canvas, runs on the Windows and BrightSign players, across all six Live platforms.
Our device is not on this list. Now what?
Send us the exact model code and the Android version. This list covers the device families we are asked about most, not every Android device that exists, and a device missing from it is not automatically incompatible.
NOT ON THE LIST
Send us the model code and we will tell you.
This list covers the device families we are asked about most, not every Android device that exists. Missing from it does not mean incompatible.