Installing the Veysign Android Player and Activating a Screen in Under a Minute

What the Veysign player actually is

The Veysign player is a native Android app that runs on the screen itself, whether that screen is an Android TV, an Android box connected to a regular TV or commercial display, or a tablet. It is not a browser tab pointed at a hosted page, which matters for reliability: a native app can recover predictably after a restart, manage memory over long uptimes, and keep the current playlist available locally, in ways a browser running in kiosk mode generally cannot.

This guide covers installing the app and activating a screen for the first time. If you're setting up your very first screen as part of a bigger setup, such as a restaurant menu board, the restaurant signage setup guide covers the same activation step in the context of building your first playlist.

Installing the player

Install the Veysign player on the Android TV, box, or tablet that will run the screen. Veysign supports Android 9 and newer across Android TV devices, common Android boxes, tablets, and compatible commercial displays. Hardware quality varies across manufacturers, which is why we maintain a tested-device approach rather than claiming every Android device will behave identically. If you're choosing hardware for a new install, a device from our supported list gives you the most predictable result.

Activating a screen with a 6-digit code

Once the player app is running, it displays a 6-digit activation code directly on the screen. This code is what links that specific piece of hardware to your Veysign account, and it's the entire provisioning step: there is no manual configuration file, no separate device management console, and no visit from a specialist required.

In the dashboard, go to Screens and choose "Add screen." This opens a pairing page where you type in the 6-digit code shown on the TV, along with an optional name for the screen, such as "Front Counter" or "Lobby Display," so it's identifiable later in a list of many screens. Activation codes expire after 15 minutes, so generate the code on the device first, then enter it in the dashboard while it's still valid. If a code expires before you enter it, the player generates a new one automatically.

The whole process, from a freshly installed player to a linked, named screen in your dashboard, is designed to take under a minute.

What happens right after activation

A newly activated screen doesn't have any content assigned yet, so it will show a default idle state until you assign it a playlist, either directly or through a schedule targeting its location or group. Once a playlist is assigned and the screen downloads it, the player switches over automatically. From here, the dashboard tracks the screen's live status, its last sync time, its current playlist, and its storage use, so you always know what a given screen is actually showing without needing to walk up to it.

If a screen needs to be re-paired

Two situations call for generating a fresh activation code and re-pairing a screen: rotating its credential if you suspect it's been compromised, and setting up hardware that's being reused after being unlinked from a previous assignment. In both cases, the screen's name, location, group, and playlist assignment carry over automatically once it's re-paired, so you're not rebuilding its configuration from scratch, just re-establishing the secure connection between that specific device and your account.

Next steps

With a screen activated, the next steps are uploading media and building a playlist, covered in the restaurant signage setup guide, and, if you're planning to run more than one screen, setting up locations and screen groups so schedules can target them together, covered in managing digital signage across multiple locations.