Install on an Android device

The Media24 Player is distributed as a single Android APK that you install (sideload) on your box. There is no Play Store listing — you download the APK from your own Manager and install it directly.

Download the player APK

In the Manager top bar, click the Downloads icon (the download arrow), then Download player APK. This is always the current build for your fleet.

Manager top bar → Downloads → Download player APK

That button opens the public APK link (/apk). If the box has no browser or you prefer to prepare it from another computer, open the same link there and copy the downloaded file onto the box (USB, network share, or a file manager), or open the link in the box’s own browser. In production the link is served at https://api.media24.uz/apk.

Note

The link only serves a file once an operator has activated a player release. If you get a “no release” error, ask your Media24 operator to activate the current build.

Allow installs from unknown sources

Because the APK does not come from the Play Store, Android will ask for permission the first time you open it. On Android 8 and newer, the OS shows an “Install unknown apps” prompt for whichever app is opening the APK (your browser or file manager) — follow that prompt to allow it, then continue. Older Android versions instead have a single Unknown sources switch in Settings.

Note

Android’s Settings menus differ between devices and versions — follow the on-screen prompt rather than a fixed menu path.

Install and open the player

Run the downloaded APK, accept Android’s install dialog, and open Media24 Player. On first launch the app lands on the connect screen, where you enter an activation code — continue with Connect a screen.

Set Media24 as the Home app — accept this prompt

After the device is enrolled and playing, the player shows a one-time prompt: “Set Media24 as your Home screen” with Set as Home and Later.

Accept it. Being the device’s default Home app is what makes the player open automatically on power-up and relaunch itself if it ever closes — no one needs to touch the screen. On Android 10 and newer this is a single system dialog; on older versions it opens the Home-app settings screen.

Caution

If you skip Set as Home, the player may not come back reliably after a reboot or a crash. Boot auto-start alone only works after the app has been opened manually at least once since it was installed or updated.

Protect the app from uninstall (optional)

To stop anyone from removing the player, grant it Device Administrator in Android Settings. There is no button for this inside the player — it is done in Android Settings only:

1. Open Settings → Security (& privacy) → Device admin apps (the exact path varies by device).
2. Find Media24 Player in the list and turn it on.
3. Confirm the activation dialog. It declares a single power — Lock the screen — and nothing else (no data wipe).

The Device Administrator activation dialog declares only screen-lock — no data wipe

Once granted, the player cannot be uninstalled until an operator deactivates the admin.

Note

There is no in-app button for the Device Administrator grant — it is done in Android Settings only.

See also

• Connect a screen
• Updating the player
• System requirements