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Android for digital signage?
Same here, no experience yet but i'm always keeping an eye out for interesting solutions to use at home that don't require a battery 😂.
But would a media box like the mi box work for you? It runs android TV (or Google tv now maybe, I only have an older one here), and can open apps. You can even sideload apps if it there is no Android TV specific app developed.
So funny story, I actually just tried to manage my Google TV at home with Intune and it didn't work. I tried really hard too. Had to load the Device Policy, Company Portal and Intune apps with ADB, give them system permissions with shell commands and connect a keyboard to enter in the provisioning code but no dice. I guess other people have tried this as well and it's a known thing that Google doesn't support managing Android TVs.
haha okay thats indeed not possible, its about time they get that sorted because I can already hear my colleagues working with apple shouting, " we can manage our Apple TV's without problems😈"
Since you are a Microsoft focused company, you might find some cheaper Teams rooms solutions (that either run Windows or Android), those can be managed with Intune and can be used for narrow casting in meeting rooms (Dual function) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/digital-signage
Lol yeah when JAMF announced you can manage Apple Vision Pros I laughed 🤣.
We are actually trying to push Teams rooms for our conference room spaces but unfortunately they don't work as a digital signage solution. MS doesn't support the digital signage mode on Android-based MTRs only on Windows....which is the exact thing we are trying to get away from. Thanks for the suggestion though!
