Do you support touch screens?

Does the Yodeck players support touch screens?

Introduction

Touchscreen technology has come a long way since its inception, and it is safe to say that it has revolutionized the way we interact with our devices. Today, we are proud to announce that we have finally caught up with this technology and are now offering support for touchscreen devices.

The decision to support touchscreen technology was driven by the ever-increasing demand for more intuitive and user-friendly devices. With touchscreens, users can easily interact with their devices through simple gestures, swipes, and taps, making using them much more natural and intuitive.

In addition, touchscreen devices are becoming more ubiquitous in our daily lives. From smartphones to tablets, laptops, and even digital kiosks, touchscreen technology is everywhere. Supporting this technology makes it easier for users to interact with our products and services.

Which Yodeck players support the Touch Functionality?

Currently, only the Web Player and the Android players support this functionality. below you can find the relative guides on how to install the Yodeck software on these players.
  1. Web Player
  2. Android
We work on this project in order to support the touch functionality for the Raspberry Pi and Brightsign Players as well.

Where do I enable this option?

  1. Edit the Web Player or the Android player you want to have Touch capabilities
  2. In the Basic Tab, enable the TouchScreen option
  3. Save the player's form

Bear in mind that this will work only for Web Pages and Widgets. Images, Videos and Documents are not supported yet. For example, if you have a Playlist, you cannot go back, forward or skip a media. This is something that we will work and release in the near future.

 

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