Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Added

• Target Android 13

Fixed

• Don't participate in Auto Backup for Apps

2.10.8 - 2025-02-28

Fixed

• Remove some false positive error logs during app startup

2.10.7 - 2025-02-26

Fixed

• Improve cancellation handling of internal processes
• Philips 24BL4151T: Don't switch apps between setup and device verification

2.10.6 - 2025-02-20

Fixed

• Limited support for MediaMood Harmony A1 and MVP195
• Skip firmware update device compatibility check if we're lacking privileges
• Pre-confirm EULA based on external storage metadata (limited support)
• Fail fast if there's not enough space to download a firmware update
• Don't reconnect service socket immediately after provisioning

2.10.5 - 2025-02-14

Fixed

• Critical: App no longer crashes on non-Philips devices (since 2.10.4)

2.10.4 - 2025-02-12

Fixed

• Improve Philips SICP reliability further (since 2.1.0)

2.10.3 - 2025-02-11

Fixed

• Philips: Improve SICP reliability resulting in better reporting capabilities

2.10.2 - 2025-02-07

Fixed

• Improve lock task mode handing on Android 10 and newer
• Improve persisting display power state before a system-triggered hard reboot
• Philips 24BDL4151T: ADB/TCP toggle now works as expected
• TPV: Improve scalar service connection reliability

2.10.1 - 2025-01-31

Fixed

• App no longer restarts early in app's lifecycle after a reboot
• Gracefully handle IPC dying during app restart
• Improve MAC address reporting on some devices

2.10.0 - 2025-01-21

Added

• Support Videri Spark

Fixed

• Correctly handle cancellation during an ADB-to-self connection attempt
• Unsupported devices no longer spam configuration endpoint before enabling Demo Mode

2.9.0 - 2025-01-14

Added

• Support Philips 10BDL5051T
• Report supported device feature flags
• Cloud Control now reports Core App version 0.0.0 which should improve feature detection in Box
• Implement management acceptance tests

Fixed

• Read serial number on unsupported Philips tablets

2.8.13 - 2025-01-14

Fixed

• Philips BDL4050D: Remote Desktop

2.8.12 - 2025-01-13

Fixed

• Declare unsupported LED on Philips 10BDL3351T

2.8.11 - 2025-01-11

Fixed

• Philips 10BDL3051T: Remote Desktop

2.8.10 - 2025-01-07

Fixed

• Gracefully handle IPC dying during app restart
• (internal) BenQ SL2K: Factory reset API now works as expected

2.8.9 - 2025-01-02

Fixed

• Gracefully handle IPC dying during app restart
• Correctly parse running system task info using root
• More reliable access checks for system cache partition

2.8.8 - 2025-01-02

Fixed

• App no longer restarts when switching input source on Hisense BM66AE (since 2.7.0)
• Gracefully handle potential issues during Wi-Fi API calls

2.8.7 - 2025-01-02

Fixed

• Report network interfaces with IPv6 link and prefix length greater than 32
• BenQ SL: Display power telemetry is reported correctly after a boot

2.8.6 - 2024-12-16

Fixed

• BenQ SL: Remote Desktop

2.8.5 - 2024-12-12

Fixed

• Fallback launcher should no longer break home app resolution on Android 4.4 for other frontend apps
• Don't install Google WebView 85 if Android WebView 85 or newer is already installed

2.8.4 - 2024-11-07

Fixed

• Philips, BenQ SL: Correctly persist display power state before a system-triggered hard reboot following a display power command or timer event (since 2.7.0)

2.7.9 - 2024-11-07

Fixed

• Philips, BenQ SL: Correctly persist display power state before a system-triggered hard reboot following a display power command or timer event (since 2.7.0)

2.8.3 - 2024-10-31

Fixed

• Novastar: Persist Wi-Fi AP/STA mode set on device (outside of ViPlex)

2.8.2 - 2024-10-30

Fixed

• Screen capture using MediaProjection now works on Android 10 and newer
• Report package install results (since 2.7.0)
• Gracefully handle too big telemetry intervals provided by configuration endpoint

2.7.8 - 2024-10-30

Fixed

• Screen capture using MediaProjection now works on Android 10 and newer
• Report package install results (since 2.7.0)
• Prevent crash when using Preferred Network Manager on unsupported devices
• Sleep and wake up using wake locks should work as expected (since 2.7.3)
• Gracefully handle too big telemetry intervals provided by configuration endpoint

2.8.1 - 2024-10-29

Fixed

• Prevent crash when using Preferred Network Manager on unsupported devices
• Sleep and wake up using wake locks should work as expected (since 2.7.3)

2.8.0 - 2024-10-25

Added

• Support NovaStar TB50
• Screenshot telemetry and API can be disabled by a remote-controlled feature flag
• Report app modules

Fixed

• Gracefully handle invalid telemetry intervals provided by configuration endpoint

2.7.7 - 2024-10-11

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly provision Hisense DM66D and Hisense WF25E (since 2.7.0)

2.7.5 - 2024-10-11

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly provision Hisense BM66AE (since 2.5.0)
• Ethernet toggle persists state correctly on Philips 24BDL4151T (since 2.6.1)

2.6.5 - 2024-10-11

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly provision Hisense BM66AE (since 2.5.0)
• Ethernet toggle persists state correctly on Philips 24BDL4151T (since 2.6.1)

2.5.5 - 2024-10-11

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly provision Hisense BM66AE (since 2.5.0)

2.7.4 - 2024-09-09

Fixed

• App no longer crashes when checking denied permissions on Android 12 (since 2.0.0)
• App no longer crashes when managing screenshot requests (since 2.7.0)
• Improve binding app process lifecycles together

2.7.3 - 2024-09-04

Fixed

• Display ON now works on Android 11 for TV and newer

2.7.2 - 2024-09-04

Fixed

• Critical: Fix alarm-related crash on Android 13 and newer (since 2.7.0)

2.7.1 - 2024-09-04

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly bind app process lifecycles together (since 2.5.0)

2.6.4 - 2024-09-04

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly bind app process lifecycles together (since 2.5.0)

2.5.4 - 2024-09-04

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly bind app process lifecycles together (since 2.5.0)

2.7.0 - 2024-09-03

Added

• Support Philips 10BDL3351T
• Install APKs from arbitrary URLs
• Allow cleartext traffic developer option for downloading files over HTTP during development
• Target Android 12L

Fixed

• Telemetry: Report Device Owner and Accessibility Service status, which can be used to remotely gauge device management capabilities.
• Telemetry: Report process metadata, which can be used to remotely gauge device management capabilities.
• Optimize screenshot delivery for remote desktop
• Set auto/time/zone using Philips API, alternatively
• Validate time zone instead of defaulting to GMT
• Read Wi-Fi MAC address on more devices running Android 11+

2.6.3 - 2024-08-02

Fixed

• Fix in-app inter-process permission checks (since 4.4.0)
• Setup should no longer get stuck on Installing Device Management... on supported devices

2.6.2 - 2024-07-12

Fixed

• SELinux checks should no longer get stuck on some devices
• Sharp: Reject placeholder serial number 8A012345K

2.6.1 - 2024-07-10

Fixed

• Telemetry: Allow reporting multiple connected network interfaces
• Developer Option: Disable Ethernet restart on connection error
• Ethernet restart should no longer cause permanent network loss
• Don't allow Ethernet restart optimistically on untested devices
• Auto-verification: Wait for user setup complete before enforcing policies

2.6.0 - 2024-06-19

Added

• Support Auto-verification from Android Provisioning

• Telemetry: Report actual display power

2.5.3 - 2024-06-19

Fixed

• Report battery status when device isn't plugged in (since 2.3.1)

2.5.2 - 2024-06-19

Fixed

• Only deprovision verified devices; don't interfere with setup
• Correctly load developer options from QR code/NFC provisioning (since 2.3.0)

2.5.1 - 2024-06-18

Fixed

• Additionally load developer options from all files matching sos.dev. + .jar file name on a flash drive
• Fix Wi-Fi MAC address reporting in some cases (since 2.3.0)
• Correctly report proprietary timer settings (since 2.4.0)

2.5.0 - 2024-05-13

Added

• Troubleshooting: Toggle high-priority privileged launcher, e.g. on Android TV, for non-CMS applications
• Support Philips BDL3650Q
• Support hisense DM66D
• Support hisense WF25E

Fixed

• Improve a11y service compatibility with Android 7+ devices
• Setup wizard: Ask for a11y service permission on Android 4.4–6 devices (since 2.0.1)
• Setup wizard: Run in lock task mode on Android 9+ to avoid interrupting automated flows
• Improve high-priority privileged launcher recognition (since 2.3.3)
• Expose authHash in API
• Target Android 11
• hisense BM66AE: Use native portrait mode
• Correctly report Wi-Fi on most devices (since 2.3.0)
• Philips, BenQ SL: Backlight no longer remains off after a system-triggered hard reboot following a display power command or timer event
• Remotely installed packages are started automatically, once again (since 2.5.0-alpha.1)

2.4.1 - 2024-03-21

Fixed

• Critical: Correctly report app upgrade (since 2.4.0)

2.4.0 - 2024-03-14

Added

• Expose location & tags, as seen in Box, to third party apps (requires runtime permission)
• Support Philips BDL4650D
• Troubleshooting: Local & online app update options
• Support package install/uninstall policy
• Experimental Remote Desktop

Fixed

• Update EULA to version 3.0
• Setup wizard should no longer get stuck on Starting... in certain conditions
• Correctly report proprietary timer settings
• Use ADB to perform device management even on devices running Android 11+ with ADB-over-TCP enabled (previously limited to Android 7–10)
• Connection should no longer switch from Ethernet to Wi-Fi as a fallback measure (since 2.0.0)
• Pre-install Google Chrome M85 as WebView provider if Android System WebView by Google LLC M85 can't be pre-installed on Android 7+

2.3.10 - 2024-01-09

Fixed

• Fix crash on Sharp PN-B series regarding Ethernet Restart (since 2.3.0)

2.3.9 - 2023-12-14

Fixed

• Critical: App no longer gets stuck on "Unsupported device" error after deprovisioning
• Work around possible crashes on obscure devices while deprovisioning

2.3.8 - 2023-12-05

Fixed

• App no longer crashes on Android 12 when granting permissions during setup

2.3.7 - 2023-11-15

Fixed

• Improve startup time
• Support Proprietary power timer policy (since 2.3.0)

2.3.6 - 2023-11-07

Fixed

• Fallback Android TV launcher shows Notifications, Settings, and clock in the top right corner

2.3.5 - 2023-11-03

Fixed

• Taking full screenshots using a11y framework on API 30 now works again (since 2.3.1)
• Improved process management during setup

2.3.4 - 2023-10-31

Fixed

• Fix potential deadlock affecting Sony Bravia BPK provisioning (since 2.3.1)
• Avoid potential DoS attack denying cloud connection by starting exported components

2.3.3 - 2023-10-30

Fixed

• IR lock no longer gets stuck when enabled on Sony Bravia (since 2.3.1)
• Attempt to disable preinstalled high-priority Android TV launcher (so other apps can become the launcher)

2.3.2 - 2023-10-29

Fixed

• Background app setup doesn't end prematurely (since 2.3.1)
• Correctly report service connection status

2.3.1 - 2023-10-26

Fixed

• Correctly provision developer options from flash drive
• Disable battery optimizations or disable Idle Mode
• Devices without a battery no longer report battery stats

2.3.0 - 2023-10-01

Added

• Sony Bravia: Suppress IR remote control keys when Kiosk Mode is active (as was always intended)
• Developer Option: Hotel Mode (enables IR RC and user power control in Kiosk Mode)
• Support Proprietary power timer

Fixed

• Remove dependency on BatteryManager
• Setup: Improve ADB connection handling
• Philips 10BDL3051T: Manage network adapters in order to keep connectivity
• Setup: Improve process stability
• Setup: Correctly handle android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS on Android 13
• Persist device name and organization name across app restarts and reboots
• Sony Bravia: Wi-Fi MAC address contributes to device UID for new installations
• BenQ SL: Report correct Android firmware type in case the scaler chip firmware doesn't match
• Report Wi-Fi SSID and signal strength on Android 9+
• Correctly report storage volumes after first run

2.2.3 - 2023-06-27

Fixed

• Setup process is now slightly faster

2.2.2 - 2023-06-26

Fixed

• Setup process is now more resilient to lowmemorykiller system daemon

2.2.1 - 2023-06-26

Fixed

• Vestel: Disable automatic system update dialog

2.2.0 - 2023-06-23

Added

• Expose public key for ADB authentication for automation

Fixed

• Allow android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW for remotely installed apps on Android 10+
• ADB: Confirmation dialog doesn't flicker
• ADB: Confirmation dialog is only shown on subsequent attempts

2.1.0 - 2023-05-10

Added

• Support hisense BM66AE

Fixed

• Setup: Manage more permissions interactively on unsupported devices
• Setup: Offer to enable Philips SICP
• Setup: Offer to set Sharp's Monitor Control Select to Application
• Panasonic: Support IR lock

2.0.1 - 2023-04-20

Fixed

• Report correct model to cloud (since 2.0.0)
• Improve setup experience on some TVs
• Gracefully handle missing WebView package
• Deprovisioning: Coerce volume between 10 % and 50 %
• Deprovisioning: Reset screen orientation
• Deprovisioning: Clear app cache
• Status: Added option to Rerun Setup Wizard under new Troubleshooting dialog
• Public API: Auto Start SDK works again (since 2.0.0)

2.0.0 - 2023-03-21

Added

• Use ADB to perform device management on devices running Android 7-10 with ADB-over-TCP enabled
• Set self as device owner on devices with root or ADB-over-TCP enabled
• EULA confirmation during setup
• Report management capabilities
• Experimental: Support separate frontend app
• Experimental: Allow running on unsupported devices
• Support Panasonic SQE2

Changed

• Implement interactive step-by-step setup wizard ensuring proper configuration after first run

Fixed

• Correctly recognize Ethernet connection on Philips
• Vestel: Report correct firmware version

1.7.1 - 2023-03-10

Fixed

• Gracefully handle if we can't toggle Do Not Disturb mode along volume
• Don't ask to enable Accessibility Service on platforms that don't support it
• Philips: Reliably check external storage lock
• Support Elo I-Series 4 Value

1.7.0 - 2022-11-02

Added

• Report device brand separately
• Report OS version
• Support Elo I-Series 4
• Support Elo Backpack 4 Standard and Value
• Support QR code and NFC provisioning on Android 12

Fixed

• Using certain device management APIs on BenQ SL2K no longer restarts the app

Security

• Update OkHostnameVerifier, fix CVE-2021-0341
• Update Google Play services SDK, fix CVE-2022-1799
• Update Guava, fix CVE-220-8908

1.6.1 - 2022-09-05

Fixed

• Remove surrounding quotation marks from reported Wi-Fi SSID
• Check native library compatibility before installing packages

1.6.0 - 2022-07-04

Added

• Support Vestel PN series

Fixed

• Fix false negative package install results
• Fix display off using root on Android 4.4
• Fix setting time using root

1.5.1 - 2022-05-04

Fixed

• Fix potential crash when fetching time from NTP server (since 1.5.0)
• Display on/off/timer work more reliably on Philips BDL4051D
• Fix Device Owner feature check on Sony Bravia

1.5.0 - 2022-03-17

Added

• BenQ, Philips: Restore display power state after a power outage
• Automatically attempt to update to at least WebView 85.0.4183.120

Fixed

• Read serial number after provisioning as Device Owner
• Interactive package install now works on Android 11
• Taking screenshots should now work on supported devices running Android 12 or newer
• Taking screenshots is now supported on Android 11 using Accessibility Service API
• Improved attempt to fix time on devices which don't preserve time across reboots
• Sharp PN-HM1 should no loner get stuck on black screen after display ON command

1.4.1 - 2022-02-03

Fixed

• Open status page after provisioning

1.4.0 - 2022-02-02

Added

• Support Philips BDL3550Q (Android 8.0)
• Support Philips BDL4550D (Android 8.0)
• Support Philips BDL4551T (Android 8.1)
• Support ELO I-Touch 3.0 (Android 8.1 AOSP)
• Support ProDVX APPC-10X (Android 8.1)
• Support Sony Bravia (Android 10, requires advanced setup)
• Support arbitrary phones (Android 7+, requires advanced setup)
• Allow taking screenshots using Media Projection API (requires advanced setup)
• Report screen resolution
• Report firmware type
• Report temperature
• Device Policy
• Bundle support for recent TLS cipher suites
• Install packages and firmware updates from absolute URLs
• Support firmware update on Android 10+ with Device Owner
• Re-apply last set display power after reboot

Fixed

• Report correct serial number on BenQ
• Throttle installed package reports
• Correctly reschedule timer events
• Report package install failure immediately on BenQ SL2K
• Automatically grant runtime permissions for installed packages on more devices
• Send all types of telemetry reports on app start
• Improved telemetry stability
• Improved platform socket stability
• Report framerate
• Support firmware update on BenQ SL2K
• Set orientation on Philips tablets
• Read temperature on more devices
• Report correct screen resolution on Android 4.4 and 5.x
• Display on/off should be more reliable on Philips BDL3550Q and BDL4550D
• Schedule app restart

1.3.0 - 2020-12-11

Added

• Support Sharp PN-HM1 series.
• Support setting NTP server.

Fixed

• Philips xxBDL4051D should no longer get stuck during reboot.
• Screen will no longer be forced on if there are no proprietary timer rules set.
• Setting brightness should use correct range on tablets.
• Disable Smart Power on Philips TVs before setting brightness.
• Report last charging time on Android 6+.
• Support Ethernet restart on BenQ SL2K.
• Don't attempt Ethernet restart when using static IP.

1.2.2 - 2020-08-25

Fixed

• Temporarily enable Wi-Fi adapter to get WLAN MAC address, if needed.

1.2.1 - 2020-08-21

Fixed

• Support rk3399_mid devices when running as Device Owner.

1.2.0 - 2020-08-19

Added

• Support BenQ SL2K (Android 8) series.
• Support Philips DL (Android 7) series.
• Support recent SSL ciphers via unbundled signageOS Conscrypt APK.
• Expose preferred kiosk state through a ContentProvider (requires runtime permission or shell).
• Support pre-verification for Open subscription type.
• Report more info about OS to server.
• Report installed packages to server.
• Allow Lock Task Mode for all apps installed via Cloud Control when running as Device Owner app.
• Start apps after installation.
• Support uninstalling Android apps via remote action.

Fixed

• Bundle some recent root CA certificates.
• Support setting brightness on Philips QL.
• Correctly report battery status to server.
• Handle corner cases in interactive package installer.
• Persist preferred kiosk state.
• Sharp will not change monitor button lock anymore (lock mode may change to accommodate RC lock).
• Fix Ethernet restart on BenQ SL2K series.
• Disable system package verifier for silent package installs on some devices.
• Grant runtime permissions to apps installed via Cloud Control.

1.1.0 - 2020-02-07

Added

• Support BenQ SL series.
• Support Sharp PN series.
• Support Philips DL (Android 4), PL, QL, TL (10" Android 4, 24") series.
• Support Open subscription type.
• Support launching Android apps via remote action.
• Support controlling screen orientation.
• Automatically install required system companion apps.

Fixed

• Unrecognized power commands are no longer treated as failed.
• UpdateDeviceTimeSettings command now reports success correctly.
• SetDeviceVolume and SyncRemoteControlSettings now report failure correctly.
• Backup restart power action is confirmed to server.
• Socket config URL is never changed at runtime.
• App doesn't crash when restarting on Android 9+.
• Various fixes in service socket connection.
• Re-compress large screenshots before upload.

1.0.2 - 2019-10-01

Fixed

• Restart Cloud Control on uncaught exception.
• Prevent potential error when web socket fails to connect.

1.0.1 - 2019-10-01

Fixed

• Added missing ping to server every 30 seconds.
• Unlock RC and ensure power on after deprovisioning.

1.0.0 - 2019-09-20

This is the initial release of the Cloud Control app.

Added

• Device registration & verification.
• Remote device management.
• Socket health checking and Backup restart
• Status screen.
• Restart Ethernet if necessary.