Android Settings

 

The android settings window is composed of the following 4 groups of settings - Wireless & Networks, Device, Personal and System settings.

 

Wireless & Networks

 

 

WLAN

Allows you to connect your APOS to a Wi-Fi network.

 

To turn wifi on & connect, open the android Settings app.

If airplane mode has been turned on or Wifi has been turned off, press on the Off/On toggle button to turn it on. 

Tap a listed network. Networks that require a password have a Lock.

After you connect, the network is "Saved." When your APOS is near and Wi-Fi is on, your APOS automatically connects to this network.

 

To turn off or Modify a network, simply press and hold the connected network to get to advanced settings.

More

Allows you to connect your APOS to an Ethernet network.

 

Plug in an Ethernet cable linked to your network into the back Ethernet port of your APOS. A green light indicates a good connection.

Press on Ethernet to get to the network settings.

Enter the IP address, network mask, gateway and DNS of your network.

Press on Ethernet IP mode to set your connection to either Static or DHCP.

 

Please note that for multi APOS environments it is recommended that each APOS have a unique sequential static IP. 

Device

 

 

Display

Allows you to change screen brightness and display settings.

 

Please note that the screen brightness can be set directly within GoPOS in Hardware Settings.

Sound

Allows you to change media, alarm and ring volumes.

 

Please note that the volume can also be set directly within GoPOS in Hardware Settings.

Apps

Press on this icon to configure the permissions and settings of all installed applications. Pressing on one of the installed apps will display the App Info window.

 

The Home App will determine what application is launched on startup and when the Home button on the android bar is pressed. It is recommended that Optima GoPOS be set as the home app. The Android Launcher may be set as the home app, but this would display the Android Home page on startup and users must then launch Optima GoPOS manually.

 

Applications may also be stopped and disabled or uninstalled by pressing on the appropriate button.

Storage

Displays the Internal shared storage of your APOS. If a valid Optima SD card has been installed you will also see the SD card displayed under the Portable storage settings.

 

Battery

Displays the capacity and usage of the internal battery.

 

Please note that the battery levels can be seen directly on the GoPOS Register Display.

Memory

Displays the Internal shared memory of your APOS.

 

Personal

 

 

Languages & Input

Displays the APOS languages, keyboards and mouse settings.

 

 

 

Languages

Your APOS should come installed with English, French and Spanish languages.

 

 

Language

Each installed language will be displayed in preference order. To change the order of a language, press and hold the row and drag it either up or down.

Add a language

To add anew language to the list, press on Add a language. Swipe the screen either up or down to scroll through the list of available languages.

Remove

Press on the icon to display a check box to the left of the installed languages. Check the language or languages you wish to remove and then press on the trash can displayed in the top right corner.

 

Virtual keyboard

Allows you to view and manage the Android Keyboard. Press on Manage Keyboards to add additional virtual keyboards.

Physical keyboard

To use the virtual keyboard displayed on the GoPOS touch screen, "Show Virtual Keyboard" must be enabled.

 

System

 

 

Date & time

Displays the APOS date and time settings. If a user has P-rights, the date and time settings may also be accessed directly from the GoPOS Register screen. Press and hold on the date & time displayed in the top right corner of the screen to change the date and time of your APOS. Android bars will be activated to allow you to arrow back to the Register once your changes have been made.

 

 

 

Automatic date & time

Select this option if your APOS is connected to a network and you wish to use the network provided time.

Automatic time zone

Select this option if your APOS is connected to a network and you wish to use the network provided time zone.

Set date

Use the arrows to navigate to the current month and press on the current date.

 

Set time

Press on the hours and minutes to set the current time.

 

Select time zone

Swipe up or down to scroll the window and select your time zone.

 

Use 24-hour format

Select this option to use a 24-hour time format.

 

Accessibilty

Displays the APOS system settings.

 

 

Show status bar

This option should be enabled to display the status bar at the top of the screen when android bars have been enabled from the GoPOS Home screen.

Show navigation bar

This option should be enabled to display the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen when android bars have been enabled from the GoPOS Home screen. Enabling Android Bars from the GoPOS home settings screen will automatically enable this option.

 

Please note that if ever you are in an android window or application and can not exit the window because the navigation bar is not displayed, swiping down with one or two fingers on the status bar will display Android Settings (cog wheel). You can then navigate to this option to enable the navigation bars which will then allow you to exit your window by pressing on the back button.

 

About phone

Displays the current status information of your android APOS.

 

 

 

Status

Displays the battery status and IP address of you APOS if connected to a network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection.

 

Android version

Displays the Android version installed on your APOS system.