Build, deploy and live-test the ViiA Android signage player without leaving the editor.
Features
- Live device dashboard — connect boxes by adb, auto-discover them on the LAN, and watch model / installed version / orientation / RAM / WebSocket status / now-playing media in real time. One-click Deploy+Run, Fullscreen, Root per device.
- Build APK (device/ARM or emulator/x86) with the correct
versionCode/signing every time (auto--bump), avoiding the "won't install" traps. - Install Doctor — pre-checks version downgrades and signature mismatches before installing.
- Deploy — install, relaunch and enter fullscreen in one command.
Commands
Open the Command Palette and type ViiA, or use the ViiA Android activity-bar view.
Requirements
- Android SDK platform-tools (
adb) onANDROID_HOME/PATH. - .NET 8 SDK +
androidworkload (for building the APK). - The bundled
viia-androidCLI (shipped in the extension) does the work; override withviiaAndroid.cliPath/viiaAndroid.cliDllfor development.
Settings
viiaAndroid.projectDir— theviiaplayer2project directory (else auto-detected).viiaAndroid.cliPath/viiaAndroid.cliDll— override the CLI location.