Downloading and Using the Solstice App for Android

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Solstice provides the ability to present content on your workstation or mobile device wirelessly to a group of participants. As long as the device has a WiFi connection, you can wirelessly project the screen of your workstation or mobile device to a central meeting screen. This document explains how to accomplish basis tasks within the Solstice app for Android devices.

There are two roles in a Solstice session: the host and participant(s). The host computer is the workstation that is hosting the meeting. The host computer initiates the Solstice session and facilitates the meeting. A participant is an individual that may or may not be wirelessly projecting via Solstice during the session. If you are simply watching a presentation via Solstice, you would be non-projecting participant. If you are presenting using Solstice, then you would be a projecting participant during the session.

Downloading the Solstice App for Android Devices

Complete the following steps to download the Solstice app for Android devices.

On your Android device, launch the Google Play Store. The App Store icon may appear similar to the image below.
In the search field, type Solstice. The search results display.
Tap the Solstice by Mersive app. The app page displays.
On the app page, tap the Install option. A confirmation screen displays.
On the confirmation screen, tap the ACCEPT option. The Solstice app begins to download.
When the app is finished downloading, the Solstice app page displays an UNINSTALL and an OPEN option.

The Solstice app is now installed. Proceed to the next section to begin using the Solstice app.

Using the Solstice App for Android Devices

Complete the following steps to use the Solstice app.

Locate and tap the Solstice icon on your device's desktop. Alternately, you can tap the OPEN option from the Solstice app page in the Google Play Store. The Solstice app displays.
Enter your name in the Enter your name to get started field.
Tap the Continue option. The Solstice dashboard displays.
On the Solstice dashboard, tap the Enter IP tab. The Enter IP tab displays.
Enter the IP address of the Solstice host session to which you want to connect.
Tap the GO option to connect to the IP address you have entered. Solstice will prompt you for the Screen Key.
Enter the Screen Key in the appropriate field. The Screen Key is displayed on the Solstice host computer screen.
After you enter the Screen Key, tap the OK option. Solstice will connect your Android device to the Solstice host session and the dashboard will display new options.
You can now select to share a Media File, the device’s Camera, Take Video, or use Webview to present content from a web browser. Tap one of these choices to begin projecting the desired option.

Repeat these steps to use your Android device in conjunction with Solstice.

Ending Solstice Sharing on Your Android Device

To end a Solstice session on your Android device, tap the Disconnect option, located in the right corner of the Solstice app. Your Solstice sharing session will be ended.