Software releases & updates

Most users don't need this page. Screens run the impressPlayer software and keep working without you touching versions. This is for when you need a specific build — a fresh install, a re-install, or a rollback.

Where to find the builds

In the top bar of the app, open Downloads. The page lists the impressPlayer and app builds for every platform, each with its version number, and it shows when the list was last updated.

The Downloads page: player builds per platform, with versions and older versions

The Downloads page: player builds per platform, with versions and older versions


Each card gives you the same three things:

  • a direct download of the current version (the version number is on the button),

  • a Latest link that always points at the newest build, so it stays correct over time,

  • an Older versions list, for when you need to go back to a specific build.

What's on the page

Platform

What you get

LG webOS

impressBox Player .ipk

Android

impressBox Player .apk

Samsung Tizen

impressPlayer .wgt

Samsung Orsay (SSSP)

Legacy impressPlayer .zip — older Samsung screens, HTTP only

BrightSign

impressPlayer SD-card .zip — unzip onto the root of the player's SD card

ImpressWrite

The desktop app, for Windows, macOS and Linux (AppImage, .deb, .rpm, Arch)

BalenaOS, LG firmware

Images used when preparing hardware

Which one do I need?

Normally none — a screen that is already running keeps running. Reach for a download when you are installing a player for the first time (see impressPlayer install guides), re-installing after a factory reset, or when support asks you to try a specific version.

Use Latest unless you have a reason not to. Pick from Older versions only when you need to match a version that is known to work on that hardware, or to step back after a problem.

Updating a screen that is already installed

Install the new build the same way you installed the first one — the platform's install guide covers it. For LG screens in bulk, see Remote TV-app installation (Beanstaller).

If a screen looks stuck after an update, check its status and logs, and reboot it (see Managing devices day-to-day).

Managed players. Some impressBox hardware runs a managed image where the running release is controlled centrally rather than by downloading a file. That is handled by the impressBox team (or by asking the assistant), not from a list in the app.