Home screen and toolbars (A31-O1 EDLA)

Learn the options available on your VPC-A31-O1 home screen and some apps you can start using to begin lesson creation and delivery in this article.

Home screen overview

Once the device is powered on and the initial setup has been completed, you'll be presented with a home screen that should be familiar to any Android-based mobile device user.

Default home screen of the VPC-A31-O1. (Scheme A theme pictured.)

A Google search bar is available with mic input as an option for searching. Below that, default apps and app groups are preloaded for your convenience.

App	Description
Google apps	Find all the important Google apps you need and access personal files and more after signing in with your Google account.
myViewBoard Whiteboard	Launch myViewBoard Whiteboard, ViewSonic's whiteboarding software designed to make the most out of your large display in the classroom.
Settings	Access the settings menu, where you can configure preferences, networks, firmware updates, Google accounts, and more.
myViewBoard Display	Launch myViewBoard Display, ViewSonic's screen sharing app which only requires an internet connection. Go to myviewboard.com/display and start sharing your screen from an external device to your display.
Google Play Store	Access the Google Play Store's catalog of approved apps. Search your favorite apps, install them, and run them right on your display.

Taskbar

Also on this default home screen, find the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. This taskbar is available at any time.

The taskbar located at the bottom-center of the screen, available at all times.

Action	Description
Back	Return to the previous screen.
Home	Go to the home screen.
Recent apps	View all recently opened apps, with the most recent visible first.

All apps

To view all apps, on the home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

ViewSonic custom theme

A customized ViewSonic theme is also available to enable a view of the home screen, apps, and tools that highlight myViewBoard educational apps, tools, and more. In addition, an always-available side toolbar is present on either side of the screen, giving you access to quick tools.

ViewSonic custom theme home screen. Side toolbar buttons are available on the left and right edges of the screen with this scheme. (Scheme B theme pictured.)

To enable this theme,

1. Open Settings.
2. Open the System menu.
3. Press Launcher Theme.
4. Select the Scheme B option.
5. After selecting, you will see the above home screen with side toolbar buttons.

Location of Launcher Scheme, found in Settings > System.

Side toolbar

To open the side toolbar, press  (always available, no matter if you're on the home screen, in an app, or in settings).

In the side toolbar, find the following options:

Action	Description
Back	Return to the previous screen.
Marker	Annotate the screen with the option to save your work.
Home	Go to the home screen.
Recent apps	View all recently opened apps, with the most recent visible first.
Input menu	View all available input sources and switch to them.
Shortcut menu	Access a menu with shortcuts to certain settings like Wi-Fi, brightness, and volume, as well as access to tools and apps. See more below.
Power	Power off your device.
Settings	Access device settings.

Action	Description
Back	Return to the previous screen.
Marker	Annotate the screen with the option to save your work.
Home	Go to the home screen.
Recent apps	View all recently opened apps, with the most recent visible first.
Input menu	View all available input sources and switch to them.
Shortcut menu	Access a menu with shortcuts to certain settings like Wi-Fi, brightness, and volume, as well as access to tools and apps. See more below.
Power	Power off your device.
Settings	Access device settings.

Tool	Description
Wi-Fi	Open Wi-Fi settings.
Bluetooth	Open Bluetooth settings to connect to wireless devices.
Hotspot	Open hotspot settings to give internet access to other devices.
Volume	Adjust device volume level.
Brightness	Adjust device brightness level.
Device power options	Power device off. Restart device. Enter sleep mode.
Freeze	Lock the current screen, disabling the ability to touch interact, to focus on the screen's contents.
ScreenShot	Open a screenshotting tool.
ECO	Enable/disable ECO mode. When enabled, after 1 hour of idling, the screen will enter sleep mode.
Spotlight	Enable a tool makes only a certain section of the screen visible.
Apps	Access a quick menu of all installed apps.

Customizing the home screen

Whether on Scheme A or Scheme B, home screen tiles can be customized.

To add apps to the home screen,

1. View all apps:
   1. Scheme A: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
   2. Scheme B: Press the All Apps icon on the home screen.
2. Press-hold your desired app:
   1. Scheme A: Drag the icon and place it in your desired location within the outlined area on the home screen.
   2. Scheme B: Press-hold until the options menu appears and press Add to Homepage.

Files app being dragged into app section on the home screen. (Scheme A)Files in app tray with options menu open to add to the home screen. (Scheme B)

To remove apps from the home screen,

1. On the home screen, press-hold the app you want to remove. (Both schemes.)
2. Then,
   1. Scheme A: Drag the icon to the top of the screen to where the Remove label is located.
   2. Scheme B: Press the remove icon after it appears.

User drags the Files app to the top of the screen to remove it. (Scheme A)User has press-held an icon, resulting in delete icons appearing on all apps. (Scheme B)

Split screen

Recent apps can be accessed from the taskbar in Scheme A and the side toolbar in Scheme B. Once open, view all recently opened apps. Have the option to screenshot or split apps.

When the recent apps view is open, the option to split the most recently opened app to half of the screen will be available. After pressing the Split option, you'll be prompted to select another app to open in split view.

Whiteboard open in split screen alongside a web browser.

myViewBoard educational apps

Your VPC-A31-O1 comes preloaded with myViewBoard apps designed to enhance the classroom.

myViewBoard Whiteboard

Access a fully featured digital whiteboarding app on your ViewBoard. myViewBoard Whiteboard  offers essential whiteboarding tools like pens, erasers, shapes, math tools, and more, as well as interactive and multimedia tools for all your lesson delivery needs.

Overview of myViewBoard Whiteboard's canvas and its tools.

To get started with Whiteboard, we recommend your myViewBoard account is ready so you can sign in to take advantage of myViewBoard Entity benefits.

Learn about Whiteboard's working area, all of its features, and more in our myViewBoard Whiteboard guide.

 

myViewBoard Manager

myViewBoard Manager  provides a way to manage your ViewSonic devices from a web console. Pair your ViewBoard with Manager to allow IT admin to remotely send commands to the ViewBoard.

By doing so, you'll be able to power off, adjust volume, add Wi-Fi, update firmware, broadcast messages, and more! With Manager Advanced, do even more, like broadcasting multimedia, scheduling automated jobs, and pre-configuring device profiles.

Learn the basics of Manager and then how to pair your ViewBoard with your entity's Manager.

myViewBoard Display

For a convenient way to begin sharing a desktop device screen to your ViewBoard, use myViewBoard Display . All you need is an internet connection and browser on your casting device!

Sending screen on a desktop device.
Receiving screen on a ViewBoard.

Learn how to set casting up in our myViewBoard Display guide.

Google services

For organizations set up with Google accounts, the VPC-A31-O1 is perfectly suited to help you take advantage of all included products and services. To access all your files and preferences, you'll first have to set up your profile on the device and then sign in to your Google account.

Google Play Store

Access the safe and secure Google Play Store to browse all your preferred apps. View the Kids page where popular teacher-approved apps can be found. Review Play Protect settings at any time to confirm that all installed apps are safe.

Play Protect settings, where the option to scan for harmful apps installed on your device is available.