# Android client licence activation

**URL:** https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/android-client-licence-activation/5974
**Category:** Get Help
**Created:** [May 11, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/android-client-licence-activation/5974 "2016-05-11T15:22:08Z")
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### Author: ![Peter](https://community.xibo.org.uk/user_avatar/community.xibo.org.uk/peter/32/8154_2.png) [@Peter](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/Peter)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/android-client-licence-activation/5974/2 "2016-05-11T15:31:15Z")

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mmm, so:

CMS:  
The display licence that you assign to your displays there (both Android and Windows) are required for those devices to connect and receive content from CMS.

Now, while Windows clients don’t require anything else, Xibo for Android does (after initial 14 days trial) this is our commercial player which require paid licence (again after trial).

More details:

> [@Licencing your Xibo for Android Display](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/licencing-your-xibo-for-android-display/4345):
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> Please note: This page has been updated and can be found at the following location [Licensing your commercial Xibo Player](https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/licensing-your-commercial-xibo-player) Xibo for Android (and white labelled derivatives) require a Xibo for Android software licence to function after the 14 day trial period. Each device that runs Xibo for Android is linked to a “licence pool email address” that can be created and managed from the [Customer Portal.](https://springsignage.com/portal/) Licences are purchased for a major software version and are perpetual for that version. See the foll…

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