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Testing Simple Signage with TestFlight

Getting started

To test the beta version of Simple Signage using TestFlight, you’ll need to accept an email invitation from the us and have a device that you can use to test.

Required platforms

  • tvOS apps: Apple TV running tvOS 13 or later.

Installing and beta testing Simple Signage

Each build will available to test for at most 90 days, starting from the day we upload them. You can see how many days you have left for testing under the app name in TestFlight. TestFlight will notify you each time a new build is available and will include instructions on what you need to test. Alternatively, with TestFlight 3 or later, you can turn on automatic updates to have the latest beta builds install automatically.

When the testing period is over, you'll no longer be able to open the beta build.

Installation

To get started, install TestFlight on the device you’ll use for testing. Then, accept your email invitation to install the beta app. You can install the beta app on up to 30 devices.

Installing a beta tvOS app via email invitation

  1. Open your email invitation on a mobile device or computer.

  2. Tap or click Start Testing. You'll be taken to a web page with a redemption code.

  3. Open TestFlight on Apple TV.

  4. Go to Redeem and enter the redemption code.

Giving feedback

While testing a beta version of Simple Signage, you can send us feedback about issues you experience, or make suggestions for improvements. Feedback on Simple Signage can be emailed to <EMAIL ADDRESS>.

Contacting the developer

If you need to contact us while you’re testing Simple Signage for reasons other than feedback, you can email us at info@simplesignage.app.

Opting out from testing

If you don’t accept your email invitation, the beta app will not be installed and Apple will not send you any further communications regarding testing. If you accepted the invitation but no longer wish to test the app, you can delete yourself as a tester on the app’s Information page in TestFlight by tapping Stop Testing. Alternatively, you can us at info@simplesignage.app to ask them to remove you by clicking the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of a TestFlight build notification email.

Your Privacy and Data

When you test beta apps with TestFlight, Apple will collect and send crash logs, your personal information such as name and email address, usage information, and any feedback you submit to the developer. Information that is emailed to us directly is not shared with Apple. We are permitted to use this information only to improve our app and are not permitted to share it with a third party. Apple may use this information to improve the TestFlight app.

Apple retains TestFlight data for one year. To view and manage your data with Apple, including your data that is sent to Apple through TestFlight, visit Data and Privacyarrow-up-right. For more information about how we handle your data, consult our <PRIVACY POLICY>. To request access to or deletion of your TestFlight data, contact us directly.

Information shared by using TestFlight

The following data is collected by Apple and shared with us when you use TestFlight.

Data
Description

Email Address

The email address with which you were invited to test the app. This may or may not be the same as the Apple ID associated with your device. If you were invited with a public link, your email address is not shared with the developer.

Name

Your first and last name as entered by the developer when they invited you to test the app using your email address. If you were invited with a public link, your name is not shared with the developer.

Invitation Type

Whether you were invited by email or through a public link.

Status

The status of your invitation: Invited, Accepted, or Installed. This status is refreshed when you accept or install a beta build.

Installs

The number of times you've installed a beta build.

Sessions

The number of times you've used a beta build.

Crashes

The number of crashes per beta build.

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