Sametime Meeting Server configuration keys for mobile Android users

Add any of these custom configuration keys to the Sametime® Meeting Server to apply to meeting participants using Android mobile devices. Default values are assumed for any configuration keys that are not present.

Table 1. Android configuration key values

Configuration key Default configuration value Description
mobile.Android.currentVersion

Blank - no version checking is done

Sample Values
  • 8.5.2.4.201306101200 (gives users running clients older than 8.5.2.4 Build 201306101200 the option to upgrade to the version available on the install site)
  • 9.0.0.0 (gives users running clients older than 9.0.0.0 the option to upgrade to the version available on the install site)
When an Android client joins a room, this value will be read from the associated meeting server configuration and compared with the client version the user is running. If the user is running a client older than that specified by mobile.Android.currentVersion but newer or equal to mobile.Android.minVersion, the user will be presented with an option to upgrade their client to the latest version available at the install site specified by the mobile.Android.installAddress parameter. The upgrade is optional, so the user can simply cancel the upgrade message and continue joining the meeting.
Note: It is important to ensure that the current version specified by this parameter actually exists on the install site specified by mobile.Android.installAddress before setting or changing this parameter. Setting this parameter to a version that is newer than what is available on the install site will continue to prompt the user with the option to upgrade, even after installing the upgrade.

mobile.Android.installAddress

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ibm.android.sametime.meetings

The administrator can change the setting to point to the client APK file on any web server the customer maintains. Generally, most customers will use Google Play.

There are two scenarios where this parameter is used. The first is when a user chooses to upgrade or is forced to upgrade due to the parameters mobile.Android.minVersion and mobile.Android.currentVersion.

The second scenario is when users who have not yet installed the Sametime Meetings client on their Android device try to open a meeting room URL. In this scenario, the browser will open and attempt to join the room using the device browser. The meeting server will recognize that the join request is coming from an Android device and will take the user to a special page where they are given the opportunity to install the app. If the user chooses to install the app, the meeting server will redirect the user to the install site specified by this parameter. If the parameter has not been set in the meeting server configuration it will default to the app install page on Google Play.

mobile.Android.minVersion

Blank - no version checking is done

Sample Values
  • 8.5.2.4 (require all clients joining rooms on this server to be at least version 8.5.2.4)
  • 8.5.2.4.201305101200 (require all clients joining rooms on this server to be at least version 8.5.2.4 Build 201305101200)
  • 9.0.0.0 (require all clients joining rooms on this server to be at least version 9.0.0.0)
When an Android client joins a room, this value will be read from the associated meeting server configuration and compared with the client version the user is running. If the user is running a client older than that specified by mobile.Android.minVersion, the user will be forced to update their client from the install site specified by the mobile.Android.installAddress before they can join a room on that server.
Note: It is important to ensure that the minimum version specified by this parameter actually exists on the install site specified by mobile.Android.installAddress before setting or changing this parameter. Setting this parameter to a version that is newer than what is available on the install site will prevent users from joining rooms on the associated server.