Requirements and recommended devices for running the Tracktile app

Tracktile is also an Android app that can be installed from the Google Play Store. It currently runs on Android tablets only — iPad and other Apple devices are not supported at this time, and Amazon Fire tablets are not supported (they don't include the Google Play Store).

We often advise that the tablet requirement is 10.1” or larger, but screen size alone does not tell you whether a tablet will work. What matters is the tablet's usable working area, which depends on both its resolution and the display density it ships with. Some inexpensive tablets advertise a large, high-resolution screen but set an unusually high display density, so Tracktile renders as though it were on a small phone and buttons end up off-screen. The safest way to avoid this is to buy one of the vetted devices listed below.

Requirements at a glance

A tablet must meet every item in the Minimum column. The one item that is not printed on any spec sheet — the working area (smallestWidth) — is exactly why we publish the device list below; buying from that list guarantees it is met.

Recommended tablets

Any tablet in these three tiers meets the requirements and has been chosen from established brands that configure their displays correctly. Prices are approximate (Wi-Fi models) and change with sales.

Minimum — meets the requirements at the lowest cost

Mid-range — better screen, processor, and memory

Recommended — best overall experience

What to avoid

• Off-brand or generic tablets (the kind sold cheaply on marketplace sites). These often advertise a large screen and high resolution but fail in practice because of non-standard display density — buttons and menus run off-screen.
• Amazon Fire tablets — they use Fire OS and do not include the Google Play Store, so Tracktile cannot be installed.
• Any Apple iPad — iOS/iPadOS is not supported at this time.
• If you are considering a tablet that is not on the list above, contact Tracktile support before buying and we can confirm whether it will work.

Wall-mounted kiosk stations (browser-based)

For a permanent, wall-mounted station, Tracktile runs as the web app in a locked-down kiosk browser — not the Android app. This is the preferred setup for fixed kiosks: the web app gives the better experience on a large, always-on screen, and it avoids the display-scaling issues entirely because you control the whole device.

Recommended hardware: a commercial Android touch panel. These are built for continuous (24/7) use, mount flush to a wall, and are powered permanently over a single Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) cable — so, unlike a consumer tablet, there is no battery to swell or fail over time.

Best default: the ProDVX APPC-10XP (or the 15.6" APPC-15 for a larger screen) — capacitive touch, flush wall mount, single-cable PoE, and no battery. iiyama and IAdea are near-identical PoE alternatives; Elo is the premium option with the strongest remote-management ecosystem.

Budget alternative: a listed tablet in a wall enclosure. A tablet from the list above can be wall-mounted in a locking enclosure. It costs less, but a consumer tablet on permanent power is prone to battery swelling during 24/7 use — so enable a charge limiter (Samsung Knox battery protection caps charging at ~85%, or use an inline limiter such as Chargie). A commercial panel avoids this entirely.

Software: lock the browser to Tracktile. Use a kiosk browser so the station boots straight into Tracktile, stays full-screen, reloads on crash, and can't be exited without a PIN. Recommended default: Fully Kiosk Browser (about $8 per device one-time, plus optional Fully Cloud remote management around $2 per device/month). For larger fleets or stricter control, Scalefusion or Android's built-in dedicated-device (COSU) mode are good step-ups.

Set-up essentials: mount in landscape; lock the browser to your Tracktile URL; enable autostart-on-boot, full-screen, and auto-reload; set a PIN-protected exit; and connect via Ethernet (PoE) or reliable Wi-Fi.

For IT / advanced users: verifying a device

If you need to confirm a tablet that isn't on the list, the value that matters is the Android landscape smallestWidth, which must be at least 800 dp. With the device connected over USB debugging:

adb shell wm size        (shows resolution in pixels)

adb shell wm density     (shows the reported DPI)

Then: smallestWidth (dp) = shorter side in pixels ÷ (density ÷ 160). Example: 1200 ÷ (240 ÷ 160) = 800 dp — passes. If a supported tablet shows a cramped layout, first set Settings → Display → Display size to Default, which resolves the most common case.

Questions about a specific device? Contact Tracktile support before purchasing and we can confirm compatibility. Prices and model availability are approximate and change over time.