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On Android players, screen sleep is scheduled from the Pickcel console using a device profile, a set of device-level settings you configure once and assign to one or many screens. Set the sleep hours in the profile and every Android screen using that profile goes to sleep and wakes up automatically, saving power and extending panel life during hours when nobody is watching.
The Pickcel launcher must be installed on the Android TV. The sleep schedule is set in the console, but it is the launcher on the device that actually carries it out. Without the launcher installed, the schedule saves and assigns normally, but nothing happens on the display.

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How screen sleep works on Android

Screen sleep needs two pieces working together:

The device profile, in the console

This is where you define the schedule: sleep start time, sleep end time, and which screens it applies to. It is configuration only, it does not talk to the TV’s power controls directly.

The Pickcel launcher, on the Android TV

The launcher is installed on the device as an APK, alongside the Pickcel player app. It reads the schedule from the assigned device profile and enforces it: at the sleep start time it stops the Pickcel app and drives that TV’s own sleep controls, and at the sleep end time it wakes the display and brings the app back.
This is why the launcher is not optional. The console has no way to put an Android TV to sleep on its own, and every Android TV brand exposes its power and sleep controls differently, so the launcher is the piece that bridges the two.
Because those controls differ from model to model, installing the launcher is specific to each Android TV. That process is covered in its own guide, separate from this page. Install the launcher on your TV first, then come back and set the schedule below.

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Set up the sleep schedule

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Open the Device Profile tab

In the Pickcel console, go to the Settings module and open the Device Profile tab. Click Add Profile in the top-right corner.
Already have a profile assigned to these screens? Click its three-dot (…) menu and choose Edit instead of creating a new one. A screen can only use one device profile at a time.
Pickcel Settings module with the Device Profile tab selected and the Add Profile button in the top-right corner
2

Name the profile

Enter a unique Profile Name so you can identify the profile later, for example “Schedule Off”.
Add Profile form with the Profile Name field filled in and the Screen Health Indicator toggle below it
3

Turn on the sleep schedule and set the times

Scroll past Logo Settings to the Other Settings panel and switch Enable Screen Sleep Schedule on. Two time fields appear:
  • Sleep Start Time: when the screen should go to sleep.
  • Sleep End Time: when the screen should wake up.
Set both using the clock picker.
Other Settings panel with Enable Screen Sleep Schedule toggled on, showing the Sleep Start Time and Sleep End Time fields
4

Save the profile

Click Add Profile in the top-right corner to save.
Add Profile form with the sleep schedule configured and the Add Profile save button in the top-right corner
5

Confirm the profile was created

A Profile created successfully message appears and the new profile shows up in the Device Profile list with 0 associated screens for now.
Device Profile list showing a Profile created successfully message and the new profile with zero associated screens
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Open Assign Screens

The schedule only takes effect once the profile is applied to a screen. Click the three-dot (…) menu on the right of the profile row and choose Assign Screens.
Device profile row with the three-dot menu open showing Edit, Assign Screens, and Delete options
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Select the screens and save

In the Assign Screens dialog, tick the Android screens that should follow this sleep schedule, then click Save. Use Search screens… to find specific screens, and the counter at the top left confirms how many are selected.
Assign Screens dialog with an Android TV screen ticked, a selected-screens counter, and Cancel and Save buttons
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Confirm the screens are linked

You’ll see an Updated Successfully message, and the Associated screens count for the profile now reflects the screens you picked.
Device Profile list showing an Updated Successfully message and the profile now linked to one associated screen
Your Android screens will now go to sleep and wake up automatically at the times you set.

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Good to know

Check these in order:
  1. The Pickcel launcher is installed on the TV. This is the most common cause. The console accepts and saves the schedule whether or not the launcher is present, so a correctly configured profile still does nothing on a device without it.
  2. The profile is actually assigned to that screen. The Device Profile list shows the associated screen count.
  3. The screen has picked up the new profile. If in doubt, force it to re-fetch, see the next question.
  4. The device’s date and time are correct. A device with a wrong clock sleeps at the wrong time. The third health indicator dot turns red when the device’s date/time is off.
  5. The player is online, so it can receive the updated profile.
Still stuck? Contact our support team.
If a screen is assigned to the profile but is not sleeping, make it re-fetch its settings:
  • Restart the screen: switch the display off and then on again.
  • Clear the cache from the console: open the Screen module, click the screen to open its details, click the three-dot (…) menu at the top right, and choose Clear Cache. This re-fetches the latest settings and reloads the screen.
In that same menu, Clear Data and Deactivate are destructive. Clear Cache is the one you want here.
Screen details page with the three-dot menu open showing Reload Screen, Clear Cache, Clear Data, Reboot Display, Screen Replace, and Deactivate
Go to Settings → Device Profile, click the profile’s three-dot (…) menu, and choose Edit. Adjust the times, or switch Enable Screen Sleep Schedule off to stop sleeping the screens entirely. Save, then refresh the screens (restart or clear cache) so the change reaches the device.
Hard Sleep is a separate toggle in the same Other Settings panel. Where the standard sleep schedule blanks the display, Hard Sleep forces a complete system sleep mode for maximum power savings. Leave it off unless you specifically need the deeper power saving, and test it on one screen first, since waking behavior varies by device.
Yes, that is the point of a device profile. Assign the one profile to every screen that shares the same sleep hours. If different locations need different hours, create one profile per schedule and assign each to its own set of screens.

Android Player Installation

Install the Pickcel player app on your Android device

Device Profiles

All the device-level settings you can configure in a profile

Screen Registration

Register and configure your Android display in the console

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