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      Player Features by Platform
      • 26 Mar 2025
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      Player Features by Platform

      • Updated on 26 Mar 2025
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      Article summary

      How Player Behavior Differs across Platform

      Feature Compatibility

      FeatureDescriptionWindowsMacOSLinuxiOS / iPadOSAndroidWeb Browser
      Auto updatesUpdate to a newer version of Tulip Player automaticallyYesYesNoYes but managed by App StoreYes but managed by Play StoreN/A
      Native driver integrationIntegrations with devices such as RFID scanners, Foot pedal, Zebra printers, certain temp sensors, weighing scales, digital calipers, torque controller and other generic communication protocols such as serial and telnet. For full list see EdgeDevice Driver Support
      Note: Integrations via Tulip edge devices are supported on all platforms of Player      		YesYes but network based drivers onlyYes but network based drivers onlyNoNoNo
      Plug n Play Barcode ScannerSupport for any HID based barcode scanner (including Bluetooth based ones)YesYesYesYesYesYes
      Vision featuresAll features under Shopfloor → Vision page such as jig detection, color detection, hand detection, etc.YesNoNoNoNoNo
      Shared Display device identity across OS user accountsThis feature enables multiple users having distinct user accounts on the PC, each with their own installation of Tulip Player to identify as a single display device at the station.
      Note: This feature is not relevant for OS / Platforms that do not typically support multiple different user accounts on the same device (such as Android and iOS where it is possible but extremely rare)      		YesNoNoNoNoNo
      Persistent Proxy credential storageOnly relevant in the case of network proxy that requires credentials.
      Player stores the credentials in an encrypted form and does not prompt the user for proxy credentials every time the Player app is started      		YesNoNoN/A (Managed by the OS)N/A (Managed by the OS)N/A (Managed by the browser)
      Native touch screen supportTouch screen supportYesN/ADepends on OSYesYesYes
      Native printingPrinting using OS printing capabilitiesYesYesDepends on OSLimitedLimitedYes
      Azure Entra SSO IntegrationSupport for Integration with the OS for Azure Entra SSO and enable conditional access policiesYesNoNoYesYesYes
      File and folder trigger actionsTrigger action to open a specific file or folderYesYes but folders onlyYes but folders onlyNoNoNo
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