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MuMu Player Setup Guide to Demo SkyTab POS

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Description: This guide shows you how to set up MuMu Player on a Windows computer to run and explore the full SkyTab POS experience using an Android emulator—perfect for training, testing, or demos without needing any hardware.

Exploring SkyTab POS has never been easier. With an Android emulator and your demo Lighthouse login, you can experience the full functionality of SkyTab POS in a risk-free environment. Whether training, testing features, or showcasing the system, this setup allows you to interact with the platform just like on a real device; no hardware is required. Below are the instructions for setting up your Android emulator, Mumu Player, with SkyTab POS.

Only Mumu for Windows is currently supported by Shift4. Mumu for Mac has hardware requirements and is a PAID application. Partners are free to use the Mac version of Mumu with the understanding that Shift4 can not provide support. A guide for Mumu with Mac will be published separately.

To troubleshoot your Mumu installation and configuration, please email skytabtraining@shift4.com.

Overview

MuMu Player allows you to run SkyTab, an Android POS system, on a Windows computer. Windows is required to use this guide. While it is possible to run Mumu on a Mac, this guide is only for Windows operating systems. A guide for Mac will be published separately. 

MuMu Player is developed by NetEase. Shift4 provides basic setup and troubleshooting for configuration only. Some older Windows computers may not support Android virtualization, leading to installation errors. If you encounter issues, search your computer model and “hardware virtualization” to ensure compatibility.

Most late-model Windows computers will support MuMu Player.

Summary of Steps:

  1. Download Mumu and SkyTab installer
  2. Install Mumu and SkyTab
  3. Use Lighthouse to register your serial number
  4. Use Lighthouse to setup an employee: Employee Configuration Guide
  5. Use guide to configure your demo: Demo Configuration Guide
Installation Steps

1. Download Mumu and SkyTab

  • Download the SkyTab POS APK (Installer) here.
  • Download MuMu Player from MuMuPlayer.com. Only download Mumu from the official website.

2. Install MuMu Player

  1. Run the downloaded MuMu Player installer.
  2. Select Install and follow the prompts.

3. Set Display Settings

  1. Select the Ellipsis (...)>Device Settings.
  2. Select Display.
    • Resolution Settings Custom
    • Width: 1920
    • Height: 1080
    • DPI 160:
  3. Close the screen using the X. When prompted to restart, select Restart.

4. Install SkyTab POS

  1. Open MuMu Player.
  2. Navigate to Settings Icon>More tools>APK installation.
  3. Choose the SkyTab APK from your downloads.
  4. If you skipped downloading the APK earlier, use this link.

5. Enable Permissions

  1. Select the SkyTab POS icon in MuMu Player.
  2. Enable all permissions when prompted.
    Important: Do not choose SkyTab POS as the Default app.
  3. Toggle all permissions to ON.

  4. Use the Back button to navigate through prompts. You may need to select the back button 2 times to move to the next setting.
  5. The default Home App is Lawn Chair.

    Note: You may receive prompts to allow security after the first restart of SkyTab POS. Please ensure you enable any security requested by SkyTab.
Initializing SkyTab POS
  1. Launch SkyTab POS.

    • During startup, the system will not be linked to a Merchant ID.
  2. If prompted for permissions, select Allow.
  3. SkyTab POS will attempt to initialize, but will display an error. This is normal as SkyTab is not linked to an MID yet.  Error = 400
  4. Select Cancel.
  5. Locate and note the serial number at the bottom of the screen. You need this to register the serial number.
  6. If no serial number appears, navigate to Android settings > Apps > MuMu > Permissions.

Register Your First Serial Number or Order Demo Hardware

  1. Register your first serial number on your demo MID in Lighthouse.
    1. Your Lighthouse registration was sent to your main office email when your office code was created. You received this email around the same time your welcome email was sent. 
      1. Employees, if using a common office Demo Mid,  your manager will need to perform this step.
    2. Your credentials are your email address and password
    3. Once you have signed into Lighthouse, Replace the URL in your browser’s address bar with lh.shift4.com/add-on-devices/tableside.
    4. In this device registration page, select Add New Device, then Add Tableside Device.
    5. Important: Do not download the Tableside app on the next screen and select Continue.
    6. Enter the serial number you noted from your SkyTab POS Login Screen.

    7. Enter a Device Name. This is user-defined. Select Continue.
    8. Skip the Tableside printer assignment, or choose any printer in the list if you have configured physical printers in your demo MID, then select Continue.
    9. Remove devices from this Device Registration page by selecting the X icon next to the registered terminal and confirming the action.
Sync SkyTab with your Demo Menu and Update SkyTab POS
  1. To Sync with your Demo MID:
    • If Mumu is open, press any button and press Try Again.
    • If Mumu is closed, open Mumu and SkyTab will sync on startup.
  2. If prompted, select Download and Install.
      • Updates may be required multiple times; continue updating until fully installed.

Clearing Data/Error Parsing (If Needed)

If you receive an error message "There was an error parsing the package" after your update, you will need to clear data. Select OK, and it may update. But if you get this more than once, you must clear the data.

  1. Access the secret menu (tap the serial number area seven times).
  2. Select Reset Terminal > Clear Data.
  3. If an error occurs, manually clear data:
    • Navigate to Android Settings > Apps > SkyTab POS.

  4. Select Storage & Cache > Clear Data.
  5. Relaunch SkyTab POS.
  6. Allow Do not Disturb Access when prompted.

Secret Menu

You can also access the Android settings in the Secret Menu. Select the area with the serial number seven times. 

Find Android settings and select Open.

 

Employee Configuration in Lighthouse

To log in to the POS, set up at least one employee in Lighthouse using the Employee Configuration Guide.

Final Steps

Once your SkyTab POS is registered, updated, and configured:

  1. Log in with your PIN set up in Lighthouse.
  2. Customize your demo using the Demo Configuration Guide.
  3. Your SkyTab POS Demo is now ready for use!
Running Multiple MuMu Instances

MuMu Player supports running multiple instances for testing different site configurations.

Warning: Do not use MuMu Player for live merchant operations, as it can cause synchronization issues.

Setting Up Additional Instances

  1. Open MuMu Multi-Instance Manager.
    • Search MuMu Multiplayer 12 in Windows.
  2. Rename your current instance if already set up in the settings control.
  3. Rename the new Instance using the settings icon.
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  4. Select New.
  5. Select Create.
  6. Name the new instance based on the site or a unique identifier.
  7. Repeat the beginning installation steps from step 1 of inserting the SkyTab APK.

Important Note

For live sites, delete the MuMu instance and use AirViewer via the Pax Store for remote access.

Installing SkyTab KDS with Mumu

SkyTab KDS is more than a kitchen printer replacement. To show merchants the power of KDS, you can add it to your demo!

Please use this guide to add SkyTab KDS to Mumu.

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