What is Google EDLA certification ?

Google EDLA certification stands for Enterprise Devices Licensing Agreement (EDLA)and is a new program that Google offers that extends GMS approvals for devices sold to enterprises.

Google EDLA certification is Google’s official certification for the compatibility and security of Android devices. It is used to ensure software compatibility and data security, including data encryption, file management, device management, and other security issues.

What is the EDLA certificate for IFPD?

As we all know, with the rapid development and application of IFPD technology in recent years, Interactive flat panel displays (in short for IFPD ) are commonly used in education systems, government, and business occasions with distinctive features like presentation, wireless collaboration, and online meeting etc integration.

EDLA certification allows users to sign in with their Google account to access a wide range of Google Workspace apps, including Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and more. This simplifies the use of interactive digital panels for various purposes like presentations, brainstorming, and lesson plans.

The google edla certified interactive smart boards will be pre-installed with the Google Play Store before being delivered to users. That is to say, google edla smart interactive panels or interactive touch panels with google edla ops can install any Apps users can get in the Play Store.

For many users, the Apps problem of Interactive panels is a very worrying issue. With EDLA-certified IFPD, a large number of teaching application Apps and other professional Apps can be downloaded to IFPD and run normally. And users can download Apps according to local popular Apps. Users don’t have to worry about the teaching software being unavailable.

In addition, data security is also a matter of great concern to the two mainstream IFPD schools and enterprises. Google EDLA certification for interactive panels or ops module computer requirements large display touch screen OEM manufacturers focus on data encryption and data protection, and have in-depth requirements at both the firmware and software levels.

Is the EDLA certificate expensive? What’s the cost for EDLA?

The answer is YES!

Google’s official EDLA certificate includes 2 parts fees, a Certificate fee plus a Google licensing fee! The certificate fee is the cost charged for device testing in Google’s official laboratory. The fees who do test in a China Google-authorized lab will be at least $13,000 (not including the smart board cost) for one model one size.

As for the licensing fee, it is a certain amount of cost (about $10 or higher) is charged for every piece of interactive digital whiteboard that delivered to users. Currently, this part of the licensing fee is not charged but in the future, it may be charged. This will be decided by Google company.

The EDLA certificate cost will affected by touch panel models, sizes, appearance, different configurations, etc.

Which models meet EDLA certificates?

A few leading brands of interactive panels like SMART, Benq, Promethean, etc have officially announced their Google EDLA certificate, what about DS Tech company? DS company has 2 models interactive flat panels that have got edla certificate , one model is G13 series IFPD and another is google edla ops -M8195 OPS computer that meets edla certificate requirements for google classroom.

G13 smart interactive flat panels are equipped with the latest Android 13 system, RAM 8G/128G ROM and up to RAM 16G/ 256G ROM, and other key features include an inbuilt voice tracking camera, good appearance, zero-bonding IR touchscreen, and larger speaker, etc. G13 interactive whiteboard screen sizes are 55inch 65inch 75inch 86inch 98inch and 110inch. If clients would like to pass EDLA with their own name and model number, we suggest using this one.

Another EDLA-certified product is the google edla ops –M8195 ops computer . Unlike interactive panels, it is in the form of a plug-in OPS module, it does not have a display screen. and it has to be connected to the OPS slot on the interactive panels. Compared with the Windows system OPS computer, the DS Tech M8195 OPS computer applies an Android motherboard and solution instead of a traditional Windows system. All the functions of interactive flat panels are embedded in the OPS computer.

The good thing is that the digital whiteboard OPS M8195 is more price acceptable and it’s compatible with all OPS slots, in other words, if users want to upgrade their earlier Android interactive whiteboards, they can plug in this Android 13 OPS computer M8195.

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Conclusion

G13 series interactive touch panels are available from 55 inches to 110 inches for classrooms and businesses. It provides a powerful digital whiteboard experience and can be adapted to Windows OPS computers. It supports dual Android and Windows system operation and is overall quite powerful. However, obtaining the IFPD certification is difficult and requires multiple certifications, making the process complicated. Additionally, the associated certification fees are high.

The M8195 plug-in computer offers an obvious price advantage. However, it has a notable disadvantage: it lacks the latest technology touch screen, which may affect the user’s touch and writing experience. Additionally, since it occupies the Windows OPS slot on the old IFPD, after plugging in the ELDA-certificated OPS computer, the IFPD will have a dual Android system, but no Windows system, limiting the use of certain professional large-scale software that only runs on the Windows system.

In short, EDLA-certified interactive flat panels ensure the compatibility and security of IFPD systems and Apps and improve user experience greatly. However, the high fees also greatly increase product costs. Users will also seek more IFPD possibilities.