An Android-based digital signage app called LOTA stopped working in the lifts at Amsterdam’s Mövenpick hotel during rainy weather and a 24-hour public transport strike. The incident attracted attention because the malfunctioning display appeared to add to the city’s wider transport disruption, though there is no evidence the software failure was connected to the strike.

The article says the hotel uses digital signage supplied by AG Neovo, although LOTA’s exact purpose is unclear. The system displayed an error message with an option to close the app, highlighting the risks and awkwardness of using lightweight Android devices for commercial displays compared with larger Windows-based systems.