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Questions tagged [kiosk-mode]

Kiosk-mode represents a locked down OS environment where the user can interact with a limited UI. Mostly used as a kiosk, hence the term.

Kiosk mode is a software mode for locking down the environment to block other applications from being launched and prevent misuse by end-users. Typically used by kiosks.

In iOS, devices can be configured to run an app in Single App Mode. The Guided Access accessibility feature is also often used as a de-facto kiosk mode.

In Chrome OS, apps can be configured to run in Single App Kiosk Mode.

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Kiosk mode in Android

I'm in the process of evaluating if and how a CF .NET enterprise application can be ported to run on Android devices. The application on Windows Mobile phones are run in kiosk mode where the application autostart in fullscreen-mode after booting and…
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Lock Android Device to a Single Application

My company is looking at selling an Android device with an application on that will do a certain task as a product to replace an embedded device. However we need to some how lock the device to only have access to our application which we will…
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Android: Taking complete control of phone(kiosk mode), is it possible? How?

We have a program that we install on the phones and loan the phones to users for a certain period. We would like the phones to be used solely for running our application (no phone calls, no games, no nothing). The phones will be rooted. So the…
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How to open two instances of Chrome kiosk mode in different displays (Windows)

We are developing a web application that needs to open in two different browser instances each on a different Screen. Obviously the pc we are using has dual display already, and both monitors have the same size and resolution. The idea is that as…
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How do I make an embedded Android OS with just one app?

I would like to make my own embedded system built on Android (ARM) just using devices distributed with Android but without their launcher. OR I want to start Android with my application launched on top and refuse to close it and shutdown Android…
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PackageInstaller "Silent install and uninstall of apps by Device Owner” - Android M Preview

PackageInstaller (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller.html) seems to have been added starting in API 21 (Lollipop), however I have not found any solid code examples on how to install an APK via this API. Any…
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How to disable context menu on right click/long touch in a kiosk mode of Chrome?

We are working on the software for a museum. There are several interactive kiosks with touch screen running on Windows 8.1 which are connected into local network. No keyboard, no mouse. The server with Apache on it contains several local websites.…
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How can I make Chrome allow access to a webcam over http (not https)?

I am building a kiosk application using webrtc video. It is only served on the internal network and I would like to be able to always allow the webcam for my site over http. Using ssl isn't that important and is just an extra expense for a cert. Is…
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Show soft keyboard even though a hardware keyboard is connected

Is there any way to show software keyboard with USB keyboard connected (in my case RFID reader)? I tried to force show it using InputManager (with these or similar parameters), but with no luck ((InputMethodManager)…
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OTA updates for Device Owner Android Application(Kiosk mode)

I am able to make my app, the device owner app through NFC as mentioned here. Now I want to update my app over the air, but I couldn't find a method without rooting. Google is providing many options for enterprises to develop apps as mentioned here,…
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Hiding the System UI on Lollipop

I have a kiosk mode application which hides all traces of the System UI (Notification bar and navigation buttons). On versions of Android pre-Lollipop the following works fine (as root): service call activity 42 s16 com.android.systemui In Lollipop…
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How to disable "Screen is pinned" message from kisok mode app android development

Hello all I want to disable the message "screen is pinned This keeps it in view until you unpinned...". This bubble/Toast is always showing me in my app I am developing a kiosk mode app Any kind of help will be really grateful for me as I am a…
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Lock Android Device to Run Only One App

I was wondering if anyone had a relatively simple solution for us. We created an app to be used by our clients on android devices that we give them. We would like the client to only be able to use our app and have limited access to everything else…
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Disable Chromium "Can not update Chromium" Window Notification

We're running Google Chromium in kiosk mode on a touch screen (Linux). Often we get the message "Can not update Chromium" window notification. We have not found a flag that would prevent this. Does somebody have an idea?
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Kiosks in Windows 8 Running Regular Software (Non-Windows Store App)

My company operates using public kiosks. These kiosks are running Windows 8 and though they are secure, they are certainly not as secure as the kiosks AKA ATMS you would see at a bank. The reason for running Windows 8 is to take advantage of the new…
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