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Kiosk Mode (PLUS) ​

  • Enable Kiosk Mode – lockdown device with exit gesture and PIN. If enabled Fully Kiosk will also always start at device startup. Android 12+ has some limitations that make a reliable Kiosk Mode protection impossible without device provisioning or other means. Read this FAQ. – learn more about Kiosk Mode
  • Kiosk Exit Gesture – select gesture to show PIN dialog. This option is out of order if single app kiosk mode is active.
    • Swipe from Left (default, only works if Fully Kiosk app is in foreground). If you have gesture navigation enabled (in Android 10+) you have to hold short at the left edge before swiping out the menu. If your device has a remote control you can also press and hold the back button.
    • Fast 5 Taps anywhere (easy to use, only works if Fully Kiosk app is in foreground)
    • Fast 7 Taps anywhere in any app (also works if another app is in foreground) – check this FAQ for the case if 7 fast taps can be triggered accidentally
    • Double Tap Top Left Corner plus Double Tap Bottom Right Corner (all must be done within 3 seconds, hard to guess, only works if Fully Kiosk app is in foreground)
  • Kiosk Mode Exit by Remote Admin only – You will only be able to exit from the kiosk mode by the Remote Admin Unlock Kiosk button. Remote Admin must be activated in order this option to have effect. (ver. 1.61+)
  • Kiosk Mode PIN – password to leave the Android Kiosk mode, PIN dialog will be skipped if you leave it empty
  • Wifi/Settings PIN – another PIN to access Android’s Wifi, access some other settings or start some other app only. Caution: On some devices like Samsung Tablets access to Wifi or other settings allow access to all Android settings what allows the user to disable the Kiosk mode. Try using this workaround or use the Select Wifi Network instead.
  • Wifi/Settings PIN action – Select the action on entering Wifi/Settings PIN of following (ver. 1.33+):
    • Open Android Wifi Settings (default)
    • Open Android Bluetooth Settings
    • Open Android Mobile Network Settings
    • Open Android Connection Settings
    • Open Android OTA Update Settings
    • Select Wifi Network (with Android 10+ only working on provisioned devices)
    • Custom Action Intent
  • Wifi/Settings PIN Custom Intent – Specify the Intent URL for the custom action (ver. 1.33+)
  • Disable Status Bar – lock status bar, notification area and quick settings access. In Android 8+ you can pull down the status bar however it shouldn’t be usable. In Android 12+ the quick settings area may be usable even with this option. Read this FAQ for solutions.
  • Disable Volume Buttons – restrict volume buttons in Kiosk Mode, also try to block any sound volume changes  (look for Device Owner Settings for solution with provisioned devices)
  • Limit the Volume Level – if volume buttons not disabled limit the volume on all channels to this maximum in percent, empty for disable (ver. 1.42+)
  • Disable Screen Off (ver. 1.61+) – block turning off the screen by power button and other apps. Short power button press will switch off the screen for a second before Fully Kiosk turn it back on. Note: This option will also prevent the device from switching off the screen by display timer set in Android settings, by sensors or by other apps. If you want the screen to switch off after some time of inactivity please enable the Keep Screen On and use the Screen Off Timer option in Fully Kiosk Device Management settings instead.
  • Disable System Dialogs (ver. 1.61+) – block system dialogs like the power off dialog. Dialogs may appear short. With some devices the dialogs can’t be blocked reliably. Read this FAQ for solutions. Very long power button press will usually power off the device, this is a hardware feature that no app can block (except by using the KNOX Settings).
  • Disable Home Button – lock the home button, if enabled Fully Kiosk will ask to set itself as your Home App and also start automatically on device start up
  • Disable Context Menus – disable system context menus like Copy/Share/Select all for Fully Kiosk app (not for other apps, ver. 1.52+)
  • Disable Other Apps – block all other apps except apps intentionally started by/from Fully Kiosk, also makes Recent Task Button unusable. In order to allow the Recent Task Button add \*/\*.RecentsActivity and all allowed apps to the App Whitelist.
  • Disable Multiple Apps – disable opening other apps in popup-view. Users will be required to press home button or make home gesture when multiple open apps detected (experimental, ver. 1.59+) App Whitelist – allow selected apps or activities to go to foreground, one package name (for apps) or component name (for activities) per line, may use * as wildcard. E.g. set com.skype* to allow using Skype (including all activities of that app). All apps started directly by Fully Kiosk are automatically whitelisted and don’t need to be put on this list. Starting ver. 1.38 single activities can be whitelisted by providing a component name like com.android.settings/.Settings. You can find out the activity name (component name) by watching the foreground activity info in Remote Admin.
  • App Blacklist – always block selected apps or activities, one package name (for apps) or component name (for activities) per line, may use * wildcard. App blacklist has a higher priority than app whitelist. Please look on Remote Admin in the Device Info for the Current Foreground Activity in order to find the component name to blacklist.
  • Single App Mode – auto-run one selected app with full kiosk protection. So you can lockdown the device to one single app. Please start your app on the device prior to setting it as your single mode app in Fully for getting the required runtime permissions (or use device provisioning for setting the most permissions automatically). Tap 7 times very fast anywhere on the screen to see the PIN dialog. The Kiosk Exit Gesture option has no effect. If 7 fast taps can occur frequently by the normal usage of your app please check this FAQ for alternative solutions.
    • Single App Mode – enable single app mode
    • Select Single App – select the app to run in single app mode from the list of installed apps or specify an Intent URL
    • Wait for Boot Completed – Wait for device boot completed before starting the single app. Enable this option if you single app can’t start reliably at device start up.
    • Pause for Updates – Keep the single app paused for 15 minutes after scheduled wakeup for possible updates (ver. 1.51+). Otherwise single app has no chance to be updated by Google Play if staying in foreground all time. Scheduled Wakeup/Sleep must be used in Power Settings in order this option to take effect.
  • Disable Notifications – block all status bar notifications from other apps (ver. 1.40+)
  • Disable Incoming Calls – block all incoming calls (ver. 1.42+)
  • Disable Outgoing Calls – block all outgoing calls (except emergency calls) (ver. 1.42+)
  • Disable Screenshots – Disallow taking screenshots and screen recording in Fully Kiosk (doesn’t affect other apps). This option will also cause remote control tools like Anydesk or Teamviewer to show black screen. Restart the app after changing this option to apply!
  • Lock Safe Mode – Lock Android safe mode, the device PIN lock screen will be activated with your Kiosk PIN for this purpose, may be problematic for starting other apps. Note that this option can’t be reverted in Android even if disabled in Fully Kiosk. You can manually disable the screen lock in Android Settings again after removing administrator permission from Fully Kiosk.
  • Disable Camera – disable camera for all apps (including Fully Kiosk, so this will kill the Visual Motion Detection)