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How can I update Fully Kiosk app or install/update other apps remotely? ​

  1. You can update Fully Kiosk and other apps remotely without user interaction by using the Managed Google Play Enterprise in Fully Cloud. Then your apps can be managed and updated through Fully Cloud in cooperation with Google Play for Work. An Internet connection to Google servers and device provisioning is required for this solution.

  2. An app update/install from APK file button is available on Remote Admin and Fully Cloud for provisioned devices with Android 6+. The Disable Apps From Unknown Sources (Disable APK Installs) option must be switched off in Device Owner Settings. For automatic app install you can put the APK file URL into APK Files to Install option in Device Owner Settings. An APK file will be downloaded by Fully Kiosk from URL provided and installed silently. Note that this option is not available if you installed Fully Kiosk from Google Play. Google Play editions don’t allow installing APK files.

  3. A silent app update/install is also available on devices with root access. If you have rooted devices please enable the Root Features in Fully Kiosk for silent remote update/install (ver. 1.37+).

  4. In all other cases you only can tell Fully Kiosk app to download and start installing an APK file via Remote Admin. IMPORTANT: In these cases user input will be required ON THE DEVICE for confirming the installation.

With Fully Cloud EMM you can trigger the APK file install/upgrade for many devices at once. Now you can also host your APK files on the File Storage in Fully Cloud.

Note that you can’t downgrade the app without uninstalling it.

You can see the results of background app install commands in Fully Kiosk Log on the Remote Admin. Starting Fully Kiosk 1.50.3 installing and uninstalling APK files is not available if you installed Fully Kiosk from Google Play due to Google Play policies.

When updating the Fully Kiosk app itself it will be stopped. The kiosk protection will be lost for this moment. Fully Kiosk app will be restarted automatically after the update if you have Restart Fully After Update option enabled in Other Settings.