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My device is asking for Swipe/PIN/Pattern to unlock? ​

If you have the Screen Lock enabled in Android Settings your device will ask you for a swipe, PIN, Pattern or Password after booting the device, after locking the screen with the power button, after screen off and when starting other apps. This is normal Android behavior. Fully Kiosk can show itself “above” the screen lock if you enable Unlock Screen option in Device Management settings (enabled by default). But Fully Kiosk can’t skip or disable screen lock for other apps or when device is booting. For this reason, when starting other apps or rebooting a locked device the lock screen may be displayed. Unfortunately this is something impossible to change by our app.

In many cases we recommend to set Lock Screen in Android Settings to None as workaround to disable the screen lock completely. Unfortunately we can’t do it automatically from the Fully Kiosk app. On provisioned devices you can switch on the Disable Keyguard option in Device Owner Settings. If you have the swipe screen lock set you can also try using the experimental Unlock Swipe Screen Lock option in Fully Kiosk.

If the Screen Lock is disabled you won’t be able to use the Lock Safe Mode option in Kiosk Mode settings. Enabling the Lock Safe Mode option will setup the PIN screen lock automatically. Please use device provisioning to enable Device Owner Settings for a better safe mode lock. On the most Samsung devices you can reliably disable the Safe Mode using the KNOX Settings.

Note that Unlock Screen feature is not working with many Fire OS devices. Check this FAQ.