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Last I looked into this, it seemed that masquerading as a custom launcher was the way to go. Any reason to avoid this technique? Aside: As a long time Android
by mik3y 12y ago
Last I looked into this, it seemed that masquerading as a custom launcher was the way to go. Any reason to avoid this technique?
Aside: As a long time Android hacker, it pains me to see iOS seems to do this better with "Guided Access" mode. Just look at the variety of apps which use it: Square Register, Envoy, etc.. Sorta sad it's not an Android platform feature by now.
- andreas-schrade 12y agoIf you're feeling dirty with my approach (with the endless list of hacks), you can, of course, use the masquerading way. It is also a possible solution, but it does not handle all types of "outbreaks". For example, you can leave the app via the status bar.
- estel 12y agoThere's the new Screen Pinning feature in Android 5. It's not /quite/ the same thing, but it's definitely possible to use it as a kiosk mode thing.
- andreas-schrade 12y agoYes, you are right! But, you know, it is Android 5. It has a market share of 1.6%. We can talk about this cool new feature in ~3 years, when everybody has Android 5+ ;-)
- rtpg 12y agoif you're setting up a kiosk, you'll need to get a new model anyways.
- rsynnott 12y agoYou're probably getting something cheapish, though, which almost certainly won't have Android 5.0, and will likely _never_ have it.
- kiwidrew 12y agoNot necessarily true, you can often get an older Nexus device quite cheaply and then upgrade the OS. That's how I got my hands on Android 5.0 -- and it really transformed an old and tired phone into something new and marvelous.