Allow SureFox website shortcuts in SureLock

By 42Gears Team
Applies to:
Product SureFox/SureLock
Platform Android

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Sometimes you might need to allow few URL shortcuts on your SureLock homescreen, without giving users access to any other site. SureFox Basic in conjunction with SureLock can help you achieve this lockdown configuration. Following settings will be required

1. Allow SureFox as an allowed application in SureLock. Select "Hide Icon" for this so that SureFox application launch icon is not visible on SureLock home screen

2. Configure SureLock to accept Shortcuts created in system.

3. Create your URL Shortcuts from SureFox

Detail steps are as follows:

SureLock Settings:
1. Launch SureLock
2. Access SureLock Settings by tapping 5 times on the screen, within 3
3. Tap on Allowed Applications
4. On Allowed Applications screen, tap on Add App
5. On Allowed Applications screen, tap on SureFox and select Hide Icon in Home Screen
6. Tap on Done to return to SureLock Settings
7. On SureLockSettings screen, tap on Manage Shortcuts
8. On Manage Shortcuts screen, select Accept New Shortcut
9. Tap on Done
10. Exit SureLock
SureFox Settings:
1. Launch SureFox
2. Access SureFox Settings by tapping 5 times on the screen within 3
3. Tap on AllowedWebsites
4. Tap on Add URL
5. On Add/Edit Allowed Websites screen, tap on the allowed website and tap on Shortcut
6. On SureFoxSettings screen, tap on Browser Preferences
7. On Browser Preferences screen, select Allow exit using Back Button
8. Tap on Done and exit SureFox
SureLock
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SureFox, click here
SureFox for Androidclick here

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Published on: December 15, 2014

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