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SureFox iOS Javascript API

Applies to: Product SureFox Platform iOS   SureFox iOS now comes with built-in set of Javascript APIs. Embed them in your web application to perform variety of actions such as refreshing the page or resetting SureFox Idle Timer. In order to use these methods, make changes in your web page by making functions as: window.location = “sfcallback:reload” List of…

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Playing Flash Content in SureFox

Applies to: Product SureFox Platform Android If you have allowed websites in SureFox which have embedded flash videos, sometimes while trying to play the flash videos, you may get an error message – Install Plugin. This error is due to the absence of  Flash Player Plugin in the device. We would recommend you to download and install a reliable…

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How to turn your iPad into a Kiosk using Guided Access and SureFox for iOS

Applies to: Product SureFox Platform iOS SureFox for iOS provides restricted browsing functionality. But it won’t be good if the users can press the Home button and easily quit SureFox. To restrict the iOS device to just SureFox we must configure the Guided Access. This allows you to set a passcode to lock the Home…

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How to Brand your iPad Kiosks using SureFox for iOS

Applies to: Product SureFox Platform iOS Version 6/6.1 When kiosks are used as part of  the business strategy, it is very important  to reflect your brand through colors, images, logos or products’ static advertisements. And when your workforce is mobile in nature and use field devices, it becomes crucial for the devices to represent you as…

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Auto Reload Home Page on Network Reconnect on iPad Kiosk [SureFox iOS]

Applies to: Product SureFox Platform iOS Version 6/6.1 What make iPads effective interactive kiosks are because of its simplicity and its accommodating features. Whether it is Guided Access or features like AirPlay or AirPrint. And when such features are combined with SureFox, iPad is instantly turned into a web kiosk with just few touches of…

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Configure Settings using Cloud Import and Export

Applies to: Product SureLock/SureFox/SureVideo Platform Android/iOS   All 42Gears products provide the options to export and import settings for making the gruesome task of configuring multiple devices with identical settings quick and easy. We have gone one more step further now and made it much easier. Now, there is no need of transferring setting files…

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SureLock/SureFox/SureVideo looses Activation and goes in Trial Mode on Device Reboot

If in case SureLock, SureFox and SureVideo looses its Activation Information and goes back to trial mode after any kind of reboot post activation, there is an easy way to fix it. Just follow below mentioned steps: 1. Access SureLock/SureFox/SureVideo Amin Settings by tapping on the SureLock/SureFox/SureVideo Home Screen 5 times within 3 seconds 2. On Admin Settings screen, tap on About SureLock/SureFox/SureVideo …

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Disable PIN Screen Lock when Device Boot Up with SureLock

(also applicable for SureFox and SureVideo) Sometimes even if you have installed SureLock in your Android devices, you might have to unlock the device with a Screen Lock PIN before you reach actual lockdown environment. This is particularly of a concern in situations when you have configured SureLock to be launched with device boot up. If you want to disable Screen Lock PIN Number in your…

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Auto Network Detection and Auto Reload with SureFox

When your Android device is used as a kiosk and has to access internet for the browsing content, it is very likely that because of occasional internet disconnection, the kiosk user may come across standard Webpage not available / Page Cannot be Displayed error with no option to either go back to the kiosk home screen or…

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Disable Zoom on your webpage using Meta Tag

Sometimes Lockdown of your browsing device is incomplete without disabling zooming option.  Zooming in and out with multi-touch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom can be disabled using kiosk browser like SureFox however the user would still be able to zoom using ‘double-tap to zoom’ feature. And if you want your webpage to have disabled ‘double-tap to zoom’ feature, you can…

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