{"id":7857,"date":"2011-10-26T13:46:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T08:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-42gears-site.pantheonsite.io\/blog\/?p=760"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:38:46","slug":"kiosk-mode-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42gears.com\/de\/blog\/kiosk-mode-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiosk Mode on Android with SureLock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SureLock locks down Android based tablets and smartphones to prevent unwanted device misuse. You can control which applications and device features can be used by the end-user. This is also known as <a href=\"\/products\/kiosk-software\/android-kiosk-mode\/\">Android Kiosk Mode<\/a>. For example, you can block access to games such as Angry Bird, social media apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, general web browsers, etc. In most cases, you may allow access to just one or two apps, and SureLock will ensure that the user cannot access anything other than those allowed applications.<\/p>\n<p>Trial version of SureLock for Android is available on our <a href=\"\/products\/kiosk-software\/android-kiosk-mode\/\">website<\/a>&nbsp;as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.gears42.surelock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-42gears-site.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/surelock3-for-blog.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1197 aligncenter\" title=\"SureLock v3\" src=\"http:\/\/live-42gears-site.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/surelock3-for-blog.png\" alt=\"SureLock v3\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><strong><br \/>\nCore Features of SureLock &#8211; Android Kiosk Mode<\/strong>:<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"feature-font\">\n<li>Lockdown your Android Smartphones &amp; Tablets into Kiosk Mode<\/li>\n<li>Restrict users to Allowed Applications only<\/li>\n<li>Password Protected SureLock Admin Settings<\/li>\n<li>Hide or Disable Bottom Bar on Android 3.x or higher (might require a minor change in your application)<\/li>\n<li>Display selective Widgets on SureLock Home Screen<\/li>\n<li>Reposition app icons using drag and drop<\/li>\n<li>Create app shortcuts on SureLock Home Screen<\/li>\n<li>Block users from accessing device Home Screen<\/li>\n<li>Prevent users from playing games, browsing or installing unapproved applications<\/li>\n<li>Block user from changing System Settings<\/li>\n<li>Selectively allow or block individual child windows of allowed applications<\/li>\n<li>Per application password control<\/li>\n<li>Brand SureLock with your own wallpaper<\/li>\n<li>Auto launch application(s) at startup<\/li>\n<li>Custom title for allowed applications on Home Screen<\/li>\n<li>Hide icon of an allowed application on Home Screen<\/li>\n<li>Peripheral Lockdown (WiFi, Bluetooth, Auto-Orientation, Flight-mode, Sound)<\/li>\n<li>Set Custom Wallpaper on SureLock Home Screen<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export Settings to xml<\/li>\n<li>Remotely deploy SureLock configuration (over http download &nbsp;or by using an <a href=\"\/products\/mobile-device-management\/android-device-management\/\">MDM or Android Device Management<\/a> platform such as SureMDM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Besides the above features, you can also use kiosk management apps to set up and manage kiosk mode on Android devices. Such kiosk management apps (check out SureMDM) also offer many other features, such as the ability to remotely monitor and control the Android device, configure a whitelist of allowed apps, and set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.42gears.com\/blog\/kiosk-mode-on-android\/\" edit=\"true\">custom lockdown<\/a> policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SureLock locks down Android based tablets and smartphones to prevent unwanted device misuse. You can control which applications and device features can be used by the end-user. This is also known as Android Kiosk Mode. 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