Configuring kiosk mode for Android devices

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Kiosk mode is a Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android feature that lets you limit the set of apps available to a device user, whether a single app or multiple apps. You can also efficiently manage some device settings.

The kiosk mode settings apply to devices managed via Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android in device owner mode.

Kiosk mode does not affect the work of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app. It runs in the background, shows notifications, and can be updated.

Kiosk mode types

The following kiosk mode types are available in Kaspersky Endpoint Security:

Presettings

Pre-configuration for kiosk mode includes the following:

Open the kiosk mode settings

To open the kiosk mode settings:

  1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the Android devices belong.
  2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
  3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.

    Complete the following steps within 15 minutes. Otherwise, you may face an error when saving changes to the policy.

  4. In the policy Properties window, select the Device owner modeKiosk mode section.

Configure single-app mode

To configure single-app mode:

  1. In the Kiosk mode drop-down list, select Single-app mode.
  2. In the App package drop-down list, select an app package with the app that is allowed to be run on the device.
  3. Specify any required restrictions. For available restrictions, see the "Kiosk mode restrictions" section below.
  4. Select the Allow navigation to additional apps check box if you want to add other apps that a device user can navigate to. For more details, see the Add additional apps section below.
  5. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Configure multi-app mode

To configure multi-app mode:

  1. In the Kiosk mode drop-down list, select Multi-app mode.
  2. Click Add, select apps that are allowed to be run on the device, and then click OK.
  3. Specify any required restrictions. For available restrictions, see the "Kiosk mode restrictions" section below.
  4. Select the Allow navigation to additional apps check box if you want to add other apps that a device user can navigate to. For more details, see the Add additional apps section below.
  5. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Kiosk mode restrictions

You can set the following restrictions in kiosk mode:

Add additional apps

Besides locking the device to a single app or set of apps, you can also specify additional apps, that the main app can use. These additional apps provide full functionality of the apps added to kiosk mode. A device user cannot launch additional apps manually.

To add additional apps in the Kiosk mode section:

  1. Select the Allow navigation to additional apps check box.
  2. Click Add, specify the desired app package name, and then click OK. How to get the package name of an app
  3. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

See also:

Configuring kiosk mode for iOS MDM devices

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