Configuring kiosk mode for iOS MDM devices

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Kiosk mode is an iOS feature that lets you limit the set of apps available to a device user to a single app. In this mode, a device user can open only one app that is allowed on the device and specified in the kiosk mode settings.

The kiosk mode settings apply to iOS MDM devices managed through Kaspersky Security Center.

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 iOS MDM 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 Kiosk mode section.

Configure kiosk mode

To enable kiosk mode:

  1. Click the Enable kiosk mode (supervised only) check box to activate kiosk mode on a supervised device.
  2. In the App's bundle ID field, enter the unique identifier of an app selected for kiosk mode (for example, com.apple.calculator). How to get the bundle ID of an app

    To select a different app, you need to disable kiosk mode, save the changes to the policy, and enable kiosk mode for a new app.

    The app that is selected for kiosk mode must be installed on the device. Otherwise, the device will be locked until kiosk mode is disabled.

    The use of the selected app must also be allowed in the policy settings. If the use of the app is prohibited, kiosk mode will not be enabled until the selected app is removed from the list of forbidden apps.

    In some cases, if the use of the selected app is prohibited in the policy settings, kiosk mode can still be enabled.

  3. Specify the settings that will be enabled on the device in kiosk mode. For available settings, see the "Kiosk mode settings" section below.
  4. Specify the settings that the user can edit on the device in kiosk mode.
  5. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Once the changes to the policy are saved, kiosk mode is enabled. The selected app is forced to open on a supervised device, while the use of other apps is prohibited. The selected app reopens immediately after the device is restarted.

To edit the kiosk mode settings, you need to disable kiosk mode, save changes to the policy, and then enable kiosk mode again with the new settings.

To disable kiosk mode:

  1. Select the Disable kiosk mode (supervised only) check box to deactivate kiosk mode on a supervised device.
  2. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Once the changes to the policy are saved, kiosk mode is disabled. The use of all apps is allowed on a supervised device.

Now, you can enable kiosk mode again with the new settings.

Kiosk mode settings

See also:

Configuring kiosk mode for Android devices

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