Can we create Kiosk apps in Android?

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Anita picture Anita · Jun 19, 2018 · Viewed 11.1k times · Source

I am learning about Kiosk devices. I am going through the docs but stumbled across this thing.

As per docs-

Kiosk Apps are Chrome Apps that are designed to always run fullscreen using Single App Kiosk Mode on Chrome OS and do not allow the user to exit the app. They're great for a purpose-built Chrome device, such as a guest registration desk, a library catalog station, or a point-of-sale system in a store.

There is also a mention of Kiosk Mode

It is an Android kiosk app that replaces the default Home Screen or Launcher and restricts user to accessonly one application or a few allowed applications. ... It has become common to use off-the-shelf mobile devices to run business applications or self-service kiosks.

Though I am unable to understand as to how to develop a Kiosk app for Android.

Answer

Speditz picture Speditz · Jun 19, 2018

Yes, you can build kiosk apps in android.

In addition to Morrison Chang's link in their comment I suggest you to read this article for more practical approach.

Note: This article has a point on making layer that catches user drag events and such. On newer Android versions(8.0) this no longer works.

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