Take a look at TabPilot Tablet Manager. It's listed in Google Play. It's for locking down multiple tablets into kiosk mode that requires a password to exit. You can configure which apps appear on the screen via a cloud-based system that controls them all wirelessly. It's different than an app lock program in that it has this central management portal. There's a free and a paid version available. It's designed primarily for schools, to allow the teacher to lock down a group of tablets and each teacher can choose which apps are available during their class. It also functions as an app distribution system, pushing apps from the central control system to the tablets with the paid version. It will even remotely install the apps on the tablets with no user interaction if the tables are rooted. It has its own password system, so it doesn't use the screen lock password. I'm not sure if that would suit your environment or not.
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:36:48 PM UTC-4, Alan Honeycutt wrote: > > I'm attempting to lock down an android tablet for kiosk-like functionality > and have explored the existing application options for doing so, but have > not found anything that meets my needs. Specifically, the tablet needs to > be able to operate without a password in "normal" mode, locking the user > out of any functionality other than that provided by the approved app (or > apps); however, the tablet must not allow the user to bypass the kiosk > functionality (for example, by entering "safe mode") without a password. > The apps that I've used so far get around the "safe mode" problem by > forcing you to provide a screen lock password, but this means the user has > to supply a password each time the tablet is locked, which won't work for > my use case (wherein users will take their tablets home and won't keep them > on constantly). > > My suspicion is that the functionality that I'm seeking can't be achieved > at the application level and will require a custom ROM, but I thought I'd > poll this group before embarking down that path. Any ideas? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
