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Questions tagged [kiosk]

For issues relating to designing and/or deploying software in kiosk environments.

A kiosk is a computer terminal featuring specialized hardware and software designed within a public exhibit that provides access to information and applications for communication, commerce, entertainment, and education. Kiosks usually limit user activity to a specific targeted application with very limited access to other applications or services.

For discussion of the software mode used by kiosks, please use the tag.

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Android Cloud Printing with No Dialogs

I'm developing a kiosk type Android app and would like to add printing capability. Since it's a kiosk app, the less prompts/pop-ups the users have to do, the better. I was able to get the new Google Cloud Printing successfully going in my Android…
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Google Chrome inactivity redirect

I have chrome opening in kiosk mode - I added the --kiosk flag to the chrome shortcut which works as expected. The kiosk allows browsing of our intranet and the internet. I realise I can use javascript to redirect pages on our intranet, but what…
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How to run Firefox full screen in minimalist X environment

I wish to set up what is usually called a Kiosk, running Firefox locked down to our own specific home page (and links from there). The base operating system is CentOs 5 (i.e. just like RedHat Enterprise 5). Ideally I want Firefox to start full…
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Chromium --window-size and --window-position in kiosk mode

I need to do a script that execute about 9 chromium browsers in kiosk mode with 9 different graphics to be monitored. I'm trying to execute the following command line (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS): chromium-browser --app={link} --window-size=x,y…
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Android Kiosk Mode - Allow Exit

I am writing Android application for kiosk mode. I am using this tutorial to create kiosk mode: http://www.andreas-schrade.de/2015/02/16/android-tutorial-how-to-create-a-kiosk-mode-in-android/ However, in the tutorial, the user still can click on…
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How to use Android-L preview Task Locking?

Has anyone got task locking working in Android L? Could they share some details on how it works? I have seen the instructions below, but struggling to understand this. At the moment I have made an App that I would like to run in kiosk mode. I have…
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C# - Securely storing a password locally

I'm creating a C# application that will lock out functionality (key combinations, windows task bar, etc.) in a Kiosk-style environment. One of the requirements is that some people should still be able to break out of the application using a key…
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Creating a restricted user from Inno Setup

I would like to create restricted user account in my setup script for a kiosk application. Is this possible?
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Make my Android app to fully kiosk mode when enabled

I am trying to make my feedback app to support fully kiosk, I have tried a lot of solutions but Nothing is completely satisfying my need. Here are the things that I found yet. 1. Make my app as Device Admin/Owner App(Lock Task) - If we follow this…
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Trying to make a Webkit Kiosk on Debian with Raspberry Pi

I'm trying to build a Webkit Kiosk on a Raspberry Pi. I found a good start at: https://github.com/pschultz/kiosk-browser The things I want to do: 1) Start the kiosk without logging in (with inittab?) Peter Schultz pointed out adding the following…
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Android Kiosk Mode - Preventing users from "unauthorized" unpinning the application

I am pretty new to android and I am currently developing an Android App that should run in KioskMode, so that a normal user can't exit the application or do anything outside of it. What I already did: I set my app as a device owner I "screen pin"…
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Kiosk software guidance

I need to develop a kiosk system. The only payment option will be a credit card/debit card. The kiosk need to be networked with another PC. For example, if a customer orders something on the kiosk, it needs to be sent to a another pc where a store…
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Is there a method for disabling gestures for Windows8

We have a need in one of our apps where we need to disable some of the built in gestures for Windows 8 to prevent users from leaving the app. (think kiosk sign in screen). Are there methods for still allowing the user to interact with the app using…
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Windows / Chrome / ATI / Browser fullscreen across multiple monitors

I am using the following test setup (Latest meaning as of July 14th 2012): Core i7 with an ATI FirePro V9800 (Eyefinity) Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit (latest updates / patches) Latest Catalyst drivers Latest Google Chrome Stable / Canary. 6 x 1080p…
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Direct3D app runs fine if Windows Explorer is running, slows down terribly otherwise

Our Direct3D9 app works perfectly if we fully start Windows, and then launch it. However, if we tweak Windows' startup process so that Explorer is not ran, and just Windows and our application are started, our app slows down horribly. CPU…
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