kiosk
Disable Chrome pinch zoom for use in kiosk
We’ve had a similar problem, it manifests as the browser zooming but javascript receiving no touch event (or sometimes just a single point before zooming starts). We’ve found these possible (but possibly not long-term) solutions: 1. Disable the pinch / swipe features when using kiosk mode If these command-line settings remain in Chrome, you can … Read more
How to disable Home and other system buttons in Android?
First of, please think long and hard if you really want to disable the Home button or any other button for that matter (e.g. the Back button), this is not something that should be done (at least most of the times, this is a bad design). I can speak only for myself, but if I … Read more
Kiosk mode in Android
You can autostart applications on boot by listening to the android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED intent in a BroadcastReceiver and start your Activity from there. In the Activity you can register yourself as the new default homescreen[1] and handle the keys. I think there are some instances that you can’t handle without modifying the framework (like longpress on Home … Read more