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Dedicated devices are company-owned devices configured for a single use case with restricted access to other apps or actions.
Recommended device settings for dedicated devices include disabling safe boot, screen capture, factory reset, camera, and configuring system updates.
Kiosk mode automatically launches a designated app in full-screen, pinned mode when the device boots by setting its installType to KIOSK.
While only one app can be designated as the kiosk app, other apps can be linked to it by adding them to applications with a different installType.
Kiosk mode can also be enabled for web pages by using web apps and designating the web app as the kiosk app, while also including Chrome as a required application.
Enabling a custom launcher using kioskCustomLauncherEnabled allows users access to one or more apps from the home screen, and keyguardDisabled can keep the device unlocked.
Dedicated devices are company-owned devices that fulfill a single use case, such
as digital signage, ticket printing, or inventory management. This allows admins
to further lock down the usage of a device to a single app or small set of apps,
and prevents users from enabling other apps or performing other actions on the
device.
Device settings
This policy snippet includes the recommended device settings for
a dedicated device with minimal access.
"safeBootDisabled":true,"screenCaptureDisabled":true,"factoryResetDisabled":true,"cameraDisabled":true,// Specifies that system updates will be auto-installed during a daily// maintenance window between 2am and 4am."systemUpdate":{"type":"WINDOWED","startMinutes":120,"endMinutes":240},
Kiosk mode
In kiosk mode, a designated kiosk app launches
automatically when a device boots. The app runs in full-screen mode and is
pinned to the home screen to prevent users from leaving the app.
To enable kiosk mode on a device, specify a designated kiosk app for the
device by setting its installType to KIOSK. This
designated kiosk app will launch automatically when the device boots.
A device can only have a single designated kiosk app
(installType set to KIOSK). However, if a kiosk
app links to other apps, these additional apps can be added to
applications. Ensure that the installType for any
additional apps is not KIOSK or BLOCKED.
With web apps,
you can launch a web page in kiosk mode. A web app turns a web page into an
Android app. You use a web app's package name to install it on a device, just
like any other Android app.
Using a web app's package name, designate it as the device's
kiosk app by setting its installType to KIOSK.
Because web apps require
Google Chrome
to launch, you should also add Chrome to applications. The
example below includes additional setting recommendations, such as using
managed configurations to explicitly allow the web app's URL in Chrome and
disallow other URLs.
If a device requires users to access one or more apps from the home screen,
enable the device's custom launcher by enabling
kioskCustomLauncherEnabled in the policy. To keep the device
unlocked (for public kiosks, for example), enable keyguardDisabled:
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-03-05 UTC."],[],["Dedicated devices, designed for single-use cases, can be configured with restrictive settings like disabling safe boot, screen capture, factory reset, and camera access. Kiosk mode, enabled by setting an app's `installType` to `KIOSK`, auto-launches a designated app full-screen. Web pages can be launched in kiosk mode via web apps. A custom launcher (`kioskCustomLauncherEnabled`) allows access to multiple apps from the home screen; use `keyguardDisabled` to keep the device unlocked. Linked apps can also be added with their own install type. System updates can be set during a scheduled window.\n"]]
