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Im developing a web app for some clients and Im going to lend then an android tablet (one of those cheap chinese non-brand tablets, pretty easy to manipulate) and Im kind of new into android so I want to know how can I lock all system apps (including settings) and leave them with google chrome enabled, even with a browsing lock that only allows to navigate in the desired domain.

As a plus I would like to have like a remote monitoring of the tablet so I can see the activity.

Im asking such an ambiguous way cause I dont know anything about android, but I imagine that this can be done because is such an open OS. If someone can recommend me some apps or website where I can get more info about this.

Thanks!!

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  • What version of Android u Use? are you a Android developer. If you are going to lend the Tablet to the customer for a short time(Such as a small demo) you can use "Screen Pinning" option in android.
    – Avinash
    Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 6:18
  • @Avinash Remember that screen pinning doesn't resume itself if the app it allows access to crashes or is closed via e.g. tapping an "Exit" button inside it.
    – Grimoire
    Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 6:25
  • @DeathMaskSalesman Yes. It is not a permenant solution. but for a short demo it is OK
    – Avinash
    Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 6:28
  • @Avinash It is, unless the user manages to crash Chrome.
    – Grimoire
    Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 6:29
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    Please look at the questions under kiosk-mode.
    – Firelord ♦
    Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 6:36

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The simplest approach is probably to use Google's Android Management API, it's compatible with all Android devices running Android 5.1 or above.

To lock the device on one app, or on multiple app, you define a kiosk policy like below:

"applications": [
 {
   "packageName": "com.example.app",
   "installType": "FORCE_INSTALLED",
   "lockTaskAllowed": true,
   "defaultPermissionPolicy": "GRANT",
 },
 {
   "packageName": "com.example.app2",
   "installType": "FORCE_INSTALLED",
   "lockTaskAllowed": true,
   "defaultPermissionPolicy": "GRANT",
 }
"persistentPreferredActivities": [
  {
    "receiverActivity": "com.example.app/.com.example.app.MainActivity",
    "actions": [
      "android.intent.action.MAIN"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "android.intent.category.HOME",
      "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
    ]
  }
]
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