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Running Nexus one in "Kiosk mode"?

I'm looking to use the Nexus one hardware to create a single purpose device that will run an app at boot up and not allow the user to exit the app. This device will be given to users to take home for days so needs to be tamper-proof. i.e. cannot make calls, cannot SMS, cannot access rest of the OS, etc.
At the Android API level, I believe I can auto-start the app and "disable" the home button but cannot get around the long-press home button recent app list.
One possible solution would be to open it up and physically unplug the buttons' ribbon connector from the PCB.
What I would prefer is to somehow disable the home button using a cooked ROM that will ignore it in this particular app and the app can have some kind of secret way to exit. I do not know how difficult this would be using a rooted Nexus one.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

You would need to build it from source. (non winzip deving)
If any knowledgeable person get's it it would be pretty easy to boot into recovery and edit system files or wipe it.
The nexus would not be suitable for this because of the nature of the bootloader.

To be honest, I personally think you would be better off building your own device for this. I'm sure that the buttons could be disabled easily enough, but the tamper proof part is a little different.
Main reason:
If you make the device so that you can't boot into recovery, fastboot, or tamper with it in anyway. How would you yourself make any additional modifications to the device?

You guy have some good points.
Maybe it's better off just using rooted stock ROM and set it as home screen then physically disable the hardware buttons. The battery cover will be glued shut to prevent access to SIM and battery anyway
As for making changes to the app, I believe ADK will allow me to update the app through USB. I wonder if its feasible to do auto-update it over network...?

wow your trying to lock the device down sounds like steve jobs lol

would not the best approach to this is to write your app as a home replacement and not show any apps? you could disable access to app drawer and settings, then you would only need to hook/disable home long press.
You wont be able stop a savvy user from flashing something on it easily.

What about setting up a pattern lock and using FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED
to display on top of the lock? If the user tries to exit your program they'll be greeted with the pattern lock. Have some timer so your app automatically comes back to the top.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the last app list show NO apps if no apps were launched yet?

pikipirs said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the last app list show NO apps if no apps were launched yet?
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Yes you're right. I've set my app as home screen replacement and after reboot there wasn't any 'recent app' list
Looks like I don't need a custom ROM after all.

Just out of curiosity, what exactly are you doing with the phone that requires it to be tamper proof?
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What about setting up a pattern lock and using FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED
to display on top of the lock? If the user tries to exit your program they'll be greeted with the pattern lock. Have some timer so your app automatically comes back to the top.
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That's an interesting approach, I will have to explore that more.
How can users actually exit the app when it's over the lock screen? Does that mean all buttons including home will not do anything since lock screen is keyguarded? Does touch still register? Is this the workaround that the custom lock screen app uses?

dzeikei said:
Yes you're right. I've set my app as home screen replacement and after reboot there wasn't any 'recent app' list
Looks like I don't need a custom ROM after all.
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How do you set an app to be the home screen replacement?

[Q] change "This phone belongs to" on the lock screen

I don't know if this was already asked or not, but I want to change "This phone belongs to" on the lock screen of my Captivate. I searched for the answer with no luck. Can someone point me to a thread, or let me know how to do it.
THANKS!!!

Did you recently load an antivirus program? If so go into the settings and change it there.

duhhg76 said:
I don't know if this was already asked or not, but I want to change "This phone belongs to" on the lock screen of my Captivate. I searched for the answer with no luck. Can someone point me to a thread, or let me know how to do it.
THANKS!!!
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that doesnt exist on stock. you must have an application installed that does that

Go into your antivirus that you downloaded go to settings then to remote management, under that folder you will see where you can turn the message off or edit it.
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It was from the stupid app the whole time. I didn't even bother to look at the lock screen before I added the AV app, so I didn't realize that app added the message to that screen. I got it though, Thanks for the help!

duhhg76 said:
It was from the stupid app the whole time. I didn't even bother to look at the lock screen before I added the AV app, so I didn't realize that app added the message to that screen. I got it though, Thanks for the help!
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What AV app is that?

How to I get 'My location' status to display/update?

I am unable to get the 'my location' status section of the weather widget to actually name my location e.g. Wembley / Westminster / Boston ... Reflecting wherever I am.
I am sure that previous weather apps were able to do this. It would automatically update according to one's location. In settings, all the location options have been selected inc. GPS. The only way I can get a place name to display right now, is if I manually select a city. :-\
I am sûre that i have overlooked something very simple to allow this function to work. Any ideas would be great. Thank you
Currently interchangeably using HTC One, BBZ10 and Note 2

What I done was tick all the boxes in settings then remove the widget and put it back on it worked for me me

jaythenut said:
What I done was tick all the boxes in settings then remove the widget and put it back on it worked for me me
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Is it possible to remove the widget on Blinkfeed screen too ? Because I had the problem on this widget. (new phone should be coming in tomorrow or the day after)

fidelcstrl said:
Is it possible to remove the widget on Blinkfeed screen too ? Because I had the problem on this widget. (new phone should be coming in tomorrow or the day after)
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No don't think so

jaythenut said:
What I done was tick all the boxes in settings then remove the widget and put it back on it worked for me me
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Thanks for the suggestion. Only issue is, the weather app is integrated into blinkfeed, so it cannot be temporarily removed or deleted. Not sure how to get this to work...
EDIT - After de-selecting and selecting location services, went for a reboot of system. Then, prompt box came up on screen, asking whether I agreed or disagreed for Google to collect anonymous location information. I selected Agree and now location is displayed! Solved
Currently interchangeably using HTC One, BBZ10 and Note 2

The actual cause is in settings, power, fast boot. Turn this off and reboot. Make sure you have location services on as well.

gavinfabl said:
The actual cause is in settings, power, fast boot. Turn this off and reboot. Make sure you have location services on as well.
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Ah...you're onto something right there. First time I used my phone, I had this unchecked and everything was working just fine.
Then I did check this after a reset...and it wasnt working anymore. So I will make sure it's unchecked.
Thanks !

gavinfabl said:
The actual cause is in settings, power, fast boot. Turn this off and reboot. Make sure you have location services on as well.
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Thanks, worked for me like a charm.
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Thx! The described method also helps if the phone has trouble to find a location indoor without GPS. I couldnt use Google Maps at home cause it would never find a GPS connection.
Now it just uses the WLAN and mobile connection to get the location. Great!

Question Disable Google home news (left swipe home screen)

I don,t know how to really call it, but how to disable the Google news feed on the swipe left home?
Another problem is sending a contact shortcut to the homescreen. it says its already there bu its not.
Lucky i didn,t get this phone myself, its UI is just horrible ****.

matteo040178 said:
I don,t know how to really call it, but how to disable the Google news feed on the swipe left home?
Another problem is sending a contact shortcut to the homescreen. it says its already there bu its not.
Lucky i didn,t get this phone myself, its UI is just horrible ****.
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If you do not like the UI change it or get rid of the mobile. For you it is horrible but for most of users not. It is a matter of taste.
Good luck with it.

PanNet said:
If you do not like the UI change it or get rid of the mobile. For you it is horrible but for most of users not. It is a matter of taste.
Good luck with it.
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Thx, very helpful

use a third party launcher to get rid of google page (lawnchair launcher 2,nova launcher)
and make sure you haven't locked homescreen when adding contact shortcut

I accidentally found a way to remove the Google feed.
I tried installing 'Breeno feed' from APK mirror. The phone required rebooting before it appeared on the left of my homescreen.
Most of the features didn't work properly, probably due to my phone being from the UK. So I uninstalled it (on app menu shows as 'Quick Glance').
After uninstalling it, Google feed no longer appears on my home screen, in fact I can't swipe left at all now
It stayed gone after a reboot and hopefully won't cause any issues.
Just thought I'd share this info and hope it can help someone.

After another reboot today Google feed reappeared..
So I just quickly repeated the steps and it's gone again. I guess it doesn't remain after a reboot.

Hi I've upgraded to this phone today from my find X2 pro and I saw this thread so I extracted the Smart Assistant apk from the find x2 installed it on the find x3 and it works fine but you only get weather, calendar and step counter features with my apk I've attached below if any of you want it.
Edit: there's a bug with weather not updating but otherwise it's better than having google on it I guess
Install apk and reboot.

alvydasd2 said:
Hi I've upgraded to this phone today from my find X2 pro and I saw this thread so I extracted the Smart Assistant apk from the find x2 installed it on the find x3 and it works fine but you only get weather, calendar and step counter features with my apk I've attached below if any of you want it.
Install apk and reboot.
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Excellent it works weather hasn't updated yet but at least it's not an eye sore like the Google feed!

iKlutz said:
Excellent it works weather hasn't updated yet but at least it's not an eye sore like the Google feed!
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Yh it doesn't update for me either I'll have to let people know that

There is another solution for disabling it completely which was shared by wedaxi on reddit:
Hello, maybe it's late to leave an answer but this is how I removed the google feed completely from the home screen.
You need to enable developer tools on your phone: https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/dev-options
Download Android Studio on your computer (this is the easiest way to install adb wich you will need, but you can search how to install adb independently)
Connect your phone to the computer with usb cable (you can also connect the phone wirelessly but the cable is the easiest method https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb)
Once you are connected use this command from the computer console to disable google feed app
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
This only disables the app, it does not uninstall it, to do that you probably need to root the phone and I just don't recommend it.
I'm sorry if this method is not the easiest, this is what I did after not finding any other solution and It works.
However the Goolge-App and Lens won't work afterwards!

Hey there,
I found a way to "disable" the Google feed without installing another launcher.
If you hide the Google App in the Privacy Settings, when you swipe left, nothing happens. The icon at the bottom which indicates how many pages there are is still visible but honestly it doesn't bother me much.
Hopefully, Oppo will add the option to hide the Google Feed page.
Cheers

Question Default Launcher Question.

Hi all,
When I swipe right on the home screen it opens some sort of "News" page. Anyone know what app or service I need to kill to stop it? I have de-bloated almost everything using ADB AppControl but must have missed it.
Thanks for the help.

There's a setting to turn off "shelf".
I forget where it's at since i'm using nova launcher.

g96818 said:
There's a setting to turn off "shelf".
I forget where it's at since i'm using nova launcher.
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The "shelf" I believe is the swipe down one. You can turn that off in settings. Swipe left opens a google news page by default; I haven't figured out how to turn it off tbh and have just gotten used to it, hahaha. I'm sure there's an app you can uninstall with adb to nuke it though.

Prant said:
The "shelf" I believe is the swipe down one. You can turn that off in settings. Swipe left opens a google news page by default; I haven't figured out how to turn it off tbh and have just gotten used to it, hahaha. I'm sure there's an app you can uninstall with adb to nuke it though.
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i guess they changed it. the far left page used to be the shelf page.

Lethal injection, it'll stop directly

Just turn off the google application, you can remove the news bar on the left. Another way to turn it off is to go to the main page settings but it only supports the domestic rom

Thank you for the replies.
Now if I can just get this phone to play audio on every notification like it's supposed to.....Otherwise being a first time OnePlus user is great.