Android Question Device Owner / TaskLock - GetApplicationIntent after Locking terminal

[mmanso]

Hi There,

I've created an application that will work on kiosks following this guide:

Device Owner / TaskLock / Kiosk apps 2017

Starting from Android 5 (API 21) there is better support for kiosk applications. Kiosk applications = applications that the user cannot exit from. As you can see in this screenshot, the home button and recent apps button are missing. The top notifications drawer is also inaccessible. This...

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The application has a screen with two buttons:

• Lock
• Start API Server

On the start API Server, I've this code:

    Dim pm As PackageManager
    Dim in As Intent
    in = pm.GetApplicationIntent("org.myapp.api")

    If in.IsInitialized Then
        StartActivity(in)
    End If

What's happening is that after I press the Lock button (and Android gets locked, no back buttons, no close application) I can't start the other application I also need to start.

Isn't this possible? Opening an application after the device has been Pinned?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Erel]

Try this: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...er-app-when-kiosk-is-locked.84060/post-532627

 

[mmanso]

Worked like a charm... Thanks for the help.

 

[coderpenguen]

I have completed all the methods but there is a problem. I have been working on this problem for 3 days. I may not have understood the working logic.
When I click the app lock button it gives this error. Please help.

AddApplicationText(<receiver android:name="anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.AdminReceiver2"
  android:permission="android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN">
  <meta-data android:name="android.app.device_admin"
  android:resource="@xml/device_admin" />
  <intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED" />
  </intent-filter>
</receiver>)
CreateResource(xml, device_admin.xml,
<device-admin xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <uses-policies>
  <limit-password />
  <reset-password />
  <force-lock />
  </uses-policies>
</device-admin>
)

ERROR

(AdminManager) anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.AdminManager@622cfe5
main_getmanager (java line: 443)
java.lang.RuntimeException: Field: dm not found in: anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.AdminManager
at anywheresoftware.b4j.object.JavaObject$FieldCache.getField(JavaObject.java:307)
at anywheresoftware.b4j.object.JavaObject.GetField(JavaObject.java:182)
at anywheresoftware.b4j.object.JavaObject.GetFieldJO(JavaObject.java:189)
at kiosk.otokiosk.main._getmanager(main.java:443)
at kiosk.otokiosk.main._btnlock_click(main.java:385)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:213)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:197)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:193)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ViewWrapper$1.onClick(ViewWrapper.java:80)
at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:8160)
at android.widget.TextView.performClick(TextView.java:16222)
at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:8137)
at android.view.View.access$3700(View.java:888)
at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:30236)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:246)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8633)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:602)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1130)