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Data exchange between apps broken in multi-app kiosk mode
I am provisioning a fleet of fully managed devices (running Android 10) via AMAPI, and due to our specific use-case, I'd prefer to set them up in multi-app Kiosk mode. However, while I was evaluating Kiosk mode, I noticed something strange: data exchange between apps seems to be broken. Example #1: User scans a QR code containing a website URL, and taps "open link" in the QR scanner app -> Chrome opens, but does not attempt to open the website, it just shows the last opened pages. Example #2: User searches for an address via google.com in Chrome. Then taps on the map thumbnail in the search results. Google Maps opens, but the Google Places details are not shown, GMaps just displays the last location. I tested (separately, of course) both the built-in Kiosk launcher (via KioskCustomLauncherEnabled=true) and a 3rd party one (via InstallType=KIOSK), and in both cases the outcome was the same. As soon as I disable Kiosk mode in the test policy (while leaving all other parameters intact), data sharing starts working normally. As soon as I reenable Kiosk mode, the shared data no longer reaches its destination. Am I missing something here? Is this some kind of deliberate limitation in Kiosk mode? Is there a solution or workaround? Might be related (?): Share Photos inside Android KIOSK between Google Photos & any other email client1.6KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Share Photos inside Android KIOSK between Google Photos & any other email client
Just out of curiosity, are you able to share anything at all while in Kiosk mode? I am struggling with a similar problem, also in multi-app Kiosk mode. But in my case, sharing seems completely broken, i.e. all apps are affected.1.7KViews0likes0Comments