Android

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Discussion
4 days ago Dec 17, 2025

Tap and Swipe Gesture in kiosk peripheral settings??

Guys, I’m messing around with the Hexnode kiosk settings for some Android OS running tablets I’d bought. I see this option for "Tap & Swipe gesture" in the Peripheral settings for Android kiosk in the Hexnode portal. It says I have to tap 3 times and swipe down to open settings? Why wouldn't I just use the "Floating Icon" option? It puts a button right on the screen. Seems way easier.

Discussion
7 days ago Dec 14, 2025

Enrollment - Work account creation

Hi, I need to create a work account on my Android device. Any ideas as to which enrollment type I should use? There are options like Device Owner, Profile Owner, and several others linked here: https://www.hexnode.com/mobile-device-management/help/enroll-android-mobile-devices-hexnode-mdm/

Discussion
2 weeks ago Dec 04, 2025

Authenticator app crashes with ‘Access Denied’ when opening screen lock in kiosk mode

Hey everyone, I’m running into an issue on one of our Android devices in kiosk mode. We’re testing an authenticator app with passkeys/passwordless login. The app requires setting a screen lock to complete the login, but when the screen lock settings are opened, it shows “access denied” and the app crashes immediately. Has anyone run…

Discussion
3 weeks ago Dec 03, 2025

Can I block automatic software updates on Android?

Hey everyone, there was an issue with scanning barcodes using the Urovo mobiles used in one of our manufacturing facilities last day and it seems like it was due to the recent Android software update that occurred. I want to stop the automatic software update from happening to the devices in the rest of our facilities. Any way of doing that using Hexnode?

Discussion
3 weeks ago Dec 03, 2025

How can I show a maintenance message on all managed devices?

Hey everyone, We’ve got some scheduled maintenance coming up, and I need a way to send a message to all our managed devices, so users know what to expect. Ideally something quick that shows up on the device without us having to push a full policy. Is there a built-in way to send a message…

Discussion
3 weeks ago Dec 03, 2025

Prevent on screen keyboard

Hey all, I’m working on setting up a fleet of Samsung Galaxy tablets for a launch event coming up soon. I have already configured the tablets in kiosk mode with Hexnode, and everything is going smoothly, except that the default on-screen keyboard keeps popping up whenever someone interacts with the app. Since it's a high-traffic…

Discussion
3 weeks ago Dec 02, 2025

Xiaomi Tablet kiosk mode activation error

We’ve got a bunch of Xiaomi tablets we're trying to put into kiosk mode. I’ve configured the policy and pushed it into the devices. However, when we hit the Enable Kiosk Mode action from the Hexnode portal, nothing happens on the device. The kiosk only starts up after someone presses the power button on the device-end and swipes up.  Does anyone know how I can solve this problem and put the devices into kiosk mode? 

Ideation
2 years ago Jan 22, 2024

Use keyboard for Android Remote Control

It would be beneficial if users could use their computer keyboards to type remotely on the device, rather than having to click on the virtual keyboard. This feature would allow me, and likely many other users, to stop using TeamViewer and consider upgrading to Ultimate.

Ideation
2 years ago Dec 08, 2023

Feature Request - Reset Users Data Allowance

Being able to reset an individual users data usage in the event they have reached the policy data limit would be useful. We have occasions where users reach their limit before the end of the month and sometimes we are ok for them to use more, we cant just reset their device stats to unblock…

Ideation
3 years ago Nov 16, 2022

WiFi policies update

Currently, we have a centralized WiFi policy where all the WiFi data of our clients are (there are roughly 50 SSIDs in the policy). With the current view, you can only see a maximum of five SSIDs and do not have a search function. Is it possible to make a feature request for the following…

Ideation
4 years ago Apr 27, 2022
Solved

Advanced Passcode Options Solved

Setting up the passcode options good for security however, is it possible to have advanced features implemented which allow for the device security to be further heightened such as: Passcodes cannot be 111111, 123456, 654321 and any other simple and guessable passcodes. Change the timing on when the user is prompted to add or change…

Ideation
4 years ago Nov 15, 2021

Different Lock- and homescreen wallpapers

Hi,   Is it possible to assign a different wallpaper to the lock screen than the one for the homescreen from the MDM? If not, is it possible to request the feature, because I am currently doing it by hand and that goes right until there is a policy update.