Add Home Screen Items
Select an intent from the menu:
action://
—Executes a SOTI MobiControl action.Examplebrowser://
—Opens a webpage in the default browser using HTTP.browsers://
—Opens a webpage in the default browser using HTTPS.Custom
—Enables you to write your own custom intent.dial://
—Opens the default dialer with a specified number (for example: dial://5555555555).file://
—Opens non-HTML files on the device using its default browser.
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Example
file:///%sdcard%content/document.pdf
http://
—Opens a webpage in the kiosk webview using HTTP.https://
—Opens a webpage in the kiosk webview using HTTPS.intentaction://
—Sends an intent with the given action.intent:
—Sends an intent given a standard intent URI.Example
intent:#Intent;action=net.soti.mobicontrol.admin.PASSWORD_DIALOG;i.dialog_type=1;end
See Intent at Android Developers Reference for more information.Launch://
—Launches an application, maintaining the state from the last time it launched. It also removes the launcher applications from Recents for Android Plus devices.Launchalways://
—Launches application in a completely fresh state. Added to reflect legacy (pre-v10)launch://
behavior. It excludes this application from Recents when launched. See Intent at Android Developers Reference for more information.Launchwithrecents://
—Launches an application, maintaining the state from the last time it launched. The launch application appears in Recents and is not killed if already in Recents.movie://
—Enable videos to play on the lockdown. This is similar tofile://
.refresh://
—Refreshes the kiosk web view. This does not need a scheme-specific part.script://
—Executes a given SOTI MobiControl script file.setlocale://
—Sets device locale. For example,setlocale://en_us
.shared-device://
—Shows shared device activity used for both login and logout of a shared device. See Sharing Devices for more details.surf://
—Opens a web page in the SOTI Surf secure browser.
Lockdown Action | Description |
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Hide Item | Enable this toggle to hide the application on the lockdown home screen while allowing it to run in the background as needed. |
Program Path or URL | Enter the file path on the device or the URL, for an executable
program that launches when you select the menu item. The path/URL does
not display on the lockdown menu. Note:
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Use Custom Image | [Optional] Enable this toggle to select an image file for the
lockdown menu item. The image automatically deploys with the lockdown
configuration. Select an image from the list or choose Browse File to
upload one from your file system. To display the custom image in the
lockdown menu, include the <MCDispImgN> tag in your
HTML template. For more information, see Customizing Lockdown Menu Templates. Note: If you need to replace an existing image, upload a new file
with the same name. When prompted, select Yes
to confirm. The new image replaces the old one. |
Launch Automatically on Start-up | When enabled, the program associated with this menu item automatically executes on start-up (that is, after a soft reset, or a restart of the lockdown process). |
Enable Single App Mode | When enabled, the device launches directly into the app, and device
functionality limits to that application. Only one menu item within the
profile configuration may have Single App Mode enabled. Note: Enable
Launch automatically on start-up to use
this option.
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