Webview Kiosk

nktnet

About this app

Webview Kiosk is a free and open-source Android application for secure, kiosk-style web browsing.

It can function as digital signage, a kid-friendly restricted browser, an immersive web reader, an interactive sign-up form, a home assistant dashboard, or simply a wall clock.

Designed for small businesses and device owners who are looking for a simple and standalone Kiosk solution.

Key Features

Core / Standalone

- Lock Task Mode (Pin): prevent access to your device's home screen, apps and status bar
- Secure Settings: configurations are protected by biometrics, device credentials or custom password
- URL Filtering: use regular expressions to control web access through a URL blacklist and whitelist
- Export/Import: backup and restore user settings in Base64 or JSON format
- Local files: display images, audio, video, HTML or PDF (using Mozilla's PDF.js) in kiosk mode
- Default Launcher: use as the home app and launch other apps in lock task mode (kiosk)
- JS Scripts: supports NFC (Near Field Communication), Eruda console, Dark Reader and custom scripts

Remote Management / Enterprise

1. MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport)

- Monitor events, update settings, execute commands and build custom automations
- Requires an MQTT broker (e.g. Mosquitto, EMQX, HiveMQ, or their HomeAssistant integrations)

2. UnifiedPush

- Send commands and update settings via a decentralised push notification system
- Requires a distributor application (e.g. sunup, ntfy, gCompat-UP)

3. Managed Configurations (App Restrictions)

- For fully-managed (company-owned) devices, settings can be configured via an MDM/EMM provider
- Advanced users with a device policy controller (e.g. Test DPC or OwnDroid) can also enforce configurations locally

For more details, visit https://webviewkiosk.nktnet.uk

Permissions

- INTERNET: for general web browsing
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: to refresh web pages when network connectivity is restored
- ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK: (optional, Android 17+) for web apps that access the local network
- CAMERA: (optional) for use with web apps that requires photo/video capture
- RECORD_AUDIO: (optional) for use with web apps that requires audio capture
- MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS: for routing audio (microphone will not work without this)
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION: (optional) for web apps that needs precise geolocation
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: (optional) for web apps that needs approximate geolocation
- NFC: for reading and writing NFC tags using the device's NFC hardware
- VIBRATE: (optional) for navigator.vibrate(pattern) when enabled
- INSTALL_SHORTCUT: for adding home screen launcher shortcuts on Android 7.1 and below
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES: to find launchable apps, device owners and lock task packages
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS: (optional) for lock task mode (kiosk) launches and MQTT
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE: for persistent notification and management with lock task and MQTT
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE: provides a return mechanism for opening apps in kiosk
- USE_BIOMETRIC: replaces USE_FINGERPRINT from Android 9.0 onwards
- USE_FINGERPRINT: use fingerprint hardware when accessing settings or unlocking kiosk
- WAKE_LOCK: to optionally wake the screen when receiving MQTT commands
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: for downloading files in Android 9.0 and below
- API (Dhizuku): to request shared device owner privileges

Contact

- https://github.com/nktnet1/webview-kiosk
- [e-mail]

Alternatives

- Fully Kiosk Browser Lockdown (feature-rich, but not a free kiosk solution)
- Web Kiosk (by Screenlite)
- FreeKiosk (by Rushb-fr)
- Kite AOS (by andrew-malitchuk)

Ratings and reviews

Pairing this with MDM IS GOOD. Which makes escaping harder and allows this to launch at boot (since it's paired with mdm)

i will give you a 5 star for now, i'm a developer also and i also develop this kind of app for my work but i don't know how you triggered the app pinning using this application. Android app pinning should have navigation gestures turned on, app pinning turned on in the android security page in settings, and should only be access in recent task screen, still not sure if this is a android security bug or it can always be triggered by 3rd party apps like this

THANK YOU, IT'S A NICE APP

What’s new

## Changes

- feat: allow local network access setting for android 17 (API 37+)
- fix: remove icon compat deprecation
- fix: improve app shortcut bitmap handling
- refactor: search engine, use okhttp for suggestion api

Full changelog:

- https://github.com/nktnet1/webview-kiosk/releases