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kiosk mode - lock users in an App

TraceyS/FL said:
The industrial option is a good one, however if you haven't strolled thru Etsy.com you might find someone there that can make something too. I saw some really nice leather ones, and there might be someone that can get you what you need.

I do think that working with someone in the industrial side might be a nice shoot off biz for you/them though.

Gee, so I want to come check out what you end up! Just a short road trip away :D
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Actively searching for designers now... any recommendations would be great.

- Kross
 
update:

we have gone ahead with in-house App development. The plan was drawn up and development starts today! The App design took a few weeks, but we think we've got most of the details ironed out.

This puts more pressure on us to find a SOLUTION to the case that we need. I will be contacting industrial design firms today and all of next week. If we have to, we will design a case ourselves.

- Kross
 
Found this, waiting on a call back from them. From BeyondKiosks.com

http://bit.ly/b97Xp8



Looks promising, and does DISABLE home and power buttons, but I need to know if we can use it without having to mount it somewhere.

- Kross
 
Wow

Kross said:
check out the end of the video in this post, and the pictures.

This is a iPad kiosk in a new Disney Store...

http://bit.ly/dqJyq2

- Kross
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I know it is hackneyed to say, but this kiosk app for Disney is magical. The flow of the icons/selections, etc., is wonderful. I was thinking though it might be a major undertaking to keep it updated, so whoever got the contract...as long as Disney keeps selling stuff, it will be a cash mine.
 
Why not ask Apple if they will specially do it for you? I doubt they will but no harm in emailing the man who has nothing better than replying to curious emails. Simple suggestion.
 
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magiclaffs said:
Kross said:
check out the end of the video in this post, and the pictures.





This is a iPad kiosk in a new Disney Store...





http://bit.ly/dqJyq2





- Kross
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I know it is hackneyed to say, but this kiosk app for Disney is magical. The flow of the icons/selections, etc., is wonderful. I was thinking though it might be a major undertaking to keep it updated, so whoever got the contract...as long as Disney keeps selling stuff, it will be a cash mine.
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I'm pretty sure PointAbout did the Disney app (and not just link the story). I know one of the founders, pretty sure he said they were working on that a while back. Was really proud of it. Great group of guys at PointAbout.
 
contacted design houses to make a case for us.

overview:

Case covers home and power button so it can't be pressed. Made of some sort of hard material.

Price:

About $1500 for the design, and about $1500 for the prototype.

Thats a lot more than we want to spend. We are going to start with 3 iPads to see if this works for our clients.

- Kross
 
Kross said:
contacted design houses to make a case for us.

overview:

Case covers home and power button so it can't be pressed. Made of some sort of hard material.

Price:

About $1500 for the design, and about $1500 for the prototype.

Thats a lot more than we want to spend. We are going to start with 3 iPads to see if this works for our clients.

- Kross
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I'm still thinking you could get something made of leather custom made.

Something like a sleeve with a cut out for the screen, then a flap with a lock on the back (think the kind that used to be on luggage maybe) or a pocket with a small lock.

This is a place that sells bag locks out off China apparently, but it might be something that will help finding something.

A custom motorcycle shop might be a good place to ask for someone (i'm finding a variety on google, a lot over by Daytona). Oh hey, i just hit some custom Equestrian/Tack Shops that might point you in the right direction.

I wish i knew someone to point you too - but it's not an area i've had a need for up to this point! A good craftsman would probably be able to point you in a better direction.
 
You could just enable 'Restrictions' to not allow them onto Safari or anything, and just put the app on there that you want them to be on, then they can't access anything else, including FaceBook.
 
TheBritishBloke said:
You could just enable 'Restrictions' to not allow them onto Safari or anything, and just put the app on there that you want them to be on, then they can't access anything else, including FaceBook.
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allowing the user to exit the application doesn't give the level of professionalism that we want for this application.

- Kross
 
As an update:

We are finishing developing our App in the next few weeks. Reluctantly, we have decided to use Jailbroken iPads that will have the home button disabled.

If the iPad application is a success in our business, then we will go down the road of making our own cases. Making our own cases will run us approximately $5,000 for 50 cases. Not to mention, we really don't want to allocate the time and resources to take on such a project. Hoping by the time the project is a success, someone else will have made the cases we need.

- Kross
 
I have also been looking for a case that hides Home and Power buttons, and this thread has been very helpful.

One question about the jailbreak option: When the Home button is disabled, does it also disable the Shutdown option (Home+Power)? If not, I am afraid the users can just reboot the iPad and have access to other apps.

Thanks in advance
 
urashid said:
One question about the jailbreak option: When the Home button is disabled, does it also disable the Shutdown option (Home+Power)? If not, I am afraid the users can just reboot the iPad and have access to other apps.
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Here is the Cydia App I am planning on using. I don't believe it locks the power button.


IncarcerApp​



Unfortunately, I believe IncarcerApp DOES NOT lock the power button. This is not a perfect solution, but we believe it is a viable, temporary-solution, that will provide a great testing environment for this project. We are guessing (hoping) most of our customers will not bother with turning the ipad off/on. The temptation will mainly be to hit the home button. Also, it's not the "end of the world" if the customer exits the app, we can simply restart it after he return the iPad to the front desk. Simply, we want most of our clients to use the App we are designing to help them during their stay in our store.

- Kross
 
Kross,

Thanks for the links and the info. I am still pursuing the no-jailbreak route and seriously looking at custom cases. Will post again on progress.
 
Kross,

I have recently been following your thread, I have noticed that you are looking for custom iPad cases which disable the home and power buttons. The company I work for has been looking into creating such as case, if you are interested in more details please feel free to email me p.c.s.inc@hotmail.com.

Fleavers
 
Possible case guys?

Kross said:
As an update:

We are finishing developing our App in the next few weeks. Reluctantly, we have decided to use Jailbroken iPads that will have the home button disabled.

If the iPad application is a success in our business, then we will go down the road of making our own cases. Making our own cases will run us approximately $5,000 for 50 cases. Not to mention, we really don't want to allocate the time and resources to take on such a project. Hoping by the time the project is a success, someone else will have made the cases we need.

- Kross
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Did you try these guys? http://www.zagg.com/
 
melman101 said:
What about locktopus?
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locktopus? that just password protects apps OUTSIDE of the App.

I suppose we could use this to limit functionality, so that no apps could be ran besides ours, so that... in the event someone does power-off/power-on, they can only run our App.

- Kross
 
fleavers said:
Kross,

I have recently been following your thread, I have noticed that you are looking for custom iPad cases which disable the home and power buttons. The company I work for has been looking into creating such as case, if you are interested in more details please feel free to email me p.c.s.inc@hotmail.com.

Fleavers
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email sent...

I will keep everyone posted on what comes of this.

- Kross
 
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