Features

Everything Kiosky does.

In the order you would set it up. Items marked Pro need Kiosky Pro; everything else is in the free app.

Lockdown

Locked to one job, until you need it.

Two ways to lock, one way out, and a recovery loop that keeps the screen up without you.

Device Owner lock: Android lock task mode. Kiosky shows the exact adb command, warns you to remove accounts first, and checks that it worked.
Home-app lock: No computer needed. Kiosky becomes the home app and relaunches itself if someone leaves it.
Exit gesture and PIN: Five taps in a corner open the PIN screen. The PIN is stored salted and hashed, with a lockout after repeated failures.
Pause for normal use: Unlock the tablet for a minute up to a day. It re-locks when the time runs out, when it sits idle, or when told to remotely.
Single-app mode: Lock the tablet to one installed app instead of a web page. Kiosky reopens it if it closes, and the same exit gesture gets you out.
Watchdog and auto-start: Starts on boot, restarts after a crash, and reloads a page that has frozen or gone blank. Guidance for the battery savers on Honor, Xiaomi and Samsung.
Allowed apps Pro: A short launcher of apps you approve, next to the kiosk page.
Scheduled restart Pro: Restart the app, or reboot the tablet as Device Owner, on a schedule.

Browser

A dashboard, a menu board, a status page or a web app. Kiosky shows it full screen and keeps it there.

Rotationevery 30 s

Any URL: Full screen with the system bars hidden, and a login that survives restarts.
Domain allow-list: Navigation stays on the sites you list. Links elsewhere go nowhere.
Offline page: A full-screen “waiting for the page” message, automatic retry with backoff, and a reload when the network comes back.
CSS and JS injection: Per-URL styling and scripts, and a JavaScript bridge limited to the sites you allow.
Multiple pages Pro: Switch by swipe or by command from your automation system.
Rotation and planner Pro: Cycle pages on a timer, or show a different page by time of day and day of the week.

Screen & power

A kiosk is on all day, every day. Kiosky manages the screen and protects the battery.

ActiveYour page

Dim2 min

Saver5 min

Off15 min

Idle stages: Dim, then a screensaver, then off, each with its own timer. A touch brings the page back.
Brightness: Manual, or automatic from the light sensor, within limits you set.
Clock screensaver: A dark clock and date that shifts slightly to avoid burn-in.
Photo frame Pro: Photos from a folder on the tablet or an Immich album, or any URL as the screensaver.
Night schedule Pro: Dim, switch off, or show a different page on chosen days and hours.
Motion and proximity wake Pro: Wake from the camera or the proximity sensor as someone walks up.
Battery care Pro: Keeps the charge between limits such as 40 and 80% by switching a smart plug, so the battery doesn't swell.

Remote management

Everything you can do on the tablet, you can do from your desk, on your own network.

# Take a screenshot of the lobby tablet
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -o lobby.png http://192.168.1.40:2323/api/screenshot

Config export and import: Save the whole setup as a JSON file and load it on the next tablet. Secrets stay out unless you encrypt the export.
MQTT: State, sensors and events out, commands in, over a plain topic contract any broker can carry.
REST API Pro: State, commands and config over HTTP, off until you set a token. The same commands as MQTT.
Web admin page Pro: Change settings, reload and see the screen from a browser on your network.
Find tablets with mDNS Pro: Tablets announce themselves on the network so you can find them by name.
QR setup Pro: Scan a QR code or load a URL to copy a configuration onto a new tablet.
Screenshots and logs Pro: See exactly what the screen shows, and download logs with tokens and passwords removed.

Camera & sensors

Camera features are opt-in. Frames are processed on the tablet, and video leaves it only if you turn on the stream.

Device sensors: Battery, charging, temperature, light level and proximity, reported over MQTT.
Diagnostics Pro: Wi-Fi signal, IP, uptime, memory, storage, app and WebView versions, last touch.
Motion detection Pro: Low-resolution frame comparison on the tablet, with adjustable sensitivity.
Face presence Pro: An occupancy sensor from the front camera, on devices with Google Play services.
MJPEG stream Pro: A password-protected stream on your network. The camera only runs while someone is watching.
Snapshots Pro: On command or on motion, published over MQTT.
Tamper sensor Pro: The accelerometer reports when the tablet is moved or taken off the wall.
Camera popups Pro: Show a camera full screen over the page, wake the screen, and close after a timeout.

Works great with Home Assistant

Optional, and built in. No HACS, no YAML.

Okay Nabu

YouTurn off the kitchen lights

AssistTurned off the kitchen lights.

MQTT discovery: The tablet appears as one device with about 30 entities: screen light with brightness, battery, current page, dashboard select, kiosk lock, buttons and diagnostics.
Token sign-in: Paste a long-lived access token once and the dashboard stays signed in.
Hide header and sidebar: Built in, no HACS. Tap the top edge to bring them back for a moment.
On-device voice commands: “Screen off”, “go home”, “volume up” are handled on the tablet, even when the server is slow.
Wake word and Assist Pro: “Okay Nabu”, “Hey Jarvis” or “Hey Mycroft” on the tablet, then your Assist pipeline answers out loud.
Notifications and sound Pro: A notify entity for text to speech, plus play a sound and set the volume.
Events Pro: Wake word heard, exit gesture tried, wrong PIN, page error. Trigger automations from any of them.

Integrations

The same commands and state are available over MQTT topics and the REST API, so any automation system can drive the tablet.

Commands: Reload, load a URL, switch page, screen on or off, brightness, toast messages, pause or resume the lock. Every command is validated first.
State: One JSON document with every sensor value, plus an availability topic that flips to offline if the tablet drops.

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