Web Browsing
Refresh, navigation, history, bookmark, search provider
1. Allow Refresh
Set to true to allow the user to refresh the page, e.g. by pulling down from the top 1/4 of the screen, when at the top of the webpage.
Default: true
2. Allow Backwards Navigation
Set to true to allow the user to go back one page in history.
This also enables forward navigation.
Default: true
3. Allow Go Home
Set to true to allow the user to go home using one of:
- Tapping the top-left quadrant of the screen 10 times in quick succession (opens Kiosk Control Panel)
- Holding the back button (long-pressed). For more details, see
Settings -> Device - Clicking the () icon on the right of the address bar (top-right corner of screen) and selecting
Home - Clicking the floating toolbar () icon and selecting
Home
Default: true
4. Clear History on Home
Set to true if you want to clear the backwards/forward navigation history
whenever a Go Home action is triggered.
Default: false
5. Replace History URL on Redirect
Set to true to replace the current history entry with the final URL if any page redirections occurs, rather than adding multiple entries to the history navigation stack.
Default: true
6. Allow History Access
Set to true to allow viewing and navigating back in history, by
clicking the () icon
on the right of the address bar (top-right corner of screen) and selecting History.
Default: true
7. Allow Bookmark Access
Set to true to allow viewing and navigating to bookmarks configured in settings, by
clicking the () icon
on the right of the address bar (top-right corner of screen) and selecting Bookmark.
Default: true
8. Allow Other URL Schemes
This option only works when the application is not in locked (pinned) mode.
When enabled, clicking on URLs with schemes like mailto:, sms, tel,
intent:, spotify:, whatsapp:, etc will prompt the user to select an
appropriate application to handle.
Default: false
9. Allow Default Long Press
When enabled, long-pressing areas in the WebView will trigger the native WebView behaviour, e.g. text selection.
Specifically for links, even if set to false, this setting can be overridden
by the Allow Link Long Press Context Menu setting.
Default: true
10. Allow Link Long Press Context Menu
When enabled, long-pressing links in the WebView will trigger a custom link options dialog.
This will take precedence over the Allow Default Long Press setting
(i.e. overrides it).
This actions available in the dialog are:
- Copy Link
- Open Link
- Open in Browser (only available when not in Locked mode)
Default: true
11. Kiosk Control Panel Region
Controls which part of the screen can be multi-tapped 10 times in quick succession to show the Kiosk Control Panel dialog.
The actions available in the dialog are:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Back | Navigates one page backwards in history. |
| Forward | Naviagtes one page forward in history. |
| Home | Navigates to the home page. |
| Refresh | Perform a reload on the current webpage. |
| Lock | Trigger either screen pinning or lock task mode depending on your device. |
| Unlock | Trigger screen unpinning or unlock task. Will require biometrics or device credentials to succeed. |
At the top-right corner of the dialog, there is an icon button that toggles the stickyness Kiosk Control Panel's stickiness behaviour. By default, sticky mode is disabled (). When enabled (), clicking on the action buttons will not automatically close the dialog.
You can also disable this setting and instead configure
Device -> Back Button Hold Action to open the Kiosk Control Panel.
Default: Top left
12. Search Provider URL
The URL used for search queries in the address bar. This URL must include the search string query parameter.
Default: https://google.com/search?q=
12.1. Google
https://google.com/search?q=12.2. DuckDuckGo
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=12.3. Bing
https://bing.com/search?q=12.4. Yahoo
https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=12.5. Startpage
https://startpage.com/do/search?q=12.6. Ecosia
https://ecosia.org/search?q=12.7. Unduck
https://unduck.link?q=12.8. Unduckified
https://s.dunkirk.sh?q=