I have a Chrome app that I'd like to test in kiosk mode, but I can't seem to figure out how.
The manifest file has the kiosk mode flag set, but adding the app ID to the Manage Kiosk Apps screen doesn't work.
The app is unpublished, as it is installed directly on the ChromeBox.
Is there any way to achieve this, or am I going to have to publish it as unlisted, just for testing purposes?
As of Feb 2017, you cannot do this. The only solution is to publish it privately to testers. You can setup tester accounts that are the only ones able to see the app and then you'll be able to enter its ID in the "Manage Kiosk applications" screen.
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2663860?hl=en
Make sure you enter this as the url:
Enter https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx as the URL. The ID is part of the Chrome Web Store URL. In this example, the ID is the string "lfkjhmmdoiphacoihfjjgcdcjppdogjh" in the URL:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiosk-google-app-test/lfkjhmmdoiphacoihfjjgcdcjppdogjh
Source: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6177431?hl=en
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Im creating a freeware application (long live the free community) and I'm trying to add various features that might drive people to use the application such as implementing whatsapp web https://web.whatsapp.com/ into the app so that the user will always have an "always on top" window with their chats rather than everytime having to switch tabs if they're multitasking on their browser.
The problem i am having is that the built in Browser control with VS 2013 does not work with whatsapp web and i get the option to use supported browsers like firefox...chrome...safari.
Is there anyway to make a VB.NET application open an actual chrome/firefox based browser within itself?
I found an article on Gecko Browser...I am not sure if web.whatsapp.com would see this as a firefox browser: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?692005-Mozilla-Firefox-Gecko-Xulrunner-in-VB-NET-%28versions-14-and-up%29
Help appreciated.
I'm new to windows phone, and I don't have a real device to test on.
I know that one can install .XAP files from SD card.. but does this process reqires internet access to check that the app is on the store or I just installs it as in Android?
Thanks in advance
You can debug your app on your physical device in Visual Studio. Your device has to be connected via usb cabel to your computer and has to be developer unlocked. You can developer unlock your phone with the Windows Phone Developer Registration Tool, which is a part of the Windows Phone SDK. You can find more information about the process here.
No, you cannot install the xap package on other people devices until unless their phones are not developer unlocked. When you build a .xap package in Release mode, you need to first upload it to Store where the Microsoft team checks package for security concerns. Once that has been checked, package verified, then the packages can be installed, basically uploading the app.
To debug the app, its better to unlock your friend's phone and then test it on it. After that if you wish you can also un-register the phone to revert back to original developer locked mode.
There is one more method which I use when my app is completed but do not wish to release the app on store, but instead, I wish that first these apps be used by my friends first, they give feedback and after that I finally submit the app on Store.
To do this, I submit the app in private visibility on Store. There is an option while submitting the app which indicates whether you want that other users can see your app on phone. I mark it Hidden. Once my app is verified and is on store, I download the app from store by going to the appropriate link of app on store which is given in app profile at dev-center. I choose 'Download and Install Manually' option to download the xap. This xap can be installed on other devices without unlocking their device.
Are you required to have a certificate and provisioning profile to start building and testing with PhoneGap? If not, is there another way to test your application?
I would prefer to save myself the $99 for now and just get a developer account once my application is finished.
No need for certificate and provisioning profile when developing with steroids. Download AppGyver scanner app from itunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/appgyver-scanner/id575076515?mt=8
Open terminal and go to your steroid project dir, type: "steroids connect --serve".
Your web browser will open and show a QR-code. Scan the QR-code with AppGyver scanner app and your steroid application will run on the device. Fast and simple.
Yes, there is another way. You can use the simulators to test your application. And if you would want to test on a device then you could look more into Steroids and the Appgyver Scanner to help you out.
It seems to me that if the user installs another browser on Windows 8, the default tile for Internet Explorer should change to that new browser. However, it doesn't seem like Chrome or Firefox currently does this. Is it even possible to replace the IE tile with the tile for another app programmatically?
You can't do that.
All Windows store applications work in a sandbox environment and doesn't have access to core OS api's. App's are restricted to core OS api's so that malicious applications cannot change system setting without user knowing about it.
Start Screen is OS level, and Apps do not have acces to the order of tiles. If they had, user would loose all personalization made as every App would move itself to the first row and column, as Raymond Chen stated.
we are doing a product display iPad app and don't want customers to be able to quit the app pressing the home button. We're planning to use only UIGesture to let the admin users to quit. How to programmatically lock an iPad app into one single application without install any third party app or profile?
There is a feature for this added in iOS 6 Beta 2 called Guided Access, see http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/06/26/ios-6-guided-access/
Install the iPhone Configuration Utility: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1465?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Make a .mobileconfig with the SBStoreDemoAppLock property set to true
Install the mobile config on the device.
Installation of the mobile config can be done using either the iPCU app or by opening the file with Safari on the device.
Now the device is in kiosk mode and the home button is disabled.
Remove the .mobileconfig file (again using the iPCU app) and reboot the device to re-enable the home button.
I believe that the common solution to this problem is a case that covers the home and power buttons. In practice, you'll want something that is fairly robust to prevent theft of the iPad, and that neatly covers access to the dock connector whilst providing power.
A quick google search of iPad kiosk case turns up plenty of options. Use of iPads as PoS displays in stores and at trade shows is incredibly popular.