A locked-down mode where a device can run only one app or a few chosen apps. On Windows, kiosks can be single-app or multi-app; on Android Enterprise, fully managed and dedicated devices can both use it.
Also called kiosk mode.
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Terms in this definition
- WHERE
Limits a SELECT, UPDATE or DELETE to just the rows meeting a condition. Omit it, and the statement hits every row.
- App protection policy
A set of Intune rules on managed apps that safeguards organisational data, for example by demanding a PIN or preventing copy-paste and save-as into personal apps. It works whether or not the device is enrolled.
- Android Enterprise
How Google lets organisations manage Android devices that run Google Mobile Services. After a Managed Google Play account is connected, Intune handles four scenarios: fully managed, dedicated, corporate-owned work profile and personally owned work profile.
- Fully managed
An Android Enterprise setup for company-owned devices that one person uses only for work, with Intune in control of the entire device.
- Dedicated
Running Azure Functions on an App Service plan, which removes the execution time limit and offers VNet integration on Basic and higher tiers.
Related terms
- AUMID
The unique ID Windows assigns to each installed app. Kiosk (Assigned Access) configurations use it to list permitted apps, and you can find the values with Get-StartApps.
- COSU
Dedicated Android Enterprise devices that the organisation owns, used by nobody in particular or shared, and restricted to a set of tasks, as a kiosk would be.