Kiosk Admin
Tablets in the exhibition. No supervision, no hassle.
gemelo Kiosk turns Android tablets into a terminal that stays in your application: no home screen, no settings, no third-party browser. You set up a device with a QR code – and manage them all from your desk, in the kiosk management console in the browser.
The device stays where it belongs
The kiosk app is Device Owner – Android runs in a truly locked mode. Home, Back and notifications are disabled, and the power menu too if required. Staff have a hidden exit protected by a PIN.
Set-up takes minutes
Unpack a new tablet, scan the QR code on first start-up – done. Wi-Fi, server address, project and PIN are all in the code. No cable, no laptop, no manual work on individual devices.
Make changes without going on site
A different website, a new app version, a different PIN: you change it in the management console and the device picks it up by itself. Restarting works the same way – even if the exhibition is 500 km away.
Process
Live in three steps.
Scan the QR code
The management console generates a provisioning code for each project. Scan it on first start-up – the tablet connects to the Wi-Fi, installs the kiosk app and registers with the right project.
Assign an application
Your own Android app as an APK, a full-screen website with your rules, or simply a video. The device downloads it and launches it automatically from then on.
Look after it remotely
Every device reports its status, version and anything unusual. You define settings once for the project – and deviate from them wherever a single device needs it.
Features
What gemelo Kiosk comes with.
Full-featured MDM
As Device Owner, it puts control over applications, system settings, updates and certificates in your hands.
True kiosk mode
Not just full screen: Android itself holds the application in place. Volume buttons can be locked individually, the power menu disabled if required.
Provisioning via QR
Ten devices for the same exhibition means the same quick step, ten times over.
Settings that inherit
What applies to the exhibition is set on the project; what a device needs differently is set on the device and overrides the project.
Status at a glance
The devices check in regularly with their status, app version and log – from your desk, you can see which terminal is missing.
Power and temperature
Every report includes the charge level, power supply and battery temperature. If the level drops, it’s usually not a flat battery but a lost power supply.
Updates itself
Upload a new version – the devices fetch it themselves. Nobody has to take a tablet out of its display case.
Wi-Fi and offline
Wi-Fi credentials are stored on the project and travel to the device with the QR code. If the network goes down, the terminal still starts.
Remote intervention
Restart, individually or for the whole exhibition – and a ping that makes exactly one device beep and flash.
Management
One interface for the whole fleet.
The management console runs in the browser – nothing to install. Projects, devices, applications and licences in one place.
- Overview of all devices with status and last report
- Projects as an umbrella for exhibition, devices and settings
- Upload and assign applications – APK, website or video
- Users and roles, sign-in with a Microsoft account too
- Separate tenants: only your people see your devices
A test account in three clicks.
No quote, no appointment, no payment details: set up an account, create a project, generate a QR code – and the first tablet is running.
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The provider of gemelo Kiosk is gemelo technologies GmbH, Hamburg. We use it ourselves to run the tablets in our exhibitions – more on this under Exhibits.