Custom Android/Udoo build without soft keys [Kiosk mode]

Discussion in 'Android' started by frudman, Apr 24, 2014.

  1. frudman

    frudman Member

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    We're about to [re]build the Android/Udoo distro to work with the 7" LCD screen but with one configuration change: we don't want the soft keys (home, back, ...) displayed on the right side of the screen nor do we want the status bar (battery, wifi, bluetooth) to be displayed at the top (don't need it). We're doing this to run the Udoo/LCD touch screen as a KIOSK-mode application (it will ONLY run 1 application all the time and always boot to that app).

    So...

    Where do we set these parameters/configuration settings:
    1) /system/build.prop is generated but where from (and is this even the right file)?
    2) and . / android / avd / hardware-properties.ini: ditto as per above.

    Also, where is the settings for launching a single app to start?

    We see many udoo-related folders/files but not clear which are the ones to change before build.

    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks.
     
  2. eric

    eric New Member

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    Build your app as a home screen. When it launches it will be the default app to run. You can make it full screen to hide the status bar. I'm not sure about the soft keys though. But if you build your app as the home screen, they will help navigate around.
     
  3. zaccy

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  4. amaitland

    amaitland New Member

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    Append "qemu.hw.mainkeys = 1" to /system/build.prop should do the job. Haven't tried on the UDOO Android image, works on other Android builds we're running (x86, rowboat).
     

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