VM Kiosk Setup - Samsung Tablet
- Select default language - English (United Kingdom)
- Agree to just End User License Agreement and click Next
- Skip the step to bring old data
- Select Wi-Fi network for the device and enter password, make sure auto connect is on and the click on connect Once connected, click on Next to proceed further.
- You will need Google account to Sign IN and agree their terms.
- Adjust date and time and click Next
- Do not protect the tablet. Let customer decide
- Do not Turn on these settings on Next screen
- Do not enable backups on Google drive and switch off Allows scanning and Send usage data and diagnostic data on next screens
- Do not create Samsung account or sign in. Skip the step
- Click on Finish when you see All done
- Update the Android to latest version and wait for the operation to finish
- Delete additional Home screens and widget so that Tablet is remained with just 1 home screen and only relevant application shortcuts on it.
- Adjust brightness, mute the speaker, disable auto rotate so it always stays Landscape mode, disable Navigation bar and Daily board
- Check and make sure everything below options are turned off
- Keyboard settings - Enable Alternative characters
- Uninstall Apps Samsung Apps - Smart Things, Email, Internet, Samsung Flow, Samsung Members, Google Folder, Drive, Play Movies & TV, Photos. Hangouts, Calculator, Music.
- Disable Apps Disable following application - YouTube, Maps, Gmail, Google, Microsoft Folder, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Skype, Bixby
- Hide Apps Hide Apps - select all the apps except My Files, Play Store, and settings
- Screen Timeout By default, device has max setting of 30 min. However, we need to keep our app running always. Therefore, open Play store and download the app "Keep Screen On" or similar. Open the app once downloaded and turn on the feature. The app will avoid device from going into sleep mode
- Search and install Synergy App (SYQR) from Play store
- Link tablet to customer site At this stage, you must have all the Visitor settings created in Synergy Workforce GUI. You must have device defined as well VM admin user must be created as well with pin code Launch application and insert the company code or URL If connection is successful, it will prompt user to insert username and password If username/password matches, it will prompt user to select device link and default language for the application Let device sync Next click on settings icon to close the application User will be prompted to insert pin code and press OK If it matches, it will exit the application Next tidy up the home screen so that you only see following applications only on tablet Finally execute the Synergy App again and leave it running