Kiosk Mode

How to use Kiosk Mode functionality.

Overview

Kiosk Mode allows the Viva Terminal App to be ‘pinned’, filling the device’s screen and locking the ‘More’ (settings) section.

This functionality is especially useful for kiosks and similar customer-facing situations in which only the Viva Terminal App itself should be available.

Terminal availability

Yes
Available for Android card terminals, including Tap-on-Phone (v4.19.0 and above)
No
Not yet available on iOS (will be supported soon)

Supported integrations

Yes
Available for standalone card terminals (with no integration)
Yes
Available for Cloud REST API integrations
No
Not available for inter-app integrations

Using Kiosk Mode

Kiosk Mode can be activated and deactivated easily from within the Viva Terminal App.

Activation

To activate Kiosk Mode, please follow the steps below:

  1. From the main screen, click on the ‘More’ button at the bottom-right:

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  2. From here, open the ‘PIN protection settings’ menu:

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  3. Click the toggle to ‘Enable PIN Protection’, if it is not already enabled:

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  4. Towards the bottom of the screen, you can activate the ‘Kiosk mode’ toggle:

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  5. When activated, you will receive a pop-up message to confirm this mode is enabled:

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Deactivation

To deactivate Kiosk Mode, you will need to follow similar steps:

  1. Press the ‘More’ button 10 or more times in quick succession:

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  2. You will then be prompted to enter your PIN to unlock:

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  3. After unlocking, you can navigate back through ‘Pin protection settings’ > ‘Kiosk mode’ to disable

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