Could you post links?exact i need to find a way to disable this bar!!!! help me please. in google play there are some programs tham make it with no root devices, but some of this are mutch expansive (49 $) for device! !!!!!
To my knowledge, SureLock needs the root privileges to perform some advanced operations like disabling the system bars on JellyBean or KitKat devices. With older OS (ICS, Honeycomb), being root was not necessary.
What's the OS version on your client's device?Coming back to this thread : this morning I was to a client to whom I've said that locking the Notification bar was impossible without root permissions.
I was disappointed when he showed me the Surelock : it works without any root permissions. And IT LOCKS the notification bar even when you started a "not in full screen" app (you see the bar but you can not activate it with your finger).
I have tried to mimic that behavior with a kiosk app using the Kiosk app tutorial but I was not able to unable access to the notification bar (and the quick settings).
I Wonder how the developers did...
What SureLock does on an unrooted phone is to replace your launcher so the Home button is redirected to SureLock. I do exactly the same thing in My Playground and it's the only trick at your disposal on a unrooted phone. Then SureLock reproduces other parts of your interface so it looks like your usual launcher but in fact you're in the Surelock app. The only mystery to me here is how it blocks the recent activities list. I don't know the method (for now). EDIT: it's pretty simple with a launcher: you just have to start activities with the intent flag "FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS".It is Android Jelly Bean 4.3.1, Frédéric
Lollipop, it's called "Screen pinning", you can set it under Settings -> Security -> Advanced...Starting from KitKat or Lollipop (I don't remember) there's a system setting to create a kiosk on your phone.
Hello Informatix. Thanks for the tip but : if we create a fullscreen app to replace the home launcher, when an "normal" (not full screen) app runs, the notification bar is again accessible. In the case of the mentioned app, I can swipe my finger from the top of the screen, nothing opens.What SureLock does on an unrooted phone is to replace your launcher so the Home button is redirected to SureLock