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Lock Powerapps app on Android

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I made a guest checkin out and put it on an Android tablet with the Powerapps app container. The problem is that if I swipe from left to right I can close the app and see all the other apps in the container. So a guest can exit the app and open other apps he is not allowed to use. My question is: is there any setting or workaround in order to not allow a user to close the app and navigate inside the Powerapps container? In my opinion this feature should be a must. I tried also to download a kiosk mode third part application that lock apps on the screen but I cannot access with it to the single apps, only to the container.

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iAm_ManCat 18,228 Most Valuable Professional on at

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So... you want a setting where anyone could potentially lock their users out of their phones by accident if not set correctly? I don't think that's ever going to be implemented due to the potential for abuse and for mistakes - the value gained would be not worth the implementation. Let's take a test case - you can download the PowerApps App on your personal mobile - if this setting is in place you could then lock people out of their personal mobiles by not allowing them to exit.. I'm sure you can see the potential for issues and/or legal repurcussions here.

I would look at using something like Microsoft Intune and narrowing down the policies to only allow the PowerApps App to be opened for that user/group, then only give that user permissions to the one App, that way the container would only show one App even if they managed to close and get back to the container.

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Obvously there should be a tap combination and then a password insert to exit. Now if I want to show only my app on a public device I cannot do it, so public and business use is excluded. I though Powerapps was created mostly for companies or public use, not private.

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iAm_ManCat 18,228 Most Valuable Professional on at

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You could also open the PowerApp directly via a browser using &hideNavBar=true and then lock down the browser?

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