Question by ChubbyBalboa · Aug 02, 2012 at 06:34 AM · android button disabled home

Android: Disable home button

I am creating a children's app and I want the home button to be disabled so the child can't exit from the app, is this possible to do?

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Apples_mmmmmmmm · Aug 02, 2012 at 07:11 AM 0

I don't see why there would be. There isn't really a practical reason to disable a user from being able to leave an application. It would be like disabling the ctrl + alt + del function on computers.

Fattie · Aug 02, 2012 at 07:18 AM 0

It is very practical, and this comes up constantly regarding CHILDREN's apps.

(Indeed, there are little "rubber covers" and the like you can buy for this very purpose.)

I've no idea on Android. On iOS unfortunately there is no way to "child lock" the plastic home button.

cupsster · Aug 02, 2012 at 08:58 AM 0

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3898876/how-to-disable-the-home-key

tanoshimi · Mar 21, 2015 at 07:58 AM 0

Just came across this issue myself, and the links suggested by @cupsster unfortunately don't seem to work (presumably now outdated). Does anyone have any more recent insight?

Fattie · Mar 21, 2015 at 09:42 AM 0

For the record note that (on iOS) this feature is now built in to the os for some years now, it is commonly used by parents. ("guided access")