Custom app run at boot

Question

Hello.

I'm trying to run app at boot because if I setting it in kiosk mode I lose the top bar (clock, wifi and battery status...).

My problem when I check "run at boot app" is that the application starts correctly but after 1 second it closes by itself (tested with multiple different apps and devices).

This is the log when device rebooting

23/05/2022 16:42:58.698	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	VERBOSE	Request location updates. gps=true, network=true, passive=true
23/05/2022 16:42:58.617	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	Reset default launcher - success
23/05/2022 16:42:58.567	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	MQTT connection established
23/05/2022 16:42:58.229	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	INFO	Device owner: true
23/05/2022 16:42:57.332	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	INFO	Configuration updated
23/05/2022 16:42:45.664	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	DetailedInfo: failed to load config!
23/05/2022 16:42:45.602	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	Network type changed: WIFI
23/05/2022 16:42:45.054	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	DetailedInfo: request for config update
23/05/2022 16:42:43.070	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	Push notifications enqueued: 15 mins
23/05/2022 16:42:43.010	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	DEBUG	DetailedInfo: work enqueued, interval 15 min
23/05/2022 16:42:42.882	Pablo	com.hmdm.launcher	INFO	MDM Launcher 4.17 started

Answer 1

Headwind MDM runs apps at boot transiently, to avoid user's confusion. The primary purpose is that some apps needs to be in the foreground to initialize background services.

Are you using the Community or Premium version? If you're using the Community version, I can tell you where you can tweak this behavior in the source code and rebuild. If you're using the Premium license, then a custom mobile agent can be delivered to you. Please contact the technical support for more info: https://h-mdm.com/contact-us/

To tweak this behavior in the source code of the Community version, please find the method startAppsAtBoot() in MainActivity.java and comment out the piece of code commented as:

// Hide apps after start to avoid users confusion

Comments

I'm using the community version. If you are so kind to tell me what modifications I should make, I would appreciate it.

Answer 2

UPD: To prevent apps from pushing to background after boot, open the configuration details and set the "Autostart apps in foreground" flag.